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  1. Learn More about Managing Livestock Facilities at Farm Science Review

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-more-about-managing-livestock-facilities-farm-science-review

    ventilated livestock buildings that simulates various ventilation system scenarios. The idea is to aid ... London, Ohio. "Most modern swine facilities depend on mechanical ventilation to make animals as ... to lose track of proper ventilation maintenance-- to warm the building more or to run the cooling ...

  2. Market Expectations Overshoot Projected Crop Plantings

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    up for 2009, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings Report. But the ... Corn Belt states didn't have much impact on farmers' decisions to take large acres of corn ... many areas of the U.S. that are still favoring corn profitability." According to the report, ...

  3. Soybean Rust Infections Remain Low

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    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 to continue throughout 2005. WOOSTER, Ohio ... highly unlikely. Additionally, if soybean rust were to make an appearance in Ohio its arrival may be at ...

  4. Pre-Emergent Herbicides Effective for Weed Control

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    April 5, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- With resistance to glyphosate increasing in weed species throughout ... Roundup Ready soybean fields and some of them don't in their corn crop. They've gotten used to ... reducing the number of applications to save time and costs," said Stachler, who also holds a research ...

  5. Fighting High Fertilizer Costs with Alternative Management

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/fighting-high-fertilizer-costs-alternative-management

    March 8, 2005 WOOSTER, Ohio — Incorporating legumes into a crop rotation to capture the fixed ... Development Center in Wooster, Ohio, said that the cropping system might be an effective alternative to ... beginning this spring to measure the amount of nitrogen that is produced from such a cropping system and to ...

  6. Scout Fields Now for Alfalfa Weevil

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    April 14, 2006 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Scouting for field crop insects is not just left to corn and ... soybean growers. Now is the time for alfalfa producers to begin scouting their fields for alfalfa weevil, ... southern Ohio has warmed up enough to where alfalfa weevil feeding will become more prevalent. Growers in ...

  7. Annie's Project Being Offered in Ohio This Winter

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    Hambleton, in honor of her mother, Annie, and her commitment to the family farm, is designed to empower farm ... women to be better business partners through networks and by managing and organizing critical ... financially involved in a farm operation, has doubled since 1978, according to the Ohio Department of ...

  8. Ohioans Finding Economic Benefits in Protecting Humans and the Environment Through OSU Extension Program

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    1970s to promote public safety and a cleaner environment, has had an unexpected purpose in recent times: ... courses to become a certified pesticide commercial applicator. It's a required designation set forth ... critical to a lot of industries and in public health, but there is a need to use them responsibly in a way ...

  9. Make Careful Decisions When Selecting 2011 Corn Hybrids

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/make-careful-decisions-when-selecting-2011-corn-hybrids

    yet growers are already making decisions about hybrids to plant in 2011. Peter Thomison, an Ohio State ... are best suited to their farm operation. "Corn acreage, previous crop, soil type, tillage ... a geographic area. "Corn for grain should reach physiological maturity or "black layer" one to ...

  10. Ornamental Plant Disease New to Ohio Poses Threat to Daylilies

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ornamental-plant-disease-new-ohio-poses-threat-daylilies

    can pose a serious threat to daylilies. Daylily rust, caused by a rust fungus of the Puccinia species, ... Agriculture) hasn't made any quarantine decisions as of yet, but we are following the situation closely to ... spreads easily from plant to plant via spores carried by wind-driven rain and has a short incubation ...

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