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  1. 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 ... have raised questions about the future availability and affordability of nitrogen fertilizer for ... needs as a way of combating high commercial fertilizer costs. Now new strides in technology may soon ...

  2. OSU Extension Plays Key Role in Solar Energy Development in Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-plays-key-role-solar-energy-development-ohio

    develop the project. In the process, Romich said, the county looked to OSU Extension for fact ... August 30, 2010 For a video about Wyandot Solar, go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hio4IMwTY2Y ... projects, economic activity and jobs throughout the state. The Wyandot Solar facility was unveiled on Aug. ...

  3. Training Workshop Offers Certification in Manure Handling

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/training-workshop-offers-certification-manure-handling

    manure applicators interested in becoming certified or who want to learn more about manure management ... the training. To receive licensing through ODA, a producer or custom applicator must attend three ... Training session enables participants to complete all the training needed for initial certification ...

  4. New Bio-fertilizer Can Increase Hydroponic Vegetable Growth: Ohio State Trials

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/new-bio-fertilizer-can-increase-hydroponic-vegetable-growth-ohio-state-trials

    November 15, 2012 WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new organic-based fertilizer for commercial hydroponic ... production can boost lettuce growth by about 13 percent, according to preliminary trials conducted by Ohio ... The fertilizer, BiOWiSH-Hydroponic, is produced by BiOWiSH Technologies, a Chicago-based manufacturer of natural ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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: ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Hops Tours

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/hops-tours

    Learn about hops and how to grow the increasingly popular crop during the First Fridays Hops Tours ... Friday of the months of May, June and July, will allow participants to learn more about the Ohio hops ... project. They include a classroom session on hops led by researchers with Ohio State University Extension ...

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