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  1. Soil Sampling Only Way to Catch Silent Robber of Soybean Yields

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soil-sampling-only-way-catch-silent-robber-soybean-yields

    and Development Center. "It's not a big thing on the grower's mind, but it should ... causes Phytophthora root rot. Soybean cyst nematodes feed on the roots of young plants, which prevents ... losses. Growers generally shrug off SCN (only 3 percent of Ohio's fields have been tested, based on ...

  2. Link Found Between Lycopene and Poor Seed Quality in Tomatoes

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/link-found-between-lycopene-and-poor-seed-quality-tomatoes

    what is not known is which of these has the most dominant effect on the chemical process. The Ohio ... Jan. 19-21 at the Toledo Seagate Convention Centre and Radisson Hotel in Toledo, Ohio. The annual ... more information on the conference log on to http://www.ohiofruit.org, http://www.ohiovegetables.org or ...

  3. Chow Line: Calcium important even with arthritis (for 3/2/08)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-calcium-important-even-arthritis-3208-0

    February 21, 2008 I have arthritis and am developing knobs on my bones. Should I reduce my calcium ... It depends on how old you are. Adolescents between ages 9 and 18 should get 1,300 milligrams a day. ... milligrams of calcium. Check the Nutrition Facts label-- the percentage of calcium listed is based on a Daily ...

  4. Drought: Corn Stalks Can Stretch Forage

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/node/687

    worst on record in Ohio, leaving many livestock producers short on hay and silage, Lewandowski said. The ... cobs that remain, with the amount of corn grain left on the field averaging some three bushels per ... and ears that don’t pass through combine,” he said. Often post-harvest residue is left on cropland ...

  5. Media Advisory: Saturday's Ohio 4-H Gathering to be Biggest Ever

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/media-advisory-saturdays-ohio-4-h-gathering-be-biggest-ever

    flock to Columbus on Saturday, March 12, for the Ohio 4-H Teen Conference and the Ohio 4-H Volunteer ... Conference. In the past, the conferences were held on separate days, but participants told organizers that ... combining the two would be more convenient, said organizer Allen Auck, Ohio 4-H program manager for events ...

  6. OSU Soil Scientist Gets Glimpse of Soviet Ag System; Receives Honorary Degree

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-soil-scientist-gets-glimpse-soviet-ag-system-receives-honorary-degree

    tropical agriculture and agricultural development in the Third World. Lal grew up on a small farm in ... Management and Sequestration Center. Senate Resolution 440, which Lal helped create, places soil on par with ... Norman Borlaug awards, focuses on carbon sequestration studying soils in the United States, Africa, Latin ...

  7. Improve Soil Quality with New OSU Extension Tool

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/improve-soil-quality-new-osu-extension-tool

    water specialist Rafiq Islam, assesses soil organic matter for overall soil quality on-site. "With ... users on the impacts of cover crops, tillage and compaction on soil quality and the benefits of ... combined a wealth of fact-based information and Ohio research on soil quality in one resource tool," ...

  8. OSU Extension Helping Ohio Schools Better Manage Pests

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-helping-ohio-schools-better-manage-pests

    program. The meeting is free. For more information, log on to ... standards." OSU Extension entomology and Pesticide Safety Education Program specialists are holding School IPM ... Outreach programs this summer to help schools become more proactive instead of reactive when it comes to ...

  9. Don’t Overdo Tillage Following Wet Spring, Harvest

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/don%E2%80%99t-overdo-tillage-following-wet-spring-harvest

    unusually wet conditions surrounding planting and harvest in 2011 made quite an impact on soil conditions. ... 2011 is on track to be the wettest year on record for Ohio. The persistent rains that delayed both ... well be no action at all. “You don’t want to make a bad situation worse by performing deep tillage on ...

  10. 2012 Drought Could Mean Larger Soybean Seeds for 2013 Growing Season

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/2012-drought-could-mean-larger-soybean-seeds-for-2013-growing-season

    expert with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). On ... small seed, Lindsey said. And because drought can have a negative impact on seed quality, growers should ... rating on the seed tag. Then multiply that number by the normal seeding rate.” But, Lindsey said, seed ...

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