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12/27/2007 |
Ohio Producers: Reach Your Customers with MarketMaker |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio is joining a nationwide Web-based business program that connects agricultural markets to the clients they serve, whether locally or across state lines. |
Candace Pollock |
Julie Fox |
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10/06/2004 |
Shrimp Production Opportunities Continue to Expand |
PIKETON, Ohio — Production opportunities for growers delving into the shrimp market continue to expand with newly developed Ohio State University research on feeding options. |
Candace Pollock |
Laura Tiu |
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05/24/2010 |
Grow Fruits and Vegetables Anywhere With a Compost Sock |
PIKETON, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension horticulturists at OSU South Centers at Piketon are already picking their high tunnel strawberries – about a month ahead of field-grown strawberries. But that's not the exciting news. They will be harvesting a crop grown using potentially new technology that could make fruits and vegetables accessible to anyone, anywhere.
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Candace Pollock |
Brad Bergefurd |
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01/22/2009 |
Renovating Pastures? Try Frost Seeding |
ATHENS, Ohio -- Frost seeding is viewed as a low-cost method for livestock producers looking to renovate pastures while increasing yields and improving quality with little commercial nitrogen. |
Candace Pollock |
Rory Lewandowski |
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05/25/2007 |
Proper Proline Management Needed for Effective Results |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Proline may be the most effective fungicide on the market to suppress head scab on wheat, but for the product to be the most effective, careful risk assessment, timing of application, and proper application techniques are critical. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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02/14/2002 |
Beef Cattle Shortcourse to Address Marketing, Management Issues |
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Staying abreast of cattle industry issues, from marketing opportunities to current feeding and management practices, is a key for producers to remain competitive and improve profitability.
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Candace Pollock |
Steve Boyles |
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01/10/2006 |
Growing Technology Tracks Commodities Through Marketplace |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The same type of technology that is used to track livestock from the farm to the marketplace is now being used on other commodities, such as fruit and vegetable production. And growers can learn all about the technology at the Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress, being held Jan. 16-18 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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Candace Pollock |
Matt Darr |
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10/18/2007 |
SCN Management Begins with Fall Sampling |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Fall is here and the time is near to soil sample for soybean cyst nematode (SCN). |
Candace Pollock |
Dennis Mills |
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10/02/2010 |
Ohio 4-H Engineering Team Places at National Contest |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A team of 10 Ohio 4-H members earned individual honors at the 60th Annual National 4-H Engineering Challenge recently held in West Lafayette, Ind., for projects emphasizing engineering, science and technology.
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Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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07/31/2008 |
Farm Science Review: Sharing the Garden with Bees and Their Imitators |
LONDON, Ohio -- The bee is revered and feared in the gardening world. Nature's pollinator can help create beauty, but dampen the spirits of those enjoying flowers who misinterpret its intended visit. But not all bees are out to sting, and sometimes insects visiting a garden are not bees at all. Barbara Bloetscher, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist, will share the love of bees and their harmless imitators at this year's Farm Science Review.
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Candace Pollock |
Barb Bloetscher |
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03/17/2010 |
Live Grain Rescue Demo a Highlight of Ohio Safety Congress and Expo |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Safety and rescue training for one of the most dangerous on-farm activities will be a highlight at the Ohio Safety Congress and Expo, March 30-April 1 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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Candace Pollock |
Aletha Reshan, Dee Jepsen |
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10/09/2008 |
Drip Irrigation Demo and Education Unit Grand Opening at OSU South Centers |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Israeli irrigation systems that reduce water consumption and improve application efficiency will be the focus of a new irrigation demonstration and training unit located at Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon.
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Candace Pollock |
Brad Bergefurd |
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08/10/2009 |
Education Opportunities Abound at Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – Ohio State University's Farm Science Review is the place for agriculture – to connect with industry, to improve profits, to boost knowledge, and even to pursue a career.
