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01/14/2005 |
In-Furrow Applicator Cuts Chemical Costs in Vegetable Crops |
URBANA, Ohio — Nothing is cheap when it comes to growing high-value vegetable crops, including the chemical investment for insect and disease management. |
Candace Pollock |
Jim Jasinski |
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11/08/2010 |
Don't Pass Up Rare Opportunity to Make Fall Fertilizer Applications |
WOOSTER, Ohio – With corn and soybean harvest ahead of schedule in Ohio, farmers are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now.
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Candace Pollock |
Robert Mullen |
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10/01/2009 |
Freshwater Prawn Finding Niche in Ohio Aquaculture |
PIKETON, Ohio ââ¬â On a recent cloudy morning at Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s South Centers at Piketon, a large group of visitors watched curiously as researchers and volunteers netted an aquaculture species many would consider out of place in Ohio: the freshwater prawn.
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Candace Pollock |
Laura Tiu |
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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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12/15/2009 |
Web Site Helps Beginning Farmers |
BELPRE, Ohio -- When the recession forced Lynn Wiblin into unemployment from her manufacturing job earlier this year, she turned to the land to get back on her feet. Following in the footsteps of generations of family farming, she has turned 15 acres in Washington County into a vegetable farm that not only will provide for her and her family, but also help support the local economy.
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Candace Pollock |
Mike Hogan |
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01/06/2006 |
Follow Guidelines When Applying Winter Manure |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Livestock producers who make winter manure applications must follow required industry guidelines to reduce any pollution risks.
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Candace Pollock |
Jon Rausch |
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09/13/2010 |
OSU Extension e-Store Selling Educational Publications at Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – Farm Science Review visitors will have the opportunity to take home a little piece of Ohio State University educational sessions being offered during the show. |
Candace Pollock |
Cindy McCain |
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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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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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05/09/2002 |
Keep in Mind Insect Pests When Planting Soybeans |
WOOSTER, Ohio - Soybean growers may be looking to get their crop in the ground, but they especially need to keep in mind two insect pests this growing season.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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05/29/2002 |
Choose Fields Wisely If Switching to Soybeans |
WOOSTER, Ohio - Growers contemplating switching their acreage from corn to soybeans should carefully choose which fields to make the transition.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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02/27/2002 |
Keep Stand Quality in Mind When Preparing for Planting Season |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - As corn growers ready for this year's growing season, establishing quality stands will no doubt be a key focus of their preparations.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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08/22/2003 |
Corn Yield Projections Rosy Despite Growing Pains |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Flooded fields, reduced stands, seedling blights, poor root development, leaf defoliation, hail and wind damage â you name it, the corn crop has suffered through it. But despite the shaky growing season, early yield projections are rosy.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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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 |
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10/05/2005 |
For the Most Out of Soybeans, Don't Sit on Harvest |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — If there's one thing soybean growers can do to get the most out of their drought-stressed crop, it's harvest as soon as the beans reach optimum moisture levels.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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07/26/2010 |
Western Bean Cutworm Egg Masses and Larvae Found in Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio – For the first time since the trapping of Western bean cutworm moths in corn began in 2006, Ohio State University research entomologists have identified egg masses and larvae. The find reveals that populations continue to increase and that growers will need to monitor the pest in the future. |
Candace Pollock |
Andy Michel |
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03/22/2007 |
Careful Corn Planting Can Reduce Yield Losses |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Proper planting practices are the first step to overcoming yield limitations the environment can put on a corn crop. |
Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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12/31/2008 |
Marketing/Resource Tools Now Available to Appalachian-Region Farmers' Markets |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Effective marketing is one of the biggest challenges faced by both new and existing farmers' markets, but managers are getting a little assistance from Ohio State University's South Centers at Piketon. |
Candace Pollock |
Christie Welch |
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07/26/2002 |
Drought-Stressed Corn Struggling to Produce a Crop |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Hit-and-miss rain showers that have been recently soaking parts of Ohio may not be enough to relieve the corn crop's drought stress, ultimately resulting in significant yield losses.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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12/10/2001 |
Soybean Performance Trials Help Farmers Choose Productive Varieties |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Soybean diseases, such as Phytophthora root rot and Sclerotinia white mold, are the biggest limiting factors when it comes to producing a good crop. |
Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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12/19/2007 |
Several Nursery Short Course Sessions Offered in Spanish |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension will be offering numerous green industry sessions in Spanish during the 79th OSU Extension Nursery Short Course to cater to businesses with an Hispanic labor force. |
Candace Pollock |
Cheryl Cuthbert |
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07/14/2005 |
Vinegar Makes Good Organic Herbicide |
PIKETON, Ohio — A common food product, famous for its smorgasbord of uses in everything from the home to health to lawn care, has been found to be an effective herbicide in vegetable and high-value fruit production. |
Candace Pollock |
Rafiq Islam |
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05/19/2010 |
Cereal Leaf Beetle Outbreak on Ohio Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Economic populations of cereal leaf beetle are being found on Ohio wheat. This could be the year the pest, making a comeback in Ohio, causes widespread problems, says Ohio State University Extension entomologist Ron Hammond.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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11/27/2006 |
To Escape a Wet Harvest Plant Early Season Soybeans |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Planting early maturing soybean varieties may help guard against a late, wet harvest that Ohio growers have experienced this season.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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09/23/2008 |
Mark Your Calendars for the 2009 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference |
ADA, Ohio -- Mark your calendars Feb. 26-27, 2009 for Ohio State University's Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference. |
Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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07/29/2009 |
OSU Plant Pathologist Awarded for Excellence in Extension Outreach and Education |
WOOSTER, Ohio – An Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist has been awarded the American Phytopathological Society Excellence in Extension Award, in part for furthering national educational efforts on soybean rust.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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10/21/2002 |
Woolly Bear Winter Prediction Not Science, But Fun |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - The exit of summer always ushers in Fall familiarities - apple cider, pumpkins, changing landscapes and the site of nature's most recognizable caterpillar: the woolly bear. |
Candace Pollock |
Barbara Bloetscher |
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09/12/2001 |
Ohio Corn Growers Facing Stalk Quality Issues |
WOOSTER, Ohio - Severe stalk rot from anthracnose, a corn residue-borne disease, is creating the potential for stalk lodging throughout Ohio cornfields. |
Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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10/17/2007 |
Are Deer Eating Your Profits? Reduce the Losses with OSU Extension Workshop |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Deer may be quiet, elusive creatures, but the pronounced damage they leave behind eats away millions of dollars a year in profits. |
Candace Pollock |
Brad Bergefurd |
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07/22/2008 |
Learn More about Managing Livestock Facilities at Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio -- Ohio pork producers attending Ohio State University's Farm Science Review can learn more about managing the environment in their livestock facilities, while improving production efficiency and saving money. |
Candace Pollock |
Glen Arnold |
