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  1. Survey to Explore Farmers' Risk Management Approaches

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/survey-explore-farmers-risk-management-approaches

    applied research and outreach programs assuming we know exactly what the farmers need, but sometimes we ... the major shifts in the way corn producers approach managing diseases as an example. "So we are ... adopting a different approach." About 500 farmers and CCAs from each of the four states will be ...

  2. Ohio State Experts Work with State Agriculture Professionals to Devise Water Quality Recommendations

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-experts-work-state-agriculture-professionals-devise-water-quality-0

    report also encourages farmers to adopt production guidelines known as “4R Nutrient Management.” The 4R ... Crop Team have posted several resources for farmers to guide them in ways to help mitigate agricultural ... Team. They include: The   Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, Soybeans, Wheat and Alfalfa ...

  3. Organic Program Focuses on Cover Crops, Fertility

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/organic-program-focuses-cover-crops-fertility

    January 17, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Farmers interested in learning more about organic crop and ... will allow participants to interact with presenters from Illinois, Indiana and Ohio. Farmers ... , consultants, Extension educators and ag business personnel are invited to attend the free event. The agenda of ...

  4. Study: Most Farmers Willing to Take More Steps to Improve Water Quality

    https://senr.osu.edu/news/study-most-farmers-willing-take-more-steps-improve-water-quality

    Management strategies, which offer guidelines to using the right fertilizer source, at the right rate, at the ... fields.   “The majority of farmers have very positive attitudes toward taking action, agreeing that taking ... operate farms farther away from Lake Erie, she said.   “In talking with these farmers, the focus needs to ...

  5. Cost-Cutting, Environmentally-Sound Farming Practices Highlight Conference

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cost-cutting-environmentally-sound-farming-practices-highlight-conference

    January 15, 2002 ADA, Ohio- Farmers looking to cut production costs while improving their ... technology updates being highlighted at the annual Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference, Feb. 25-26 ... agriculture-related panel discussions, strip till research, weed and pest management, soil fertility, GMO crops, ...

  6. Drought Web Site Provides Management Information

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/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 ...

  7. CTTC Record Crowd Looking to Conservation Practices for On-Farm Savings

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cttc-record-crowd-looking-conservation-practices-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 ...

  8. Drip Irrigation Workshop Offers Farmers Options to Increase Profits

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/drip-irrigation-workshop-offers-farmers-options-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 ...

  9. Worried About Fuel Prices? Grow Cover Crops for Fertilizer Needs

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/worried-about-fuel-prices-grow-cover-crops-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 ...

  10. We're the Ones Who Follow Our Passions

    https://senr.osu.edu/futurestudents/weretheones/follow-our-passions

    newsletters, and makes sure company contacts are updated. As a sustainability consultant, she edits and ... 2014, has a job with Strategic Sustainability Consulting, a small sustainability firm located in ... Lynchburg, Virginia. Ali is currently Office Manager and Junior Consultant with Strategic Sustainability ...

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