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Throw out Wednesday’s late-season snow and the wintry temperatures that lasted through Friday morning, and it’s time to resume looking toward late spring and summer.
And that made Wednesday’s presentation to the Steubenville Rotary Club all the more timely.
Members of the club, which celebrated its 100th anniversary on April 1, had the opportunity to hear from Juliette Olshock, the sustainable land care program coordinator at Phipps Conservatory. While the discussion happened through Zoom, as has been the case for much of the past year, the club plans to resume in-person meetings with a video conference streaming option in May.
2021 fertilizer and pesticide recertification
Brooke Beam Contributing columnist
Due to COVID-19, the opportunities to complete fertilizer and pesticide recertification have changed. All recertifications for 2020 or 2021 licenses are due to expire on July 1, 2021. If you are a farmer whose license is set to expire on July 1, 2021, please contact the Highland County Extension Office at 937-393-1918 as soon as possible.
There are two recertifications scheduled in the next two weeks, but there is an attendance limit and you must RSVP in advance. Additionally, there are opportunities to recertify online at your own pace in the comfort of your home. In-person recertifications are limited to producers whose licenses expire in 2020 or 2021.
A little patience may save a life: Be careful on roads; also, Master Gardener Plant Sale upcoming
Tony Nye - OSU Extension
I believe the old saying about three snow events after forsythia blooms has come true. As fate would have it, the peach trees at home probably took a hit with the freezing temperatures since they were in full bloom. Now, we will just have to wait to see if any fruit set.
If the old saying is true, we should see lots of planting activity in the coming weeks as conditions improve.
If you are planning to plant a garden and or beautify your landscape, I encourage you to participate in the Clinton County Master Gardener Plant Sale 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, May 15.
By Harold Watters and Greg LaBarge, Ohio State University Extension
When maximizing yield is the goal, controlling early season weeds is critical. Managing weed competition is the one pest management decision we make each year in every field. Weeds compete with the crop for available water, nutrients, and light starting at crop emergence. The first bolded statement in the
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois Weed Guide is “Years of research have shown that good weed control within the first 4 to 6 weeks after crops are planted is critical in order to avoid a yield reduction from weeds.” Sound advice.
Some work on soybean out of Michigan shows how weeds present at emergence cause season long yield loss even when removed. Their work showed for each day burndown herbicide application is delayed after soybean planting, a quarter bushel per acre per day yield loss accumulates. By delaying burn down treatment until a soybean plant’s unifoliate stage, the unrecoverable yield loss will tot