Site

Search results

  1. Green by Nature: Algae Research May Lead to New Alternative Fuel Industry in Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/green-nature-algae-research-may-lead-new-alternative-fuel-industry-ohio

    May 12, 2011 Public-private project is funded by close to $7 million in grants from the U.S ... a nursery and greenhouse operation located just a few miles from OARDC’s Wooster campus. Other project ... with OSU Extension. “And because algae is about 40 percent lipids (oil) and 60 percent biomass, there’s ...

  2. Grain Rescue Simulator to Help Educate About the Hazards of Flowing Grain

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/grain-rescue-simulator-help-educate-about-hazards-flowing-grain

    will be used to train first responders, grain industry employees and farm families about the hazards of ... Engineering are enrolled in a senior capstone project to design this training unit.  Beyond designing the ... flowing grain.  The grain rescue simulator is being created to meet training needs  identified by first ...

  3. Project Cultivates Tanzanian Agricultural Expertise for Future

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/project-cultivates-tanzanian-agricultural-expertise-future

    students will keep on producing long after the project is over." Erbaugh is excited about the ... required to enter graduate school in the U.S., and the Test of English as a Foreign Language. The training ... degree-training portion of the project will also help with another of the project's goals, Erbaugh said: ...

  4. Northern Ohio Vegetable Crops Field Night is Aug. 3 in Fremont

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/northern-ohio-vegetable-crops-field-night-aug-3-fremont

    year's Northern Ohio Vegetable Crops Field Night, which will be held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the North ... (OARDC), the station is located at 1165 CR 43, Fremont, Ohio, in the fertile vegetable-producing soils ... of Sandusky County.   Topics and research projects to be discussed include tomato varieties for healthy tomato ...

  5. Growers to See Changes in Nitrogen Application Recommendations

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/growers-see-changes-nitrogen-application-recommendations

    rise.   Historically, tri-state (Michigan, Ohio, Indiana) fertilizer recommendations for field crops ... a system, however, relies on the fact that nitrogen is inexpensive and over-application is not too costly, ... managing large acreages, are beginning to look at fertilizer nitrogen application from an economic ...

  6. 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

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

  7. Ohio State Receives $24M USAID Grant to Boost Agriculture, Food Security in Tanzania

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-receives-24m-usaid-grant-boost-agriculture-food-security-tanzania

    project is part of the U.S. government’s Feed the Future (FTF) initiative, which seeks to address the root ... Agriculture. “Funding available for this project will allow us to expand our collaborative research, graduate ... achieved in part through the training of 100 M.S. and 20 Ph.D. students from that country. The project will ...

  8. Fertilizer Costs May Be on the Rise Again for Growers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/fertilizer-costs-may-be-rise-again-growers

    August 24, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. growers may be in for another year of high fertilizer costs. ... projected historical high, which translates into $30 to $50 higher in fertilizer costs for the fall compared ...   The U.S. Department of Energy recently released its first estimate of natural gas prices, another ...

  9. Variable Rate Application May Save Money, Boost Yields; Learn More at National No-Till Conference

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/variable-rate-application-may-save-money-boost-yields-learn-more-national-no-till

    to make wise decisions on fertilizer application rates across a field," said Reeder, who also ... reduced overall fertilizer use by more than 7,200 pounds for the 45-acre field. "It's all about ... December 12, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Using variable rate fertilizer application in no-till ...

  10. Using Optical Sensors to Improve Nitrogen Management

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/using-optical-sensors-improve-nitrogen-management

    new to Ohio, and Mullen hopes the Ohio State project, funded through a Fluid Fertilizer Foundation ... production input growers face in agriculture, and with the continued increase in fertilizer costs, ... application efficiency is becoming increasingly important. In response to this need, Ohio State University ...

Pages