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Oct 2, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dry corn and soybean fields have put farmers at greater risk of their combines catching on fire while harvesting crops.
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Sep 29, 2017
More weeds, particularly varieties that can withstand some common herbicides, poked out of fields across Ohio this year.
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Sep 22, 2017
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Students at The Ohio State University and Central State University, a historically black university in Wilberforce, will soon benefit from a $2.8 million grant designed to develop leaders for the bioeconomy industry in Ohio and nationwide.
Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) is overseeing a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture to create a consortium of 20 participating universities and industry partners.
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Sep 22, 2017
LONDON – Despite a daylong drench and the mud that followed, this year’s Farm Science Review drew eager attendees Sept. 19-21 who came to learn about the latest innovations in agriculture and tote home a bag of freebies.
A record-number of exhibitors, 642, intrigued attendees with farm machinery, varieties of seeds and fertilizers, weed killers and crop advice at the three-day agricultural trade show sponsored by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.
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Sep 15, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — From the ground, it looks like just another Midwestern cornfield. Nothing special.
Fly a few hundred feet above the cornfield, and a clear image comes into view: a Block O with the words “Ohio State” angled through the middle of it.
Buckeye pride? Partly. But the logo also illustrates the power of “smart planting.”
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Sep 13, 2017
TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a dozen Ohio scientists studying harmful algal blooms — the pea-green, sometimes-toxic outbreaks plaguing Lake Erie and other waters — will discuss their latest findings at the second
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Sep 12, 2017
TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a dozen Ohio scientists studying harmful algal blooms — the pea-green, sometimes-toxic outbreaks plaguing Lake Erie and other waters — will discuss their latest findings at the second State of the Science: Understanding Algal Blooms Conference on Thursday in Toledo.
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Sep 5, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — Farming is considered one of the most dangerous occupations in the United States, and the 2017 Farm Science Review (FSR) is ready to help with information to keep farm workers safe.
The Ohio State University’s Agricultural Safety and Health program will offer live demonstrations during FSR, Sept. 19-21, at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio, including the following farm safety displays and demonstrations.
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Sep 5, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — A short wagon ride away from Farm Science Review’s rows of gleaming tractors, its grounds full of hundreds of exhibitors, its streets packed by thousands of visitors, you’ll see another side of agriculture.
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Aug 25, 2017
LONDON, Ohio — Farm Science Review, one of the biggest farm shows in the U.S., lasts three days. Ever wonder what happens at the site the other 362 days of the year?
Projects. Lots and lots of improvement projects to keep the area in tip-top shape for the following year.
