OHIO NOTEBOOK: Dicamba complaints slowly filtering in
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Dicamba, a weed killer notorious in some states for spreading well beyond where it's sprayed, harming other plants along the way, is affecting growers in Ohio.
The state has received only 19 official complaints of dicamba damage to fields this year. However, there are likely three to four times as many instances of harm because people are reluctant to report their neighbors, said Mark Loux, an Ohio State University Extension weed specialist. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University.
Most often, farmers don’t fault their neighbor who applied the dicamba – they fault the dicamba itself because of how extensively it can spread beyond a targeted field, even when applied correctly, Loux said.
“The sense I get from people here is, ‘This is not acceptable.’ What’s not acceptable is this movement with no ability to control it.”
Anyone who suspects dicamba damage to their crop can contact the Ohio Department of Agriculture at 614-728-6987.
- Ohio State Extension
Contrary to popular belief, I am not out to flunk everything. “Annabelle: Creation” gets a C. If you’re in the mood for a haunted house movie, you’ll have fun jumping every two minutes. If you’re not in the mood for a haunted house movie, you’re not likely to be won over by this collection of cheap jump scares. For me, as much as jump-scare movies have a place in my heart as a guilty pleasure, I’ve seen the two “Conjuring” movies and “Annabelle: Creation” is mostly more of the same.
“Annabelle: Creation” is rated R for horror violence and terror. Its running time is 109 minutes.
- Bob Garver
In the spirit of fitness and fun, Malone University invites the greater community to participate in the 2017 Pioneer Ride & Run, a fundraiser to benefit scholarships for Malone students. The event will take place on Sept. 16.
The event provides options for runners and cyclists, those with experience or those who enjoy family recreation outdoors, by offering a variety of distances and routes.
President David King will lead a ‘metric century’ ride: 100 kilometers (approximately 62 miles), which begins and ends on Malone’s campus, looping through Stark and Wayne County.
A shorter route for relaxed cyclists or families will begin on the Stark Parks trail, Pioneer Trail (originating on Malone’s campus), looping to Veteran’s Park in Plain Township and back to campus.
A Kids’ Adventure Run and other family-friendly activities will also be available on that day.
Start times, donation information, and sign up instructions are available at www.malone.edu/rideandrun.
- Malone University
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