*The OSU Extension Publications store has moved! Visit https://extensionpubs.osu.edu to purchase publications online.
A list of 4-H publications can be found in the annual Project Guide. Contact your local Extension office for pricing and what's in stock. We strongly recommend purchasing 4-H project books through clubs.
When ordering from a local Extension office, please call ahead to make sure the publication is in stock.
General Agriculture
- Ohio Agronomy Guide 16th Edition, Bulletin 472 ($23.75 PDF | $36.25 hardcopy - out of stock)
- Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide, Bulletin 827 ($11.75 PDF | $17.75 hardcopy)
- MSU-OSU Field Crops Insect Pest Management Guide (Free PDF)
- Ohio Wheat Performance Trials (Free Webtool)
- Early Spring Weeds of No-Till Crop Production (Free PDF)
- Multiflora Rose Control, Bulletin 857 (Free PDF)
- Weed Control Guide, Bulletin 789 ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy - in stock)
- A Field Guide to Identifying Critical Resource Concerns and Best Management Practices for Implementation ($9.74 hardcopy)
- Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa (Free PDF | $12.00 hardcopy - in stock)
- Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training Manual ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- The Status and Changing Face of Ohio Agriculture: Summary of Ohio Farm Trends 1997 - 2017 (Free PDF)
Pesticide Education Study Guides
- Core Manual Bundle ($38.25 hardcopy only - in stock)
Private Applicators
- Core Manual ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy - in stock)
- Category 1 Field Crops Study Guide ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy - in stock)
- Category 2 Livestock & Forages Study Guide (Free PDF)
- Category 3 Fruit & Vegetable Crops Study Guide (Free PDF)
- Category 4 Nursery & Forest Crops Study Guide (Free PDF)
- Category 5 Greenhouse Crops Study Guide ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 6 Fumigation Study Guide ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
Commercial Applicators
- Category 2A Agronomic Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 2B Horticulture Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 2D Seed Treatment ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 3A General Aquatic Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 3C Sewer Root Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 4A Forest Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 5 Industrial Vegetation Control Bundle ($16.75 PDF | $25.50 hardcopy)
- Category 6A Ornamental Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 6B Interior Plantscape Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 6C Ornamental Weed Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 6D Greenhouse Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 8 Turf Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 9 Animal Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 10A General Pest Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 10B Termite Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 10C Fumigation ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 10D Vector Control ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Category 12 Wood-Destroying Insect Diagnostic Inspection ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
- Trained Servicepersons ($8.50 PDF | $12.75 hardcopy)
Livestock
- Horse Nutrition, Bulletin 762 ($15.00 hardcopy only)
- Cattle Handling and Working Facilities, Bulletin 906 (Free PDF)
Resource Handbooks
- Beef Resource Handbook ($22.00 hardcopy only)
- Dairy Resource Handbook ($20.00 hardcopy only)
- Goat Resource Handbook ($21.25 hardcopy only)
- Rabbit Resource Handbook ($13.50 hardcopy only)
- Sheep Resource Handbook ($23.75 hardcopy only)
- Swine Resource Handbook ($19.50 hardcopy only)
Farm Management
- Farm Account Book (Gray and Red) ($7.50 hardcopy only - in stock)
- Ohio Commercial Farm Account Book (Spiral Bound) ($9.50 hardcopy only - in stock)
- 5 Year Inventory & Depreciation Book ($11.50 hardcopy only - in stock)
Natural Resources
- BMP's for Erosion Control for Logging Practices ($7.00 hardcopy only)
- Ohio Trees ($17.00 hardcopy only)
- Leaf Identification Key to Eighty-Eight Ohio Trees, Bulletin 899 (Free PDF | $7.50 hardcopy)
- Mushrooms and Macrofungi of Ohio and the Midwestern States Resource Handbook ($20.00 - in stock)
- Getting to Know Salamanders in Ohio, Bulletin 941 (Free PDF)
- Native Plants of Ohio ($10.50 hardcopy only - in stock)
- Ohio Christmas Tree Producers Manual ($22.50 hardcopy only - in stock)
- North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual ($14.25 - currently only PDF is available)
- Ohio Field Guide to Aquatic Invasive Species (Free PDF)
Wildlife Damage Management Series for Midwestern Farmers (by Michigan State University)
- Coyotes (Free PDF)
- Birds (Free PDF)
- Crows (Free PDF)
- Voles (Free PDF)
- Deer (Free PDF)
- Wild Turkeys (Free PDF)
Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife Field Guides
- Amphibians of Ohio
- Attracting Birds in Ohio
- Backyards for Butterflies
- Butterflies and Skippers of Ohio
- Common Bees and Wasps of Ohio
- Common Birds of Ohio
- Common Lichens of Ohio
- Common Spiders of Ohio
- Dragonflies and Damselflies of Ohio
- Hit the Trail for Bluebirds
- Injured or Orphaned Wildlife?
- Mammals of Ohio
- Milkweeds and Monarchs
- Moths of Ohio
- Nest Box Plans
- Owls of Ohio
- Reptiles of Ohio
- Raptors of Ohio
- Spring Wildflowers of Ohio
- Sportfish of Ohio
- Stream Fishes of Ohio
- Trees of Ohio
- Warblers of Ohio
- Waterbirds of Ohio
Fruit Production
- Brambles-Production Management and Marketing ($18.25 hardcopy only - in stock)
- Controlling Diseases and Insects in Home Fruit Plantings (Free PDF | $5.00 hardcopy - in stock)
- Managing Pests in Home Fruit Plantings (Free PDF)
- Midwest Grape Production Guide (Free PDF | $22.50 hardcopy - in stock)
- Spring Frost Injury of Grapevines & Protection Methods ($4.25 PDF | $7.50 hardcopy)
- Midwest Home Fruit Production Guide, Bulletin 940 (Free PDF | $26.00 hardcopy)
- Midwest Small Fruit Pest Management Handbook ($29.75 hardcopy only - in stock)
- 2021-2022 Midwest Fruit Pest Management Guide, Bulletin 506 (Free PDF)
- Midwest Strawberry Production Guide, Bulletin 926 (Free PDF | $17.75 hardcopy - in stock)
- Midwest Tree Fruit Pest Management Handbook (Free PDF)
- Midwest Blueberry Production Guide (Free PDF | $20.00 hardcopy)
Vegetable Production
- 2022 Midwest Vegetable Production Guide for Commercial Growers (Free App | $11.75 hardcopy)
- A Complete Approach to Raised Bed Gardening ($5.00 PDF | $7.50 hardcopy)
- Sweet Corn-Pest Identification and Management (Free PDF)
- Identifying Diseases of Vegetables ($13.00 hardcopy only)