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Ohio State Soil Scientist Receives Prestigious Award
recognizes outstanding contributions in applied soil science research, resulting in new discoveries, ... carbon in the soil-- and its influence on soils throughout the world. Other areas of research include ... soil processes and atmospheric greenhouse effects, sustainable management of soil and water resources, ...
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Conservation Tillage Conference in 15th Year
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/conservation-tillage-conference-15th-year
February 17, 2004 ADA, Ohio — From soil fertility to tillage systems comparisons to weed, insect ... computer viruses and data management. CCA credits will also be available again in soil and water and, for ... the first time, in nutrient management for those participants who apply. Early registration is $25 per ...
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Ohio State Receives $2.6M NSF Grant for Unique Research in Africa's Threatened Sahel Region
our previous NSF-funded research in the region, we have discovered that these shrubs play ... also expect this research could lead to a new way to remediate polluted soils by taking advantage of ... vast experience managing international development, research and outreach projects in many other ...
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Chow Line: Pesticide-free not the same as 'organic' (for 8/22/10)
preservation method) on the land or the harvested crop. Organic farms manage soil fertility and crop nutrients ... been genetically engineered, nor use sewage sludge (a type of fertilizer) or ionizing radiation (a ... in the organic certification program. They also may or may not use synthetic fertilizers. Ask if ...
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Growers to See Changes in Nitrogen Application Recommendations
said Robert Mullen, an Ohio State University soil scientist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and ... managing large acreages, are beginning to look at fertilizer nitrogen application from an economic ... soon be changing, mainly driven by a need to be more cost efficient as fertilizer prices continue to ...
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Ag. Technology Program Part of Conservation Conference
soil fertility, water quality, insect and disease management, strip-till research, value-added farming, ... growers, researchers and industry professionals deal with on a day-to-day basis.â The half-day program ... verification technologies for fertilizer, pesticide or manure applications that are used in specialty crop ...
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Cash for Manure? Workshop Looks at Ways to Clean Up Grand Lake St. Marys
still have the same amount of manure, so we need to look at ways of reducing our nutrient loads,” said ... features new technologies for turning livestock waste into sellable fuel, fertilizers and bioresins. It’s ... “Farmers can adopt these technologies, sell their manure for a profit, and reduce their nutrients,” Hoorman ...
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Crawford/Huron Agronomy Day Slated for December 11
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/crawfordhuron-agronomy-day-slated-december-11
November 27, 2007 WILLARD, Ohio-- Managing crop fertilizer inputs, examining corn hybrids for ... fertility short course presented by OSU Extension soil fertility specialist Robert Mullen; use of foliar ... insect management, and evaluating the payback to corn or soybean fungicide applications will be among the ...
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Following Harvest, Farmers Have Plenty of Work Ahead
Guide.” Watters said that while fertility and weed management activities have been delayed due to the ... Eastern Corn Belt, the work is just getting started on many farms, with fertilizer, herbicide and tillage ... productive this fall. He noted that in addition to fertilizer applications to improve the fertility of the ...
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Putting Farmers in Driver's Seat of Precision Ag Technology
• Managing data more effectively. • How to make use of various data sets for map creation, soil sampling and ... yield data, soil sampling and analysis, making fertility recommendations, working with other data ... use the data in management decision-making. "Precision Agriculture Data Management, Analysis, and ...