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  1. Don't Let Late Soybean Harvest Slow Down Wheat Preparation

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/dont-let-late-soybean-harvest-slow-down-wheat-preparation

    plant wheat at a rate of 18-24 seeds per-foot-of-row. "That's about 1.2 million to 1.6 million ... nitrogen in the fall. Researchers have found that fall nitrogen application pays dividends in yield. ... critical to make an early spring nitrogen application. Plants can make it until early April when ground ...

  2. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Horse Meat, Yay or Neigh? (for the Week of Dec. 31, 2006)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-horse-meat-yay-or-neigh-week-dec-31-2006

    December 15, 2006 Q. Dear Twig: Not that I want to do it myself, but what's the deal about ... say it should, that stopping it would cost people too much time and money. In fall, the U.S. House of ... Twig P.S. Who buys the most U.S. horse meat? Belgium, Switzerland, France, Russia, Japan, Mexico. ...

  3. New Extension Tool Helping Farmers Save on Fertilizer

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/new-extension-tool-helping-farmers-save-fertilizer

    inputs: the price of corn at harvest and the cost of nitrogen at application. Robert Mullen, an OSU ... fertilizer applications. "The tool is part of a new nitrogen application program that is slowly ... Mullen. "However, through years of research we found no correlation between nitrogen applications and ...

  4. Over-the-counter Foggers Ineffective Against Bedbugs: Ohio State Study

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/over-counter-foggers-ineffective-against-bedbugs-ohio-state-study

    control tactics; the public's lack of awareness about these insects and how easily they spread; and ...   Following application of the three foggers, Jones and Bryant found little, if any, adverse effects on the ... with the mist, she added, many bedbug populations found in Ohio and throughout the U.S. have varying ...

  5. GPS Guidance System May Replace Industry Standard

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/gps-guidance-system-may-replace-industry-standard

    within a six-to-10 inch distance from each application, eliminating skips, preventing overlay, and ... applications," said Matt Sullivan, an Ohio State University Extension program specialist. "I've used ... questions about how to use them and which ones are the best," said Sullivan. "This project is ...

  6. Researchers Exploring Ways to Convert Manure Gas into Fertilizer

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/researchers-exploring-ways-convert-manure-gas-fertilizer

    April 14, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Many farmers are looking to manure application for their fertility ... a $599,836 U.S. Department of Agriculture National Research Initiative grant to study the feasibility of ... have raised questions about the future availability and affordability of nitrogen fertilizer for ...

  7. Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference Boasts New Sessions

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/conservation-tillage-and-technology-conference-boasts-new-sessions

    February 1, 2006 ADA, Ohio-- Manure management-- from application techniques to environmental ... include the Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts, U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural ... discussion on Feb. 23 include sessions on nutrient management (nitrogen application, rate comparisons, soil ...

  8. Herbicide-Treated Mulches Effective Method of Weed Control

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/herbicide-treated-mulches-effective-method-weed-control

    near-perfect weed control and showed minimal phytotoxicity up to 130 days after application. Such results are ... extended, reducing the need for repeated chemical applications over the course of a growing season. The ... 45-day herbicide application. "The mulches treated with herbicides had a 1.5 fold increase over ...

  9. Learn About Emerald Ash Borer Online, for Free — First Webinar on Woodland Management is Jan. 6

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-about-emerald-ash-borer-online-free-%E2%80%94-first-webinar-woodland-management-jan-6

    allowing anyone with broadband Internet access to learn about this destructive pest of ash trees as well ... talk about proper management of woodlands for EAB and other invasive species. “EAB has killed millions ... 10, “Asian Longhorned Beetle,” Julie Spaulding, U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant ...

  10. Livestock Industry: May 2 Workshop in Columbus Tackles Ammonia, Nitrogen

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/livestock-industry-may-2-workshop-columbus-tackles-ammonia-nitrogen

    of animal-feeding operations. Workshop participants will learn about a variety of research-based strategies to reduce ammonia ... manure covers and management of manure land application to reduce air emissions, and use of wet scrubbers ... Department of Natural Resources, and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation ...

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