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Extension and Outreach programs bring research, technology and science-based information to the public.  Check out our resources on the left navigation bar, including valuable Education Outreach resources for students and educators.

Above, Anne Dorrance was honored with the 2009 Excellence in Extension Award by the American Phytopathological Society.  Dorrance leads a nationally recognized program on soybean diseases and their management, with emphasis on Phytophthora root rot and stem rot, soybean rust, and other economically important diseases.  > More


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View Extension and Research highlights (one-page flyers)




2009 Dates for OARDC and OSU Extension Workshops and Field Days > More


News

11/20/2009 - Ohio Growers Face Development Risks on Late Planted Wheat, OSU Extension News > More

11/19/2009 - Worried About Moldy Corn? Test Grain To Be Certain of Mycotoxins, OSU Extension News > More

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10/26/2009 - Pumpkins on Porches May Have Roots to OSU

(article references Lanny Rhodes and research on white speck disease resistance)

> Columbus Dispatch

10/16/2009 - Know Your Ear Rots Before Feeding Grain to Livestock, OSU Extension News > More

10/15/2009 - Soybean Harvest Complete? Don't Forget to Test Soil for SCN, OSU Extension News > More

10/09/2009 - Phomopsis Seed Rot Showing Up in Soybeans, OSU Extension News > More

09/25/2009 - Farm Science Review Draws Big Crowd, OSU Extension News > More

mealy bug   09/15/2009 - New Pest Found in Ohio Soybeans, OSU Extension News > More

09/03/2009 - This Labor Day Weekend Don't Give Tree Pests a Ride: Get your Firewood Locally, OSU Extension News > More

08/21/2009 - Summer Diseases Hit Many Turf Areas, Buckeye Turf, posted by Joe Rimelspach > More

08/21/2009 - Parwinder Grewal Named Fellow of the Society of Nematologists, OSU Extension News > More

08/19/2009 - Free Field Day All About Pumpkins, OSU Extension News > More

08/18/2009 - Extension Resources Available to Better Diagnose Corn Ear Abnormalities, OSU Extension News > More

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08/14/2009 - Major White Mold Outbreak in Soybeans, OSU Extension News > More

Sclerotinia Stem Rot (White Mold) of Soybeans, OSU Extension Fact Sheet AC-45_08

08/05/2009 - Now's the Time to Scout for Soybean Diseases, OSU Extension News > More

07/31/2009 - Diseases Appearing on Higher Cut Turf, Buckeye Turf, posted by Joe Rimelspach > More

August 12 is Turfgrass Research Field Day, Ohio Turfgrass Foundation > More

07/27/2009 - Soybean Rust Risk in Ohio Low, OSU Extension News > More


 
EAB news   Justin Whitehill, PhD student in Dr. Enrico Bonello's lab, is featured in a WTOL 11 (Toledo) news piece about the Emerald Ash Borer

> View video

Pierluigi Bonello, associate professor in plant pathology, was quoted in the St. Paul Pioneer Press: Attacking the ash borer to decrease destruction > More


07/23/2009 - Unusually Cool Summer Temperatures Slowing Corn Development, OSU Extension News > More

07/22/2009 - Agronomy Field Day, Western Agricultural Research Station, South Charleston, Ohio > More

07/21/2009 - Ohio Could Set Record Wheat Yields, OSU Extension News > More



07/09/09 Problems with Potatoes, Tomatoes?
Learn about symptoms, management of Late Blight of Potato, Tomato

> OSU Extension News

> Late Blight of Potato and Tomato Fact Sheet

> 07/11/09 Columbus Dispatch news story

Suspect you have plant pest and disease problems?  Plant samples can be submitted to the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic for a nominal fee> ppdc.osu.edu

  late blight tomato


 New Network to Protect Crops, Forests, Food Supply

Ohio Plant Diagnostic Network  

> Extension News 06/24/09

> Columbus Dispatch news story 06/24/09

> OSU Extension video communiqué


  • 06/29/09 Conditions Ideal for Serious Tomato/Potato Disease Found in Ohio, OSU Extension News, Sally Miller > More

