Buckeye Rows https://ohiovegetables.org/ Reports on how Ohio growers raise vegetables, tree fruit and berries, protect them, and sell them across the state. en-us Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMT Selling Ohio produce: rules, audits and priceshttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/market-hub/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/market-hub/Fri, 18 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideFood safety rules, grower certification, inspections, labour and pricing for Ohio produce sold across the state. Growing crops in Ohio: field, tunnel and orchardhttps://ohiovegetables.org/growing/growing-hub/https://ohiovegetables.org/growing/growing-hub/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGrowing cropsField vegetables, high tunnels, orchards, small fruit, grafting and transplant dates for Ohio growing conditions. Soil and plant health in Ohio produce growinghttps://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/plant-health-hub/https://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/plant-health-hub/Thu, 17 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSoil and plant healthFertility, muck soils, fruit and foliar disease, pests and pollination for Ohio vegetable, orchard and berry crops. Direct sales and market pricing for Ohio growershttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/direct-sales/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/direct-sales/Wed, 16 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideHow Ohio growers price for farmers markets, farm stands and CSAs, and what a market day really costs. Fertility and foliar feeding for Ohio vegetable cropshttps://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/foliar-fertility/https://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/foliar-fertility/Tue, 15 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSoil and plant healthSoil tests, sidedressing and foliar feeding in Ohio vegetable crops, and where each practice actually pays. Farming Ohio's muck soils for vegetableshttps://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/muck-soils/https://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/muck-soils/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSoil and plant healthThe black muck soils of northwest Ohio, how they behave for vegetable crops and what they need to stay productive. Pollination for Ohio orchards and small fruithttps://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/pollination/https://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/pollination/Mon, 14 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSoil and plant healthHow pollination works in Ohio orchards and berry plantings, what bees need nearby and what weather does to a set. Fruit disease control in Ohio orchards and berry patcheshttps://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/orchard-disease/https://ohiovegetables.org/soil-health/orchard-disease/Sun, 13 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTSoil and plant healthThe disease cycle behind the main Ohio tree fruit and berry problems, and the spray timing that follows it. High tunnels and season extension in Ohiohttps://ohiovegetables.org/growing/high-tunnels/https://ohiovegetables.org/growing/high-tunnels/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGrowing cropsHow Ohio growers use high tunnels, low tunnels and row cover to stretch the season and hold off frost. Transplant dates for Ohio field vegetableshttps://ohiovegetables.org/growing/transplant-dates/https://ohiovegetables.org/growing/transplant-dates/Sat, 12 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTGrowing cropsTransplant dates for Ohio field vegetables Finding an Ohio grower: how a produce directory is readhttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/directory/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/directory/Fri, 11 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideHow buyers and shoppers read a produce directory, what the listings do and do not promise, and where the data comes from. Ohio produce trade news: what moved this seasonhttps://ohiovegetables.org/news-desk/news/https://ohiovegetables.org/news-desk/news/Thu, 10 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTNews deskSeasonal reporting on Ohio's produce trade: research funding, certification changes, market prices and grower meetings. Who inspects an Ohio produce farm and what the visit covershttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/inspectors/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/inspectors/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideThe inspectors who walk Ohio produce farms, what they check, how long a visit takes and what happens after the report. Worker hygiene and safety rules on an Ohio produce farmhttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/worker-safety/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/worker-safety/Wed, 09 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideThe handwashing, sanitation and field hygiene rules Ohio produce farms follow, and the worker safety duties that come with them. Food safety training that counts toward certificationhttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/education/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/education/Tue, 08 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideWhich food safety training courses Ohio growers take, who teaches them and how a certificate is tied to a farm audit. Who governs the Ohio Produce Marketing Agreementhttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/about-opma/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/about-opma/Mon, 07 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideThe advisory board behind the Ohio Produce Marketing Agreement, how members are chosen and what the board decides. The Ohio Produce Marketing Agreement: grower-run certificationhttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/opma/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/opma/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideHow the Ohio Produce Marketing Agreement grew out of a state marketing order and became a grower-run produce certification. The food safety and sustainability standards farms facehttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/standards/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/standards/Sun, 06 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideA plain walk through the food safety and sustainability standards Ohio produce farms are asked to meet when they sell wholesale. How grower-funded vegetable and small fruit research workshttps://ohiovegetables.org/market/ovsfrdp/https://ohiovegetables.org/market/ovsfrdp/Sat, 05 Sep 2026 08:00:00 GMTThe market sideHow Ohio growers fund vegetable and small fruit research, who sits on the review panel and where the results land in the field.