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09/19/2008 |
Corn Condition a Mixed Bag Following Wind Storm |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- After the wind storm from Hurricane Ike, Ohio farmers are finding their corn in one of two states: either standing relatively well or taking a beating, and it pretty much depends on the stage of maturity as to how difficult the crop will be to harvest.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance, Peter Thomison, Pierce Paul |
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07/28/2009 |
OSU Extension to Hold Gateway Garden Jubilee Field Day, Aug. 1 |
SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – It'll be a jubilee at the Ohio State University Extension Gateway Learning Gardens in Springfield, Ohio on Aug. 1 |
Candace Pollock |
Pam Bennett |
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06/11/2004 |
Diseases Pressuring Soybeans |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some soybean plants in Ohio are succumbing to disease pressures from excessive moisture, but over 65 percent of the crop remains in good to excellent condition, according to the Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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05/01/2001 |
Public to Learn About Floriculture at BioHio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Growth control of plants, crop timing, crop improvement, seed banks, composting and growing plants in soil-less media are just some of the floriculture research projects being conducted at Ohio State University. Many of them will be visible for the public at BioHio 2001. |
Candace Pollock |
Claudio Pasian |
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03/20/2002 |
Tillage vs. No-Till: A Tough Choice to Make |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - To till or not to till? Balancing conservation with productivity makes for a weighty decision, says an Ohio State University agronomist. |
Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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11/04/2005 |
Ways to Cut Winter Heating Costs Plentiful |
COLUMBUS, Ohio —With mountains of debt already weighing heavy on the wallet, potentially high heating bills this winter could put an even tighter chokehold on a consumer's strapped budget. |
Candace Pollock |
Susan Shockey |
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11/21/2006 |
Course Teaches Turf Management Beyond the Classroom |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A group of Ohio State University turfgrass science students are learning about the delicate balance that exists between managing high-value turfgrass and environmental stewardship through a class that took them on a recent visit to several of the world's most exclusive golf courses, Yankee Stadium and Central Park.
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Candace Pollock |
Mike Boehm |
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03/23/2010 |
Tall Fescue Could Be the Perfect Lawn Grass for Ohio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With its lush green color and fine texture, Kentucky bluegrass may be the lawn grass of choice among Ohioans, but tall fescue – with its many favorable attributes -- should not be overlooked.
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Candace Pollock |
Pam Sherratt |
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10/16/2007 |
Wheat/Soybean Futures Prices Soar to Stimulate More Acres |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Historically high futures prices are enticing crop producers to plant more wheat and soybeans next season in order to boost the current shortage of both commodities. |
Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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11/10/2010 |
OSU Extension Specialists Asking for Grower Input on Head Scab Evaluation Tool |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension plant pathologists are asking wheat growers, millers, bakers, and grain handlers for their input on a multi-state web-based tool that evaluates the risk of the development of head scab, a serious disease of wheat that affected several acres throughout in 2010. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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07/17/2008 |
Millin', Chillin', and Grillin' Returns to Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio -- Music, food, and a little rest and relaxation will be the order of each day at Utzinger during at Ohio State University's Farm Science Review. |
Candace Pollock |
Pam Bennett |
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07/25/2003 |
Get Used to High Natural Gas Prices |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Just like the realization that Americans may never again see 99-cent gasoline at the pumps, farmers should be prepared to accept the possibility of higher than normal natural gas prices over the next several years.
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Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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05/18/2009 |
Alternative Green Certification Systems Favor Ohio's Timber Industry |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The push to promote more "green" buildings to reduce the environmental impacts from their construction and use may not be adequately utilizing the nation's renewable wood products.
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Candace Pollock |
Kathy Smith, Roger Williams |
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07/10/2002 |
A Clean Greenhouse Means Healthier Plants |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The cleaner the greenhouse, the fewer the problems with insects and plant diseases. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve Nameth |
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01/08/2002 |
Corn Rootworm Populations Decreasing in Ohio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Populations of western corn rootworm beetles in Ohio soybean fields were lower this year than in 2000, according to a recent Ohio State University Extension survey.
