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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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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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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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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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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 ...
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Soybean Rust Infections Remain Low
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybean-rust-infections-remain-low
July 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 Production Woes Continue into Harvest
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybean-production-woes-continue-harvest
September 26, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Soybean harvest, as one Ohio State University Extension agronomist describes it, will be "slow and painful" for Ohio growers. The poor condition of the crop, associated with a wet spring, late planting and a ho ...