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  1. Avoiding Fatigue Can Prevent Injuries on the Farm

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/avoiding-fatigue-can-prevent-injuries-farm

    to avoid risk of fatigue: • Get plenty of sleep. • Avoid thinking about work once you have finished ...

  2. Students: Test Your Knowledge of Ag for Prizes at Farm Science Review

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/students-test-your-knowledge-ag-prizes-farm-science-review

    grounds. "The trivia game is a fun way of teaching youth about agriculture, the farming lifestyle, and ...

  3. pH

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1492

    information for you about pH in Drinking Water ...

  4. Corn Residue an Option if Forage Supplies are Short

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/corn-residue-option-if-forage-supplies-are-short

      "Corn harvest has started and the residue that is left in the field is not a bad feed for about 60 days ... contains organic matter that when returned to the soil does have value." To learn more about grazing ...

  5. Corn Leaf Diseases Could Spell Yield Troubles

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/corn-leaf-diseases-could-spell-yield-troubles

    scattered over the leaf surfaces. Spores are carried up from the South and arrive in Ohio by about mid-June ... to early July. Spores germinate and infect the leaves in about six hours when water is present on ...

  6. Management Technique Aids in Treating Plant Problems

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/management-technique-aids-treating-plant-problems

    homeowner becomes more knowledgeable about plant problems and more efficient in diagnosis and treatment. But ... always opportunities to learn more about the landscape," said Boggs. "Avoid panic. Be aware ...

  7. Raised Beds Effective in Blueberry Production

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/raised-beds-effective-blueberry-production

    The cost of making a raised bed is about $350 as compared to tile drainage at or above $1,500 per ... spring. The last census in Ohio reported about 280 acres of blueberries, most of which are grown in ...

  8. Governor Strickland Proclaims Master Gardener Volunteer Week

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/governor-strickland-proclaims-master-gardener-volunteer-week

    serious about horticulture-- taking their passion for plants and the environment and passing it on to ... herbs, and berries, and was created to educate visitors and school children about how the 19th century ... and services in 67 Ohio counties. To learn more about the OSU Extension Master Gardener volunteer ...

  9. Field Crop Irrigation May Work For Some Ohio Growers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/field-crop-irrigation-may-work-some-ohio-growers

    and the smaller acreages tend to outweigh the costs of the system. "You are talking about an ... Precipitation as rainfall varies throughout the state, with about 10 inches more rainfall occurring in southern ... about 1/3 inch per day. Brown said that growers should consider the type of irrigation system they might ...

  10. Don't Let Slugs Rule the Roost in No-Till Fields

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/dont-let-slugs-rule-roost-no-till-fields

    an application to prevent that stand loss in soybeans." Deadline MPs molluscicide has proven to ...

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