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  1. Prospective Plantings Not a Surprise. It's Weather that Could Shape Grower Decisions

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/prospective-plantings-not-surprise-its-weather-could-shape-grower-decisions

    plans, but ultimately the weather may make the decision for them. U.S. growers are projected to plant ... couldn't get a lot of field work done in the fall, such as fertilizer applications." As a result, ... numbers from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings Report, released March 31, turned ...

  2. Fertility Management Focus at Conservation Tillage Conference

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/fertility-management-focus-conservation-tillage-conference

    fertilizer or manure applications, will be a topic of interest for farmers attending Ohio State University ... manure application, manure nutrient management, and the economics of a nitrogen program. One of the ... operation influence their nitrogen decision and how they can go about tailoring that decision." For ...

  3. A Little Cunning May Do the Trick in Pepper Management

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/little-cunning-may-do-trick-pepper-management

    applying chemicals to vegetables involves a small droplet application with high pressure and high ... volume," said Richard Derksen, a U.S. Department of Agriculture engineer who holds an adjunct appointment ... need it. And you always have to think about drift hazards." Derksen, along with other OARDC ...

  4. Learn to Manage Manure Effectively at Manure Expo, July 9

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-manage-manure-effectively-manure-expo-july-9

    University Extension soil fertility specialist, will discuss how manure application rate and timing effect ... while keeping in mind that additional nutrients will be supplied from the application that may or may ... supplementing a crop with nitrogen from a manure resource. "One of the problems with manure application is ...

  5. Wildlife in Your Woods- OSU Mansfield branch

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/wildlife-your-woods-osu-mansfield-branch

    Day-long class is all about the wildlife in your woods. Learn about birds, amphibians and mammals ...

  6. Researchers: Apply Public Trust Doctrine to 'Rescue' Wildlife from Politics

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/researchers-apply-public-trust-doctrine-rescue-wildlife-politics

    legislative rider. This rider was passed after courts had reversed three previous U.S. Fish and Wildlife ... its application to wildlife in the United States dates to the late 19th century. In an 1896 case, Geer ... vs. Connecticut, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the wildlife trust doctrine imposed on states ...

  7. Don't Pass Up Rare Opportunity to Make Fall Fertilizer Applications

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/dont-pass-rare-opportunity-make-fall-fertilizer-applications

    about two weeks early, on average, they can get quite a bit of fertilizer applications down this fall ... are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now.   "This is a rare opportunity for ... and avoid that frozen ground application in the winter." Mullen, who also holds an appointment ...

  8. Study Determining Best Practices to Manage Burcucumber in Corn

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/study-determining-best-practices-manage-burcucumber-corn

    application until corn is at about the V2 stage could provide more effective control in mid-season and allow ... herbicides, we weren't sure what would be the most effective combinations of herbicides and application ... application. In 2010, the first year of the study, researchers applied herbicides Lexar, Corvus+atrazine and ...

  9. Testing the Best Fungicide Coverage for Soybean Rust

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/testing-best-fungicide-coverage-soybean-rust

    of application equipment or setup that would provide the best coverage. And because of the nature of ... Penetrating the lower part of the canopy with applications is very challenging," said Ozkan, a researcher ... and plant pathologists, along with U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers based at OARDC, have ...

  10. Bat Roost Monitoring Program

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/bat-roost-monitoring-program

    of May/early June, and once at the end of June or into July), you watch the roost for about one hour ... and count any bats that enter or exit, as well as answer a few basic questions about the type and ... the year! You can find all the information about the program, including the protocol and data sheets, ...

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