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Getting the Edge Over Insects and Diseases with Training Program
January 23, 2008 ADA, Ohio-- A plant pathology and entomology training program is giving farmers, crop consultants and others in the agriculture industry a more refined eye in recognizing diseases and pests. First Detector Training, part of the National ...
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Get the Most Out of Small Fruit Crops with Better Pruning Techniques
March 2, 2010 PIKETON, Ohio – If you want to get the most out of your small fruit crops this spring and summer, pruning is an essential maintenance practice that should be performed during winter while plants are still dormant. Ohio State University Sou ...
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High Input Costs, Cheap Equipment: Finding the Value in Precision Agriculture Technology
April 7, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- If farmers are considering incorporating precision agriculture equipment into their farm operations, now might be an ideal time to adopt the technology. With the costs of crop production inputs rising and precision agricul ...
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Harvesting Corn for Silage A Tough Decision
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/harvesting-corn-silage-tough-decision
August 19, 2002 OTTAWA, Ohio- Harvesting corn for grain or for forage may be one of the toughest decisions some Ohio growers are facing this season. At a time when growers may have been giving up on their crop, scattered rainfall and cooler temperatures a ...
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Have an Unused Barn? Raise Some Fish in It
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/have-unused-barn-raise-some-fish-it
August 15, 2006 LONDON, Ohio-- Ohio producers unsure of what to make of their unused hog, veal or poultry barns have the option of turning the structures into a viable aquaculture facility. Farmers across the state are converting their barns into re-cir ...
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Get the Most of Crop Performance: Soil Sample in the Fall
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/get-most-crop-performance-soil-sample-fall
October 26, 2004 WOOSTER, Ohio — Soils can be sampled and tested at any time during the year, but for plants to get the most of soil fertility, nutrients, and fertilizer, sampling should be conducted in the fall. Maurice Watson, an Ohio State University ...
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Get the Latest on Sudden Death Syndrome at Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
February 15, 2010 ADA, Ohio – Sudden death syndrome, a soybean disease once confined to just northern areas of Ohio, is now commonly found as far south as the Ohio River. Farmers attending the Ohio State University Conservation Tillage and Technology Conf ...
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Get the Benefits of Cover Crops at Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
February 9, 2009 ADA, Ohio-- With only a small percentage of cover crops incorporated into field crop rotations in Ohio, farmers are missing out on a plethora of benefits legumes or grasses may afford. Rafiq Islam, an Ohio State University Extension soi ...
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Get the Latest in Agriculture Trends to Increase Farm Profits
January 8, 2010 UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio – Farmers looking to capitalize on financial, environmental and marketing trends to increase their farm profits have the opportunity to attend an Ohio State University Extension "Future Trends for Profitability in ...
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Get the Latest on Beekeeping and the State of Bee Health at the Ohio State Beekeepers Association Summer Meeting
June 3, 2010 PIKETON, Ohio – Beekeeping enthusiasts, producers, industry specialists and others interested in apiculture and the current state of bee colonies have the opportunity to attend the Ohio State Beekeepers Association summer meeting and workshop ...