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  1. Ohio's Corn Benefited Little from Hurricane Katrina

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-corn-benefited-little-hurricane-katrina

    to benefit most of Ohio's drought-stressed corn crop.   The U.S. Department of Agriculture has ... impacted to apply for federal assistance. But despite the state of some cornfields, other fields are ... producing a decent crop that's driving up USDA's yield projections. "Some growers are saying ...

  2. GPS Guidance System May Replace Industry Standard

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

    fertilizers and chemicals in the field is taking a back seat to GPS technology. Guidance systems that use GPS ... questions about how to use them and which ones are the best," said Sullivan. "This project is ... (Global Positioning System) receivers are helping farmers to accurately apply chemicals or fertilizers ...

  3. 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 ... level in the soil can help growers decide whether manure application in a certain field is ... February 20, 2007 ADA, Ohio – Effective soil fertility management, either through commercial ...

  4. OSU Awarded Food Safety Education Grant

    https://producesafety.osu.edu/news/osu-awarded-food-safety-education-grant

    project will allow us to reach a larger number of Plain growers ensuring a greater impact on fresh produce ... grant includes a regional conference to be held in Ohio in 2019.  A summary of the project is provided ... below. Project Summary Food safety education continues to be a challenge for limited-resource ...

  5. International IPM Program a Success for Tomato Producers in Africa

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/international-ipm-program-success-tomato-producers-africa

    the farmers who participated in the field school. "When I reduced my pesticide applications from ... project to improve tomato production in Uganda has met with success among small-scale farmers in the ... pesticide applications by half, has been a marketing boon for farmers who, in some cases, collect a premium ...

  6. Workshop and a Bagamoyo Farmer Make Seedling Health the Foundation of IPM

    https://ipa.osu.edu/news/workshop-and-bagamoyo-farmer-make-seedling-health-foundation-ipm

    about his farm to an international audience at a Seedling Health Workshop at Sokoine University of ... Vegetable Crops project through the Integrated Pest Management Innovation Lab (IPM-IL), sponsored by the ... U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) and directed by scientists at SUA and Ohio State ...

  7. Academic Program Strengthens Ties with African Agriculture

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/academic-program-strengthens-ties-african-agriculture

    economy throughout the region. Through a three-year $799,647 U.S. Agency for International Development ... agricultural engineering. These students have returned to their home countries to apply their training to ... research, teaching, and community outreach. The program also provided in-country training opportunities for ...

  8. Blowing in the Wind: OSU Extension Helps Communities Develop Wind Energy Projects

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/blowing-wind-osu-extension-helps-communities-develop-wind-energy-projects

    members and decision makers about the benefits to them from this project, and now we are proving it," ... in the emerging field of renewable energy-- helping communities throughout Ohio capitalize on ... a growing number of alternative energy projects that bring much-needed investment and jobs to the state. In ...

  9. DEADLINE: Application for International Affairs Academic Enrichment Grants

    https://ipa.osu.edu/events/deadline-application-international-affairs-academic-enrichment-grants

    $8,000. For more information about the application process: Faculty Research Academic Enrichment Grant ... development of global competencies. For more information about the application process: Education Abroad ... about the application process: China Gateway Research Seed Grant ...

  10. 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 ... soil can help growers decide whether manure application in a certain field is necessary." For ... June 26, 2008 LONDON, Ohio-- Manure is a tremendous fertilizer source that many crop producers ...

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