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Field Crop Irrigation May Work For Some Ohio Growers
September 23, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- When it comes to production practices, irrigating field crops usually does not make an Ohio grower's list of necessary agricultural investments. However, during growing seasons like this year, when corn and soybeans ...
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Fertilizer Costs May Be on the Rise Again for Growers
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/fertilizer-costs-may-be-rise-again-growers
August 24, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. growers may be in for another year of high fertilizer costs. The U.S. Department of Energy recently released its first estimate of natural gas prices, another projected historical high, which translates into $30 to ...
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Fertility Management Focus at Conservation Tillage Conference
February 20, 2007 ADA, Ohio – Effective soil fertility management, either through commercial fertilizer or manure applications, will be a topic of interest for farmers attending Ohio State University Extension's Conservation Tillage and Technology Co ...
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Federal Hearing First Stage in Future of Milk Revenues
March 2, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Steps in the Mideast Federal Milk Market Order have been set in motion that are addressing the way Class I and Class II milk revenues are allocated back to milk producers. A U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Mark ...
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Feeding Wheat Grain to Livestock? Get it Tested for Vomitoxin First
July 7, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – In a year when overly wet conditions and a head scab outbreak are significantly impacting Ohio's wheat crop, there is no room for assumptions that grain is toxin-free and safe to feed to livestock. To avoid any health ...
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Federal Funding May Further Wetlands Research
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/federal-funding-may-further-wetlands-research
August 2, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Congress has its eye on Ohio State University's Olentangy River Wetland Research Park (ORWRP) to continue its research in ecological restoration, as well as to help solve a pollution problem growing in the Gulf of Mexi ...
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Farmers Shouldn't Delay in Planting Wheat
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/farmers-shouldnt-delay-planting-wheat
October 17, 2001 WOOSTER, Ohio- A late soybean harvest in some parts of Ohio has delayed winter wheat planting, causing concern that farmers may have difficulty in establishing a good crop if planting occurs too far beyond the Hessian fly-free date. The ...
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Farmers Can Take Steps to Decrease Manure Pathogens in Runoff
January 14, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – By following a few simple recommendations, farmers who apply manure as a fertilizer to their no-till field can decrease the chance that pathogens end up in runoff and pose environmental and health hazards. Ohio State Uni ...
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Farmer's Markets a Focus of Direct Agricultural Marketing Conference
December 20, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Managers and vendors seeking the tricks of the trade in keeping a farmers' market profitable have the opportunity to attend a series of workshops during the Ohio Direct Agricultural Marketing Association Conference. ...
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Farm Science Review: Sharing the Garden with Bees and Their Imitators
July 31, 2008 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, an ...