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12/12/2008 |
Variable Rate Application May Save Money, Boost Yields; Learn More at National No-Till Conference |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Using variable rate fertilizer application in no-till cornfields may save growers money, as well as potentially boost yields. Ohio State University researchers will educate attendees of the National No-Till Conference how to use the precision agriculture technology to minimize costs and maximize profits. |
Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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11/14/2006 |
Value-Added Investments Highlight Heartland Agdeavor Meeting |
WALDO, Ohio -- With value-added investments becoming an integral part of small ag businesses, it takes the right mix of economic, legal and financial advice to ensure their success. |
Candace Pollock |
Tom Sporleder |
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05/04/2009 |
Using the Weather to Control Dollar Spot |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Phenology calendars have been found to effectively track the emergence of tree and garden pests at any given location based on the blooming of ornamental plants, and now Ohio State University plant pathologists are looking at a similar concept to control one of the turfgrass industry's most economically important fungal diseases. |
Candace Pollock |
Mike Boehm |
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09/19/2005 |
Using Optical Sensors to Improve Nitrogen Management |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Nitrogen management is probably the single most variable production input growers face in agriculture, and with the continued increase in fertilizer costs, application efficiency is becoming increasingly important. |
Candace Pollock |
Robert Mullen |
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05/05/2008 |
Using New Genetic Techniques to Raise Bigger Yellow Perch |
PIKETON, Ohio -- With the help of genetics, Ohio fish farmers will be able to raise the crème de la crème of yellow perch -- the state's No. 1 food fish -- with the potential to increase production efficiency up to 50 percent over current growth standards. |
Candace Pollock |
Han-Ping Wang |
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01/28/2008 |
Using Manure as Fertilizer? Learn More at the Manure Expo July 9 |
LONDON, Ohio -- Manure application may be an option for growers looking for alternatives to high-priced commercial fertilizers, and an event spearheaded by five land-grant universities in July will cover the economics and management of manure as a crop production resource. |
Candace Pollock |
Tami Combs |
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06/22/2009 |
Using Custom Rates to Show On-Farm Savings with No-Till |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The environmental and conservation benefits of no-till production may be reason enough to adopt the practice, but for many farmers the answer to one question remains a driving factor: "Will it improve my bottom line?" Farmers now have a way of putting a dollar value on no-till production, and based on an Ohio State University project, the method demonstrates potential on-farm savings. |
Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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10/23/2006 |
Using Carbon Trading to Boost Economics of Developing Countries |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University is teaming up with the United Nations and the Chicago Climate Exchange in a unique project that could boost economic opportunities for farmers in developing countries while, at the same time, improve the environment. |
Candace Pollock |
Rattan Lal |
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02/06/2007 |
Use of Precision Ag Technology Continues to Grow |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The adoption rate of precision agriculture by Ohio farmers over the past several years has been growing and that trend is expected to continue as prices fall, availability of equipment increases and farmers grow more comfortable with the use of the technology. |
Candace Pollock |
Marv Batte |
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06/17/2008 |
Use Glyphosate Properly to Protect Woody Plants |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Glyphosate products, such as Roundup, may be a killer on weeds, but researchers are finding that the product may also damage landscape and nursery woody plants.
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Candace Pollock |
Hannah Mathers |
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03/19/2010 |
Use Equipment/Technology to Manage Risk |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – For farmers looking to manage weather-related economic risks, equipment and technology are their best friends. |
Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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08/14/2012 |
USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S. Agriculture Department said last week, confirming what many farmers already knew – they are having a very bad year, Ohio State University Extension economist Matt Roberts said.
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Tracy Turner |
Matt Roberts |
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08/10/2012 |
USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S. Agriculture Department said today, confirming what many farmers already knew – they are having a very bad year, Ohio State University Extension economist Matt Roberts said.
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Tracy Turner |
Matt Roberts |
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03/29/2002 |
USDA: More Corn, Fewer Soybean Acres This Year |
WEST LAFAYETTE, IN -- America's premier crop stands to grab an even larger share of the nation's farm acres this spring.
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Steve Leer |
Chris Hurt |
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09/12/2011 |
USDA Secretary Vilsack: 'Agriculture is Cool Again' |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio’s number one industry and economic driver is again attracting the attention of young, talented people interested in a career in food and resource production and related sciences, according to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture.
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Andy Vance |
Tom Vilsack, Bobby Moser |
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05/02/2012 |
USDA Grant Turns Up Heat on Ohmic Processing |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sudhir Sastry has studied ohmic heating for decades, but the process continually sparks his curiosity. Sastry's team recently won a $492,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant on using the process to control enzymatic activity in tomatoes.
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Martha Filipic |
Sudhir Sastry |
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04/24/2012 |
USDA Confirms Case of Mad Cow Disease in California: OSU Experts Available to Discuss |
WOOSTER, Ohio – The U.S. Department of Agriculture today said a dairy cow at a rendering facility in central California was found to be infected with mad cow disease.
