VegNet Vol. 12, No. 2, February 8, 2005


In This Issue
1. Agricultural and Horticultural Employer Checklists Available
2. More Research Reports Available
3. 2004 Midwest Vegetable Variety Trial books, Available

Agricultural and Horticultural Employer Checklists Available

By John Wargowski

Ohio and Indiana agricultural and horticultural employers have a new resource to assist them in performing tasks required by state and Federal labor laws and regulations. The Ohio State University Extension Ag and Hort Labor Education Program developed the Ohio checklist in partnership with Mid American Ag and Hort Services (MAAHS). The Indiana checklist was developed by MAAHS in partnership with the United States Department ofAgriculture's Risk Management Agency.

Employers often comment they need a comprehensive list of employer requirements that details the thresholds for applicability and provides sources of additional information. The eight-page checklist includes the following six sections to meet such employer needs:

* Section I - Before Hiring, Employers Must
* Section II - After Hiring, Employers Must
* Section III - During Employment, Employers Must Provide to Employees
* Section IV - Annually, Employers Must Complete
* Section V - References
* Section VI - Labor Law/Regulation Compliance Thresholds & Contacts

The printed checklists are being distributed primarily by Mid American Ag and Hort Services through events and Ohio and Indiana agricultural and horticultural organizations. Limited supplies are available for others to distribute to employers through targeted events and mailings. An on-line version is also available and includes live hyperlinks that will be updatedregularly and assist employers in locating the necessary forms and information.

Contact Mid American Ag and Hort Services at 614-246-8286 or labor@ofbf.org for more information on the Ohio or Indiana Agricultural and Horticultural Employer Checklist. The on-line checklists are available at www.midamservices.org by clicking on 'Quick Ref' and then 'Checklists'.
Agricultural and horticultural organizations and businesses are encouraged to create links directly to these on-line checklists.
John Wargowsky, Executive Director, Mid American Ag and Hort Services, Inc., mailto:jwargows@ofbf.org http://www.midamservices.org PO Box 182383, Columbus, OH 43218-2383,(614) 246-8286 - voice, (614) 246-8686 - fax

More 2004 Research Reports Now Available

R. Precheur

The list of E (electronic) Copies of the following Vegetable Research Reports has greatly expanded since January. The following are available at the VegNet website. http://vegnet.osu.edu

Arranged alphabetically by crop or subject

  • NEW FACT SHEET, Anthracnose on Peppers,,Click Here for link.
  • Anthracnose on Peppers [Fact Sheet as PDF file]
  • Damping Off in Vegetable Seedlings .[PDF file].
  • Reducing insecticide use in cucurbits through in-furrow seed specific application. 2004. Jim Jasinski et al.[PDF file]. [MS Word format, click here]
  • Lettuce Seed Treatment.[MS Word file].
  • Fungicides for clubroot control in mustard greens, [PDF file].
  • New Crops + Pics 2004.[MS Word file].
  • Organic Squash Disease Management, [PDF file].
  • Fungicides for Pepper Anthracnose control, [PDF file].
  • Fungicides for Pepper bacterial leaf spot, [PDF file].
  • Organic Squash Disease Management, [PDF file].
  • 2004 Pumpkin Research Results, [PDF file].
  • 2004 Pumpkin Research Results, [HTML file].
  • 2004 Pumpkin Picture Gallery PICTURES ARE HERE!
  • Radish Disease Management, [PDF file].
  • Fungicides for radish rhizoctonia control, [PDF file].
  • Fungicides for radish clubroot control, [PDF file].
  • Response of radish cultivars to clubroot, rhizoctonia and soft rot, [PDF file].
  • Amistar for radish rhizoctonia rot, [PDF file].
  • Cover crops for rhizoctonia control in radish, [PDF file].
  • 3 yr summary. Cover crops for rhizictinia and thrips control in radish, [PDF file].
  • Seed treatment seedling vigor,[MS Word].
  • Seed Vigor using computer scanning, [MS Word file].
  • 2004 Sweet Corn Cultivar evaluation report, [PDF file]
  • 2004 Sweet Corn Cultivar evaluation report, HTML file
  • 2004 Northern Ohio Sweet Corn evaluation, MS Word file
  • 2004 Sweet Corn Picture Gallery [PICTURES ARE HERE!, PLANT VIGOR + EAR PICS!]
  • Sweet Corn seed treatments, [MS Word file]. Sweet Corn seed treatments table, [Excel file].
  • Fresh market tomato cultivars, [MS Word file]
  • Plum tomatoes + Pics, [MS Word file]
  • Tomato Cell size, [MS Word file]
  • Fungicides & bacteriacides for Tomato foliar and fruit diseases, [PDF file].
  • Biorational products for Powdery Mildew control in Winter Squash, [PDF file].
  • Fungicides & plant defense boosters for Powdery Mildew control in Winter Squash, [PDF file].
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    In addition, Dr. Doug Doohan has the 2004 weed research results available on CD. For a copy, contact: Dr. Doug Doohan, Dept. of Hort and Crop Science, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster, OH 44691 or email: doohan.1@osu.edu

    2004 Midwest Vegetable Variety Trial books, Available

    This bulletin contain numerous vegetable variety evaluations from the Midwest region and copies are now available for sale for $20.00 which includes postage. Supplies are limited so send your order to Jim Jasinski, OSU Champaign County Extension, 1512 South US Hwy. 68, Suite B100 Urbana, OH 43078, Phone 937-484-1526.
      Make checks or money orders payable to: The Ohio State University Extension.



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