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Drought Web Site Provides Management Information
specialists, offers a wide variety of topics from drought news to weed control, to provide producers, growers, ... Ohio State Extension agents, agri-businesses and crop consultants timely and pertinent information on ... producers, crop consultants and the like can find what they may be looking for all in one place." The ...
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CTTC Record Crowd Looking to Conservation Practices for On-Farm Savings
a conference organizer. "Farmers are looking for ways to cut input costs. Even though fertilizer prices ... said Reeder. "Farmers are exploring whether using cover crops can help them save on fertilizer ... more farmers are recognizing the economic value and environmental benefits of conservation tillage ...
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Drip Irrigation Workshop Offers Farmers Options to Increase Profits
needed for a system; what water sources work; how to install a system; how to fertilize with drip ... significant, considering that the majority of Ohio is experiencing moderate drought, with areas in the western ... Initiative of The Negev Foundation, to evaluate new irrigation technology. Israel is a world leader in ...
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Worried About Fuel Prices? Grow Cover Crops for Fertilizer Needs
to 100 to 150 pounds per acre of commercial nitrogen fertilizer, which is what is generally needed to ... off by winter weather, eliminating the need to use chemicals for burn-down. But few farmers make use ... difficult to establish. In some cases, farmers may face initial lower crop yields. But if a farmer is ...
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Fertility Management Focus at Conservation Tillage Conference
fertilizer or manure applications, will be a topic of interest for farmers attending Ohio State University ... farmers more interested in using manure to offset commercial fertilizer costs, Mullen will present topics ... February 20, 2007 ADA, Ohio – Effective soil fertility management, either through commercial ...
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OSU Extension Bulletins Focus on Managing Field Crop Diseases
development." Farmers, crop consultants, and agricultural businesses throughout Ohio can obtain the bulletins ... aid farmers in effectively managing diseases that impact corn, soybeans and wheat. "When ... especially important. Factors such as balanced fertility and soil pH, planting date and rate, and seed ...
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Dairy Focus Support Opening in Dayton, Ohio
alongside a Dairy Focus Consultant (DFC) for initiating, developing and supporting relationships with ... communities. Their offerings are developed to meet and exceed customers’ needs; from accounting to ... agri-business management, marketing to risk management and sales consulting to plant operations. Cargill has ...
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Ohio State experts work with state agriculture professionals to devise water quality recommendations
Updated Tables for the Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendation Table 13 to 22 (2012), which provides ... improving water quality across the state. The report also encourages farmers to adopt production guidelines ... a basic stewardship guideline is a good place for farmers to start. “Ohio State’s involvement was advisory ...
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Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference Boasts New Sessions
farmers, crop consultants and agency personnel participating in the event. Registration before Feb. 16 is ... fertility and cover crops); diseases, pests and planters (soybean rust, aphids, corn rootworm and planter ... adjustment); and the Ohio Agricultural Technologies Association program, which includes a software update ...
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Emphasis On Food Safety Possible Through New Grant
the grant, food safety will be emphasized through educational materials, on-farm consultations and ... nationally recognized guidelines for improving food safety during production, harvesting and packaging. ... illness outbreaks that are traced back to a farm can put that farmer out of business. So incorporating ...