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Tracy Turner |
Jeffrey T. LeJeune, Mo Saif |
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05/22/2012 |
Urban Farming in a Parking Lot? See It in Action in Wooster: Tours Start May 31 |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Joe Kovach, an Ohio State scientist who is studying the best ways to grow food in old asphalt parking lots, will hold free public tours at his test plots in Wooster at 4 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month through August.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Joe Kovach |
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09/26/2012 |
Urban Coyotes Never Stray: New Study Finds 100 Percent Monogamy |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Coyotes living in cities don’t ever stray from their mates, and stay with each other till death do them part, according to a new study.
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Stan Gehrt, Cecilia Hennessy |
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11/04/2003 |
Upswing in Market Prices May Benefit Ohio Growers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Ohio soybean growers who managed to weather the lashings Mother Nature gave their crop in the form of rain and diseases are reaping the benefits of record yields and high harvest prices.
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Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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08/16/2011 |
UPDATED: Three Honored for Long-Time Dedication and Commitment to Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – The Farm Science Review Hall of Fame will welcome its 22nd class of inductees at the Vice President’s Luncheon on Sept. 20. Donna Brown, David Petritz and Jack Sommers have been selected for induction because of their contributions to the success of the Farm Science Review. The Farm Science Review takes place Sept. 20-22 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio.
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Melanie Wilt |
Chuck Gamble |
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01/14/2008 |
Updated Weed Management Resources Now Available |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New herbicides for 2008 are included in the latest version of Weed Control Guide for Ohio and Indiana, now available through Ohio State University Extension and Purdue University Extension. |
Candace Pollock |
Mark Loux |
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03/11/2010 |
UPDATE: Olympic-Sized Tale of Generosity Featuring Ohio State Retiree to be Told on NBC |
UPDATE: MSNBC will broadcast the program, titled "Operation Yellow Ribbon," this Saturday, March 13, at noon to 1 p.m. Eastern time and again on Sunday, March 14, from 1-2 p.m. Eastern time. COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This month, NBC's Olympic coverage will include one Canada-based story that has nothing to do with sports, but that has everything to do with the basic Olympian value of building a better world. Incongruously, it's a story that began on Sept. 11, 2001.
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Martha Filipic |
Shirley Brooks-Jones |
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02/24/2011 |
UPDATE: Grain Market Lecture Series Breaks Down Commodity Reports |
3/11/11 UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the March webinar has been shifted a day later to March 16 at 9 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience. Questions may be directed to Stan Ernst, 614-292-6421 or ernst.1@osu.edu.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Agricultural economists at Ohio State University are holding a series of free, monthly online workshops that will cover grain forecasts, policy, futures markets, supply and demand, and long-term analysis.
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Audrie Koester |
Stan Ernst |
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03/11/2011 |
UPDATE: Grain Market Lecture Series Breaks Down Commodity Reports |
3/11/11 UPDATE: Due to unforeseen circumstances, the March webinar has been shifted a day later to March 16 at 9 a.m. We apologize for any inconvenience. Questions may be directed to Stan Ernst, 614-292-6421 or ernst.1@osu.edu.
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Agricultural economists at Ohio State University are holding a series of free, monthly online workshops that will cover grain forecasts, policy, futures markets, supply and demand, and long-term analysis.
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Audrie Koester |
Stan Ernst |
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07/23/2009 |
Unusually Cool Summer Temps Slowing Corn Development |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Cooler-than-normal summer temperatures are slowing corn development across Ohio, and harvest could be delayed if the weather trend continues throughout the growing season. |
Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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08/12/2002 |
Unusual Weather Yields Variable Berry Production |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An unseasonably warm winter may have contributed to what's turning out to be a record season for Ohio blackberry growers. |
Candace Pollock |
Dick Funt |
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11/04/2011 |
Unusual Growing Season Could Lead to Unusual Aphid Cycle |
WOOSTER, Ohio – While farmers across the Eastern Corn Belt persist in harvesting a late soybean crop, Ohio State University Extension experts are working to determine how the soybean aphid might affect the 2012 crop.
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Andy Vance |
Ron Hammond |
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08/25/2008 |
University Wetland Gets International Eye |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A Korean television crew visited Columbus' world-renown wetland Aug. 11-12 to shoot footage for a documentary to air in Korea during the international Ramsar Convention on Wetlands triennial meeting.
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Martha Filipic |
Bill Mitsch |
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10/25/2006 |
Unharvested Corn May Be Exposed to Ear Molds |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio's corn crop, subjected to moist, cool conditions as it awaits harvest, is at risk from the development of ear mold -- a disease that can reduce grain quality and cause the accumulation of toxins that are harmful to livestock. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