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Candace Pollock |
Jill Tyson |
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03/01/2007 |
How to Control Weeds in Continuous Corn |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Planting continuous corn may promote greater weed control problems, but growers can stave off any serious issues as long as they follow the best management strategies for their situation. |
Candace Pollock |
Mark Loux |
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11/27/2001 |
OSU Extension to Hold Vegetable School |
MARIETTA, Ohio - Vegetable farmers can earn pesticide credits and get a leg up on the competition for the 2002 growing season through a program offered by Ohio State University Extension. |
Candace Pollock |
Eric Barrett |
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11/09/2010 |
Beef Cattle Competition Teaches Youth Farm to Market Management Techniques |
WOOSTER, Ohio – The best quality steaks that consumers demand at the grocery store start with the right beef cattle management techniques on the farm, and Ohio youth can learn what it takes to be successful in the livestock industry through a "real world" Ohio State University Extension beef cattle production competition. |
Candace Pollock |
Carrie Pickworth |
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02/13/2003 |
Geospatial Conference Highlights Success of Technology |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Learning to use a variety of geospatial technologies and successfully applying them to agriculture and natural resources land use planning and management will be the key focus of an in-depth Ohio geospatial technology conference â the first program of its nature to be held in the United States.
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Candace Pollock |
Nathan Watermeier |
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10/18/2005 |
Producers Be Aware: Some Forages Toxic to Livestock |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio producers who graze their livestock on sorghum, sudangrass or sorghum-sudangrass crosses should keep in mind toxicity issues associated with the forages. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve Boyles |
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05/12/2008 |
Yields Inconsistent with Fungicide-Treated Corn Plots, Study Finds |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The jury is still out on the effectiveness and feasibility of using fungicides on corn, in the absence of diseases, to boost yields, and plant pathologists continue to recommend their use in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to dealing with foliar diseases. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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07/16/2002 |
Birdseed May Make Your Plants Sick |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - What homeowners feed wild birds may not be very good for their plants and vegetable garden. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve Nameth |
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01/06/2010 |
OSU Entomologists Studying the Damaging Impacts of Common Buckthorn |
WOOSTER, Ohio – An exotic invasive shrub, introduced in the 1800s as a garden plant, is being studied to demonstrate how its presence has a cascading damaging effect on natural flora and fauna, agriculture and public health.
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Candace Pollock |
Andy Michel, Mary Gardiner |
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01/08/2010 |
Get the Latest in Agriculture Trends to Increase Farm Profits |
UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio – Farmers looking to capitalize on financial, environmental and marketing trends to increase their farm profits have the opportunity to attend an Ohio State University Extension "Future Trends for Profitability in Agriculture" workshop on Feb. 9.
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Candace Pollock |
Chris Bruynis |
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09/15/2010 |
Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board Public Listening Session Planned for Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – The Ohio Department of Agriculture's Ohio Livestock Care Standards Board will hold a special listening session at Farm Science Review on Sept. 21. |
Candace Pollock |
Megumi Robinson |
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06/17/2009 |
Soybean Aphids Arrive in Ohio, and in Big Numbers |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The soybean aphid has arrived in Ohio. Ohio State University Extension entomologists have found the sapsucker on early planted soybeans, and in some fields at numbers higher than expected. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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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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04/09/2002 |
Selenium Uptake in Berries Offers Organic Option in Nutrition |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Small fruit crops such as strawberries and black raspberries can effectively uptake selenium, increasing concentrations of the nutrient in its leaves and berries and providing potential health benefits for consumers. |
Candace Pollock |
Dick Funt |
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07/21/2005 |
Health of Ohio's Corn Crop in Question |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — One thing that can protect Ohio's corn crop from drought damage is an element that the crop is lacking — ironically, driven by inadequate moisture.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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03/17/2008 |
Southern Ohio Corn May be at Risk for Stewart's Wilt |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Southern Ohio's corn crop may face a high risk of Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight this growing season. The disease is caused by a bacterium carried and spread by adult flea beetles.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond, Pierce Paul |
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09/26/2002 |
Soybean Production Woes Continue into Harvest |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Soybean harvest, as one Ohio State University Extension agronomist describes it, will be "slow and painful" for Ohio growers.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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07/29/2010 |
Apply Lessons Learned in 2010 to Next Season's Wheat Crop |
WOOSTER, Ohio – If the 2010 growing season was any indication, disease management needs to be one of the top things on growers' lists if they are going to have a great wheat crop, says an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
