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Ohio's Wheat Production Continues to Shrink
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-wheat-production-continues-shrink
steady decline in Ohio's wheat production. "When you compare wheat to corn and soybeans, for ... soils that are favorable for growing other more profitable crops and growers can just get better yields ... other commodities, as well as a strong price support system for soybeans, is behind the significant drop ...
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More Efficient Beef Cattle Production, Marketing Eyed With Tagging Program
centers in Coschocton, Caldwell, Jackson, Ripley, Columbus and Wooster for the purpose of collecting and ... determine which production process is most profitable for them. The system will eventually be integrated ... packers, who could then inform producers of what traits they look for in a quality carcass- a move that may ...
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Look to Soil Tests, Not Yields When Making Fertilizer Applications
$400 a ton for phosphorus and from $1,000 a ton to about half that now for potassium. For those farmers ... a savings. For those whose soil tests are close to critical levels, don't assume you can get away with ... making it unavailable to the plant. "Adequate phosphorus for a corn/bean rotation is about 25-30 ...
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Western Bean Cutworm Monitored in Ohio Again This Year
for the Western bean cutworm, a common pest of Western corn-producing states rapidly expanding ... yields. Feeding damage can also create opportunities for disease development. "Indiana saw damage in ... and his colleagues will be trapping for adult moths and scouting for eggs and feeding damage ...
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Ohio's Corn Heading for Record-Breaking Yields
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-corn-heading-record-breaking-yields
"The prognosis for corn looks good," said Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension ... really need to be cognizant of stalk quality issues and the increased risk for stalk lodging with this ... may be earmarked for silage, and in many cases, silage is already being harvested for that purpose. ...
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Participants to Learn About Plant Health at Workshop
he said. "For example, if you've got an acid-loving plant growing in alkaline soil, then ... plant," said Chatfield. "For example, if a plant has an iron deficiency, yellowing would be present ... designed to identify pests and diseases that can pose serious health problems for plants. A diagnostic tour ...
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Land Use Conference Focuses on Impacts/Solutions During Economic Turbulence
multi-jurisdictional agreements for land use; protecting community water supplies through land use; mortgage crisis ... impacts for rural land use; small town successful brown field redevelopment projects; and two sessions on ... important to understand the impacts and potential solutions for these issues." For more information or ...
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Ag Icon Gone, But His Work Must Carry On, Says OSU Soil Scientist
Nobel Laureate Norman Borlaug, considered the father of the "Green Revolution" for pulling the ... population in many Third World countries from the brink of starvation for his work in wheat development, has ... award to Lal for his contributions in global food security and his work in sustainable management of ...
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Put Soybean Aphid Scouting on 2011 To-Do List
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/put-soybean-aphid-scouting-2011-do-list
Agricultural Research and Development Center. Hammond and his colleagues scouted for eggs on buckthorn, the ... growers should just be aware that scouting for aphids will probably be more important next summer during ... aphid build-up was expected and is a contributing factor to finding eggs on buckthorn this fall. For ...
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Final Exams for Semester and Second-Session Classes
https://cornishlab.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/final-exams-semester-and-second-session-classes
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