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Take Steps For Crop Success During Soybean Planting
April 11, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Properly preparing and planting a crop is critical to plants overcoming pests and diseases and producing profitable yields. As growers prepare their soybean crop, they are encouraged to follow several steps to ensure a sea ...
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Success With New Commodities Promising for Ohio Farmers
August 21, 2001 PIKETON, Ohio- Several specialty crops being studied by Ohio State University researchers may prove to be promising new commodities for Ohio farmers. Specialty types of sweet potato, Asian eggplant and bitter melon are the focus of horticu ...
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Stressed Crops Tapping Hidden Soil Moisture, But Rain Still Needed
June 26, 2007 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Despite some recent showers, drought-like conditions continue across Ohio and field crops are beginning to exhibit signs of stress. At the moment, however, enough soil moisture is still available for the crops to get by. A ...
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Take an IPM Approach to Preventing Wheat Disease
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/take-ipm-approach-preventing-wheat-disease
February 11, 2008 WOOSTER, Ohio-- As spring approaches, along with the subsequent "green-up" of Ohio's wheat crop, growers are looking to prevent the development and spread of barley yellow dwarf virus. The virus, which is transmitted by ...
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Survey Explores Farmers' Use of Precision Agriculture Technology
February 24, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio farmers have rapidly adopted precision agriculture technology, with about 50 percent of them incorporating at least one component in their production system. But how satisfied are they with the equipment and the res ...
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Spicing Up Ohio's Veggie Market With Exotic Crops
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/spicing-ohios-veggie-market-exotic-crops
October 7, 2002 PIKETON, Ohio- Looking to grow and market something different than tomatoes, cucumbers or peppers? How does amaranth, jute, Alaskan yard-long beans or malabar spinach grab you? Researchers at Ohio State University's South Centers at P ...
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Soybeans Overcoming Diseases, Other Issues
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybeans-overcoming-diseases-other-issues
August 30, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's soybean crop is holding its own despite getting slammed with diseases and the onset of cooler-than-normal August temperatures, which could delay the grain-filling process. Ohio State University Extension spec ...
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Soybean Yields May Plummet in Absence of Rain
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybean-yields-may-plummet-absence-rain
August 2, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Amid high temperatures and little rain, Ohio soybean growers are struggling to make lemonade out of a lemon of a crop, but their efforts may be fruitless. Neither early-season nor late-maturing soybean varieties are escaping ...
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Soybean Rust Moving Slower than Predicted
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybean-rust-moving-slower-predicted
June 13, 2005 Editor's note: This is part of a periodic series on information regarding soybean rust. The goal is to provide media with the latest updates on the disease and Ohio State's role in research and education. These updates are expected ...
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Soybean Rust-Labeled Fungicides Not Worth It for Other Diseases
June 14, 2005 Editor's note: This is part of a periodic series on information regarding soybean rust. The goal is to provide media with the latest updates on the disease and Ohio State's role in research and education. These updates are expected ...