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Improved tool can help Midwest farmers with cover crop decisions
University Agriculture News. WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Cover crops have been shown to improve water and soil ... Virtual Farm Science Review. The following article is a reprint from the September 9, 2020 Purdue ... quality, reduce erosion and capture nutrients. Choosing the right cover crop, however, can be difficult. ...
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Fertilizer Applicator Certification Training Materials Available Online
Water Quality and the Fate of Nitrogen 13. Determining the Nitrogen Rate and Timing for Ohio 14. Tools ... by Ohio State University Extension Agriculture and Natural Resources staff has reached 11,859 as of ... interested in soil fertility information related to plant production, water quality impacts and have ...
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Our Faculty and Staff in the News
https://extension.osu.edu/people/faculty-and-staff-news
Ohio farmers to improve soil health, water quality, and agricultural productivity by assisting on ... build the Nationwide & Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center on Ohio State’s Columbus campus. Helt has also ... this award on July 26 during a special presentation at the Ohio State Fair. He was one of seven ...
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C.O.R.N. Newsletter 2012-19
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletters/2012/19
Corn Pest Management OSU Weed Science Field Day – July 11 Spray Tank Water Quality Dry weather ... across the state of Ohio are facing drought conditions and the short term forecast is not encouraging. ... stages quicker, and plants bloom sooner on fewer and shorter stems. While quality may be improved ...
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Environmental Professionals Network Field Trip- August 15 Last Call
https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/environmental-professionals-network-field-trip-august-15-last-call
Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and local, state, national, and international ag and ... August 15 Field trip to Der Dutchman for breakfast, program, Fred Yoder Farm visit, focused on ag ... Dutchman restaurant for a country buffet breakfast then a program featuring Mindy Bankey, CEO of the Ohio ...
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On-Farm Agrichemical Mixing/Loading Pad
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-522
paste. High-quality concrete requires the proper water-to-cement ratio and moist curing. High ... concrete should be used for all containment pads. Air entrainment improves water tightness by improving ... 1.5"-3". Super plasticizer admixture for improved plasticity, water tightness and strength of low slump ...
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Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field
Ohio State University Signature Program, “Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water”. Fertilizer ... quality at the same time you are improving your yields? With a little planning, your tile system can do ... Farm, 11312 County Road 60, Dola, Ohio at 8:30 am and will end at 1:30 pm with complimentary lunch. The ...
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Crops & Conservation Field Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-27/crops-conservation-field-day
the afternoon at 2:00 pm or later at 5:00 pm. General sessions: Horacio Lopez-Nicora, Ph.D, Ohio State ... Conservation – Panel Discussion Breakout Sessions: Horacio Lopez-Nicora, Ph.D, Ohio State University – Soybean ... Diseases Laura Lindsey, Ph.D, Ohio State University – Soybean Decisions for Successful Wheat and Cover ...
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Overholt Drainage School to Start Monday in London
Facility, London, Ohio. The school is designed to provide continuing education for land improvement ... water conservation systems; especially in water management and quality. Instructors of the 5-day school ... Conservation Service, Ohio Department of Agriculture-Soil and Water Conservation, USDA Agricultural Research ...
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Tillage After Wheat Harvest – A Good Idea?
more, giving the erosive forces of wind and water time to reduce and devalue one of the most important ... assets producers have – the soil on their farms. Leaving the soil exposed for long periods of time nearly ... After winter wheat harvest, it’s not an uncommon sight in Ohio to see producers tilling their ...