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Smith-Lever Act Centennial Celebration
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/smith-lever-act-centennial-celebration
Extension System, will be celebrated in 2014. Activities this year will highlight our past and focus on the ... Smith-Lever Act (May 8, 1914) An act signed (by President Woodrow Wilson)... "to aid in diffusing among ... families, youth, farmers, communities, and businesses. The national efforts will be complemented by state ...
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Scout Alfalfa Fields for Alfalfa Weevil
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larvae feeding and first through third instar weevil larvae in area alfalfa fields. To date, levels are ... for larvae, collect a series of three, 10-stem samples randomly selected from various locations in ... a field. Place the stem tip down in a bucket. Vigorously shake the stems in the bucket and count the ...
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4-H News and Notes: February 5, 2016
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/4-h-news-and-noets-february-5-2016
Required Advisor / Volunteer Trainings. This lists out some of the major changes for this year and updates ... February 12th. Sampling of 2016 Ohio 4-H Conference Breakout Sessions: Being a Leader in 4-H Hot Careers ...
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Corn Silage Production and Management
Note: This article originally published in The Farm and Dairy 8-17-17 Dairy Excel Column High ... feed costs generally accounting for the greatest variable cost in milk production, it pays to direct ... necessary equipment is lined up and in good repair. Know your harvest capacity in terms of tons of corn ...
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Spotted Wing Drosophila Management
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farms. In late June, SWD were identified in several traps. The SWD is an economical threat to fruit ... producers and reduces the marketability of fruit. The presence of SWD in out area indicates that fruit ... can be completed in eight to ten days and there are multiple generations per year. Without ...
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Scout Now for Potato Leaf Hopper in Alfalfa
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/scout-now-potato-leaf-hopper-alfalfa
Wayne County integrated pest management (IPM) crop scouts are finding potato leafhoppers (PLH) in ... in our area each year on storm fronts from the Gulf Coast region. PLH is a sucking insect. PLH ... feeding causes stunting of alfalfa plants resulting in yield loss. Excessive stress on plants by heavy ...
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Wayne County Dairy Farm Manure Storage Survey
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/wayne-county-dairy-farm-manure-storage-survey
The Wayne County Extension office in partnership with the Wayne County Farm Bureau, ... the project partners mentioned previously. A goal is to use the data collected to engage in ... consequences for agriculture. In addition, the information collected regarding the financial cost and hardship ...
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Mindful Wellness
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/mindful-wellness
This week is the second class in a series of Mindful Wellness that I’ve enjoyed sharing as lunch ... and learns in the building. Mindfulness is described as “Paying attention in a particular way: On ... purpose, in the present moment, and non-judgmentally.” (Jon Kabat-Zinn) Stress is prevalent in our lives, ...
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Master Gardeners Now Available to Answer Your Questions
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/master-gardeners-now-available-answer-your-questions
in the Wayne County Extension office to answer home horticulture questions. Master Gardener ... encouraged to call in to the Extension office (330-264-8722) with their questions, or bring in samples about ... come in to the Extension office other days of the week, information will be collected so that Master ...
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Poultry Show Clarification
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/poultry-show-clarification
first. Market Turkeys will be judged in the Sheep and Swine Arena while Meat Chickens will be judged in ... the Carter Building. All of the rest of the Poultry Show will take place in the Carter Building. To ...