  • 06/23/09 Brown Patch Disease - Buckeye Turf, posted by Joe Rimselpach > More
  • 06/23/09 Rough Bluegrass Collapsing - Buckeye Turf, posted by Pam Sherratt and Joe Rimselspach > More
  • 06/23/09 Anthracnose is active on putting greens wherever Poa annua is stressed - Buckeye Turf, posted by Joe Rimelspach and Mike Boehm  > More
  • 06/18/09 Need to Replant? Go with Soybeans Rather Than Corn, OSU Extension News > More
  • 06/17/09 Soybean Aphids Arrive in Ohio, and in Big Numbers, OSU Extension News > More
  • 06/13/09 Brown Ring Patch - Buckeye Turf, posted by Joe Rimelspach and Mike Boehm > More
  • 06/11/09 Red Thread on Turf - Buckeye Turf, posted by Karl Danneberger > More


6/05/09 Black Spot Can Be A Challenge, Even for the Experienced Rose Grower

OSU Extension News > More

Black Spot of Roses Fact Sheet

Suspect you have plant pest and disease problems?  Plant samples can be submitted to the C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic for a nominal fee> ppdc.osu.edu

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  • 5/20/09 Ohio Wheat Could be at Risk for Head Scab, if Rain Coincides with Flowering, OSU Extension News > More
  • Growers can follow head scab risk online at the Fusarium Head Blight Prediction Center > http://www.wheatscab.psu.edu/
  • 5/13/09 EAB Awareness Week Highlights Environmental Threat, Role of Firewood, OSU Extension News > More
  • 5/12/09 Soybean Planting, Like Corn, Is Behind Schedule, OSU Extension News > More
  • 5/07/09 New Pythium Species Isolated in Ohio, OSU Extension News > More
  • 5/04/09 Using the Weather to Control Dollar Spot, OSU Extension News > More
  • 4/20/09 Look to Research Based Data for Usefulness of Ag Products or Practices, OSU Extension News > More
  • 4/09 National Pesticide Information Center at Oregon State - new resources added > More
  • 4/01/09 CFAES International Office Tackling Tough Issues, OSU Extension News > More
  • 3/16/09 Look to Field History When Planting Soybeans, OSU Extension News > More
  • 3/06/09 Low Risk of Stewart's Disease on Corn Predicted, OSU Extension News > More

    homefruit  

    Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide

    A new OSU Extension publication with information on growing fruits such as grapes, apples, pears, peaches, raspberries, strawberries and more in the Midwest. > More


 Pesticide Safety Training and resources  >  More


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Introduction to Plant Diseases - Fact Sheet Series

A new series of plant disease fact sheets are available on OSU Extension's Ohioline web site.  Designed for a broad range of audiences, these resources provide background information that augments fact sheets on specific plant diseases.


Help us spread the word about these exciting new teaching and educational resources
New Plant Disease Fact Sheet Series (pdf color flyer)

Contacts:  Mike Boehm, Professor and Department Chair (boehm.1@osu.edu); Sarah Ellis, MS graduate student (ellis.293@osu.edu).


NEW: Phytosanitation Online Course

Online course site

This is a free educational resource, open to anyone interested in learning about phytosanitation, including measures to prevent the movement of pests and diseases through import/export of agricultural products.  The course was made possible by the USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, Faculty Exchange Program.  > More

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January 2009: "Viruses, Bacteria, and Fungi, Oh My!" by Sarah D. Ellis and Michael J. Boehm, part of the 4-H Project Idea Starters series.  If you're looking for science projects or are curious about why plants get sick, this bulletin includes fun ways to start exploring. > More

Clock on the Education Outreach - Youth and 4-H tab to the left for more exciting new outreach tools for 4-H, science fair projects and anyone interested in learning more about plants.


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10/08 - Management of Phytophthora sojae, online presentation on the Plant Management Network, by Anne Dorrance

> More about Plant Management Network resources


UPDATED 2008: Fruit Disease Fact Sheets (Mike Ellis' Fruit Pathology web site)


Archive of Extension News

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