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High Fuel Costs, Low Rust Fears Driving Shift in Crop Plantings
April 7, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- High costs associated with fuel and nitrogen fertilizer and the alleviation of fears of a soybean rust epidemic are driving U.S. growers to plant less corn and more soybeans this season, says an Ohio State University Extensi ...
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Heat Stress Impacts Not Just Plants
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/heat-stress-impacts-not-just-plants
August 12, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio farmers may be concerned over the effects warm, dry conditions are having on their crops, but they should also take note of the impacts heat stress can have on livestock. Not every livestock animal species responds the ...
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Heirloom Garden Celebrates Ohio's Past
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/heirloom-garden-celebrates-ohios-past
July 11, 2007 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio-- Public gardens are not only places to enjoy the latest in plant cultivars, but they can also be portals to celebrating the past. For those interested in Ohio history, Ohio State University Extension in Clark County offers ...
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Heat Stress Costs U.S. Livestock Producers Billions
August 12, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- The impact of heat stress on livestock costs U.S. livestock producers approximately $2.5 billion a year, as much as 50 percent of their net farm income, according to a recent Ohio State University study. Ohio State Universi ...
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Health of Ohio's Corn Crop in Question
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/health-ohios-corn-crop-question
July 21, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — One thing that can protect Ohio's corn crop from drought damage is an element that the crop is lacking — ironically, driven by inadequate moisture. Some of Ohio's corn crop is experiencing a deficiency in potassi ...
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Head Scab Risk Low in Ohio
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/head-scab-risk-low-ohio
June 10, 2002 WOOSTER, Ohio- Much of Ohio's wheat crop may have escaped the risk of head scab disease, a bright spot in what's shaping up to be a rather dismal growing season for crop producers. Pat Lipps, an Ohio State University Extension plan ...
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Head scab hits Ohio's wheat
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/head-scab-hits-ohios-wheat
June 16, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – Hot, humid weather coupled with rain during a critical development stage of Ohio's wheat has caused an outbreak of head scab in some areas of the state – the first major outbreak of the disease in the state in about a de ...
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Gypsy Moth Caterpillar Resembles Other Caterpillar Pests
May 22, 2001 Editor: Images of caterpillars are available. Contact Candace Pollock or OARDC photographer Ken Chamberlain at (330) 263-3779, or e-mail chamberlain.1@osu.edu. WOOSTER, Ohio- As the gypsy moth caterpillar feeds and matures over the next sever ...
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Growing Technology Tracks Commodities Through Marketplace
January 10, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The same type of technology that is used to track livestock from the farm to the marketplace is now being used on other commodities, such as fruit and vegetable production. And growers can learn all about the technology a ...
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Guide Helps Growers Manage Soybean Cyst Nematode
July 6, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – Soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a destructive pest of soybeans, can be found in nearly every county in Ohio. A farmer may have it and not know it, and for those who know their fields are infested, proper management is crucial. In ...