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  1. Ohio State University Furthering Economic Development Efforts in West Africa

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-university-furthering-economic-development-efforts-west-africa

    300 applicants. The project is co-directed by Richard Dick, a professor with Ohio State's School ... project provides a unique opportunity for a U.S. university to influence higher education in West Africa ... Africa-U.S. Higher Education Initiative Planning grant by the U.S. Agency for International Development and ...

  2. Produce Safety Training Programs

    https://producesafety.osu.edu/good-agricultural-practices/training-programs

    fruit and vegetables in the field (GAPs Training and GAPs Training for Plain Growers) and to growers who ... receive a certificate of completion at the end of the training.  Each participant also receives ... Fresh Produce Safety Training Programs I. GOOD AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES TRAININGS GAPs training ...

  3. USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/usda-ongoing-drought-causes-significant-crop-yield-declines

    last week cut its projected U.S. corn production to 10.8 billion bushels, down 17 percent from its ... resulted in parched crop fields. In fact,  with an average temperature of 77.6 degrees, July was the ... August 14, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S ...

  4. USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/usda-ongoing-drought-causes-significant-crop-yield-declines-0

    today cut its projected U.S. corn production to 10.8 billion bushels, down 17 percent from its forecast ... resulted in parched crop fields. In fact,  with an average temperature of 77.6 degrees, July was the ... August 10, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S ...

  5. New Irrigation Methods Featured at OSU Extension Field Night

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/new-irrigation-methods-featured-osu-extension-field-night

    August 4, 2009 PIKETON, Ohio – The irrigation demonstration and training unit of Ohio State ... University South Centers at Piketon will be featured at the upcoming OSU South Centers Horticulture Field ... at 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon, Ohio. A fertilizer injection demonstration, new to the irrigation ...

  6. Ohio EPA Awards Nearly $200,000 for Sustainability Efforts on OSU Farm/Research Facility

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-epa-awards-nearly-200000-sustainability-efforts-osu-farmresearch-facility

    Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory (2433 Carmack Rd.). The projects will serve as application tools ... Water Conservation District to demonstrate several progressive projects on OSU's Waterman ... residents. "The educational project will provide on-the-ground examples of how to improve operations and ...

  7. Livestock Manure a Winner As Alternative Spring Crop Fertilizer

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/livestock-manure-winner-alternative-spring-crop-fertilizer

    to produce yields comparable to traditional fertilizer applications, and the alternative option may ... area farmers for the past two years to determine how well swine manure applications to corn and wheat ... in the spring compare to traditional applications of nitrogen and urea. What the group found was that ...

  8. Food-Borne Pathogens May Be Controlled Through Manure Management

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/food-borne-pathogens-may-be-controlled-through-manure-management

    Animal manure, used as a natural fertilizer on fields and organic crops, is just one way that food-borne ... use manure to fertilize their crops are recommended to compost their manure before application, since ... the project collaborators. More than 150 pathogens can cause zoonotic infections. "We'll ...

  9. Freshwater Prawn Finding Niche in Ohio Aquaculture

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/freshwater-prawn-finding-niche-ohio-aquaculture

    been harvested (about 600 pounds). What started out eight years ago as a trial run for South Centers ... aquaculturists has turned into a yearly research project geared toward Ohio farmers looking for new crops and ... alternative income. "What I find so fascinating about the freshwater prawn is that it is the size of ...

  10. Freshwater Prawn Finding Niche in Ohio Aquaculture

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/freshwater-prawn-finding-niche-ohio-aquaculture-0

    over 9,000 prawns had been harvested (about 600 pounds). What started out eight years ago as a trial ... run for South Centers aquaculturists has turned into a yearly research project geared toward Ohio ... farmers looking for new crops and alternative income. “What I find so fascinating about the ...

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