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Ohio Soybeans Suffer in 2008
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-soybeans-suffer-2008
January 12, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Ohio's 2008 soybean crop was one of the worst for growers in several years, with yields falling below 40 bushels per acre for the first time since 2003. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture November Crop P ...
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Media Advisory: OSU Extension to Host Farm Bill/Crop Insurance Program Jan. 21
January 12, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Media are invited to attend a 2008 Farm Bill and crop insurance program, sponsored by Ohio State University Extension and Farm Credit Services of America. The program will take place on Jan. 21 from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. at ...
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Winter Raises Cold Stress Risk
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/winter-raises-cold-stress-risk
January 15, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Despite cold temperatures, the activity of winter work may fuel a false sense of protection against cold weather hazards. If unprepared, laborers can be numbed into serious cold stress injuries, including hypothermia, fros ...
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Renovating Pastures? Try Frost Seeding
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/renovating-pastures-try-frost-seeding
January 22, 2009 ATHENS, Ohio-- Frost seeding is viewed as a low-cost method for livestock producers looking to renovate pastures while increasing yields and improving quality with little commercial nitrogen. Frost seeding involves broadcasting a grass or ...
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Reduce Inputs, Improve Bottom Line at Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
January 26, 2009 ADA, Ohio-- In today's economic climate, no-till farmers looking to reduce production inputs without hurting yields or their bottom line may find some solutions at the Ohio State University Conservation Tillage and Technology Confere ...
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Soil Scientist Develops 10 Principles to Sustainable Soil Management
January 29, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- From food security to climate change to energy demands, the world faces a myriad of critical sustainability issues, all whose potential solution may lie right beneath our feet. Rattan Lal, an Ohio State University soil sc ...
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Ohio Corn Yields Take a Tumble in 2008
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-corn-yields-take-tumble-2008
February 5, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- A wet spring, dry summer and a hurricane in the fall dragged down Ohio corn yields, but it could have been worse, according to an Ohio State University Extension agronomist. "The yields for corn were about five bushe ...
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Ohio Farmers Finding Risk Mitigation, Profitability and Conservation Wrapped in One Crop Production System
February 17, 2009 BUCYRUS, Ohio-- An alternative agricultural production system that supports two crops within the same growing season is winning favor among Ohio farmers for its risk management and conservation benefits. Modified Relay Intercropping (MRI ...
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OSU Extension to Host Farm Bill Meetings
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-host-farm-bill-meetings
February 18, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- While the U.S. Department of Agriculture is putting the final touches on the 2008 Farm Bill, farmers are making production decisions related to the Farm Bill that could have significant economic impacts. Ohio State Unive ...
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Ohioans Finding Economic Benefits in Protecting Humans and the Environment Through OSU Extension Program
February 23, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- An Ohio State University Extension program, created in the 1970s to promote public safety and a cleaner environment, has had an unexpected purpose in recent times: It has become a source of economic stability for thousan ...