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Candace Pollock |
Bruce Eisley |
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08/03/2005 |
Grassland/Forages Focus of OSU Extension Event |
BROWNSVILLE, Ohio -- An extensive aspect of forage production, from management to nutrition to profit, will be the focus of the Ohio State University Extension-sponsored Central Ohio Forage and Grassland Expo.
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Candace Pollock |
Howard Siegrist |
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08/24/2006 |
Wheat Crop Exceeds 2005 Production |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Despite a rocky season of localized drought problems, nutrient deficiencies and disease development, Ohio's wheat crop yielded a pleasing average of 68 bushels per acre, just three bushels shy of last year's production. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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01/14/2010 |
Farmers Can Take Steps to Decrease Manure Pathogens in Runoff |
WOOSTER, Ohio – By following a few simple recommendations, farmers who apply manure as a fertilizer to their no-till field can decrease the chance that pathogens end up in runoff and pose environmental and health hazards.
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Candace Pollock |
Warren Dick |
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08/14/2007 |
Wheat Planting Intentions for 2008 Promising |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio wheat growers are anticipated to increase their acreage this fall.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein, Pierce Paul |
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09/15/2010 |
Increase Forage Production and Boost Profits with Livestock Grazing School |
SARDINIA, Ohio – Increase your profits, improve forage production practices and extend your livestock grazing season by attending the upcoming 2010 Southwest Ohio Grazing School in October. |
Candace Pollock |
Latham Farley |
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05/09/2008 |
Successful Indoor Spawning May Lead to Ohio Baitfish Industry |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio fishing enthusiasts, who bait their lines with imported shiners, may soon be catching that Lake Erie smallmouth bass, walleye or crappie with a native baitfish, spawned and raised for the first time in an indoor environment. |
Candace Pollock |
Geoff Wallat |
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09/11/2002 |
Drought Adding A Wrinkle to Crop Marketing Decisions |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Drought conditions impacting over half of the contiguous United States are generating more market uncertainty than normal, which may make marketing decisions more difficult come harvest.
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Candace Pollock |
Carl Zulauf |
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03/06/2009 |
Low Risk of Stewart's Disease on Corn Predicted |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The risk of Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight is predicted to be low throughout much of Ohio's corn crop this year. The disease is caused by a bacterium carried and spread by adult flea beetles.
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Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul, Ron Hammond |
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09/11/2002 |
Corn Diseases Not Helping Drought-Stressed Plants |
WOOSTER, Ohio - The presence of corn leaf diseases throughout Ohio is adding additional stresses to drought-stressed plants and may predispose the crop to stalk quality problems.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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10/05/2001 |
Agribusinesses, Farmers Urged to Enforce Security Measures |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Farmers, product dealers and equipment manufacturers are recommended to take necessary security measures regarding manufacturing, storing, marketing, transporting and utilizing agricultural machinery and chemicals in light of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
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Candace Pollock |
Joanne Kick-Raack |
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05/04/2005 |
No Worries About Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio — While corn growers continue to fret over potential disease issues with their crop, wheat growers are sitting pretty. |
Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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05/11/2006 |
Get a Jump on Insects and Diseases with Diagnostic Workshop |
TOLEDO, Ohio -- The arrival of spring also marks the arrival of insects and plant diseases, and Ohio State University Extension is helping horticulture professionals prepare with a diagnostic workshop.
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Candace Pollock |
Becky McCann |
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06/13/2007 |
Test Fish Farms to Control Deadly Virus |
PIKETON, Ohio -- A newly emerging fish virus spreading among wild species is causing concerns in Ohio's farmed aquaculture industry. But testing fish farms for the disease can help contain it. |
Candace Pollock |
Geoff Wallat |
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07/29/2010 |
Learn How to Start a Commercial Vineyard at Free Workshop |
PIKETON, Ohio – Commercial grape growers, or those interested in starting a commercial vineyard, are invited to attend a free viticulture workshop at Ohio State University's South Centers at Piketon on Aug. 13. |
Candace Pollock |
Maurus Brown |
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03/04/2008 |
Academic Program Strengthens Ties with African Agriculture |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- East African universities are looking to Ohio State University to strengthen their colleges of agriculture to help improve agricultural productivity, food security and the economy throughout the region. |
Candace Pollock |
Mark Erbaugh |
