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Tilling the Soil? Vertical Tillage Offers the Most Benefits
productivity. Although agronomists encourage the use of no-till for the agricultural and environmental benefits ... generally too hard for roots to penetrate. Vertical tillage includes a wide range of equipment, said Reeder. ... Subsoilers and chisel plows, for example, are designed to create vertical zones by cutting slots about 6 to ...
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Prevent Head Scab: Avoid Planting Wheat After Corn
mindful of the potential for head scab development in their crop. Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University ... and head scab in wheat in 2010 – may pave the way for continuing issues if weather conditions favor ... to follow the OSU Extension Crop Observation and Recommendation Network (C.O.R.N.) newsletter for ...
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Preliminary Data Links Human Illness to Animal Disease Found in Sheep
Crohn's disease test positive for the bacterium that also causes Johne's disease. Debate has raged ... for years over how humans are coming into contact with the organism- whether by consuming milk, dairy ... different for each animal species, but the diversity of the organism appears to be very limited," said ...
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Ohio Drought Impacting Potential Corn Yields
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-drought-impacting-potential-corn-yields
might be best cut for animal feed than harvested for grain." According to the Ohio Agricultural ... that much of the crop will generate respectable yields. "If it wasn't for the mild ... the crop is also becoming an integral source for ethanol. Candace Pollock Peter Thomison False False ...
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Wheat/Soybean Futures Prices Soar to Stimulate More Acres
said Roberts. "Analysts are already worried about availability for next year, so the soybean ... market is looking for acres." Wheat inventories are also low, due to low yields in the United States ... 250,000 acres of wheat this fall. Nationally, demand for wheat has increased to such an extent that little ...
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Variable Rate Application May Save Money, Boost Yields; Learn More at National No-Till Conference
Conference will be held Jan. 14-17 at The Westin in Indianapolis, Ind. For complete conference information, ... software. Results showed that overall fertilizer use (17,325 pounds for the 45-acre field) was the highest ... reduced overall fertilizer use by more than 7,200 pounds for the 45-acre field. "It's all about ...
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Using the Weather to Control Dollar Spot
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/using-weather-control-dollar-spot
irregular straw-colored patches. For those maintaining lawns, parks, sports fields and golf courses, the ... said Boehm. "Now we want to find out exactly when we can make those applications for the most ... colleagues have been conducting dollar spot research for several years. They have developed Extension ...
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Waterman a Model for Water Conservation
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/waterman-model-water-conservation
a model for ways to control agricultural run-off. "Over the past several years OLICA contractors have ... safety, micro-irrigation for home lawns and gardens, the Living Machine treating all dairy facility ... the Unger Research Farm in Bucyrus, Ohio, and the Ohio State-Lima campus. For more information on the ...
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Rattan Lal: For sustainability scientist, Ohio State 'is a paradise'
https://senr.osu.edu/about-us/multimedia/rattan-lal-sustainability-scientist-ohio-state-paradise
Professor by The Ohio State University in 2011. In this video he says Ohio State "is a paradise for ...
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Stewart's Wilt Predicted Low Risk
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/stewarts-wilt-predicted-low-risk
in Ohio, is predicted to be of low risk for most of the state this growing season. Pat Lipps, an ... disease. "We look at the average monthly temperatures for December, January and February and if they ... growers scout their corn fields for the presence of flea beetles, especially if they know they have ...