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  1. Evolving Precision Agriculture Technology Fattening Farmers' Wallets

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/evolving-precision-agriculture-technology-fattening-farmers-wallets

    February 21, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- The biggest driving force behind adopting precision agriculture ... technology is how quickly a farmer can recoup the investment costs of the equipment.   Ohio State University ... user, but operate under minimal costs. Reza Ehsani, an Ohio State Extension precision agriculture state ...

  2. Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/germplasm-center-reviving-old-style-petunias

    April 11, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Petunias with blooms of white, purple, pink, red and yellow ... populate greenhouses at Ohio State University's Ornamental Plant Germplasm Center (OPGC). Petunias are ... a cooperative effort between Ohio State and the USDA's Agricultural Research Service, was developed to ...

  3. Get the Most Out of Small Fruit Crops with Better Pruning Techniques

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/get-most-out-small-fruit-crops-better-pruning-techniques

    March 2, 2010 PIKETON, Ohio – If you want to get the most out of your small fruit crops this ... while plants are still dormant.   Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon will be holding ... Road, Piketon, Ohio. Registration is $5 per person. Pruning may be an overwhelming, intimidating task, ...

  4. Market Expectations Overshoot Projected Crop Plantings

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/market-expectations-overshoot-projected-crop-plantings

    March 31, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Corn acreage in the United States is down and soybean acreage is ... shift is not as great as the markets expected. Matt Roberts, an Ohio State University Extension ... be the third largest acreage since 1949, behind 2007 and 2008. Ohio is among 10 corn-producing ...

  5. Master Gardeners Help Brighten Community With New Children's Garden

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/master-gardeners-help-brighten-community-new-childrens-garden

    November 9, 2009 VAN WERT, Ohio – Anyone taking a drive down Leeson Avenue in Van Wert, Ohio ... maintained by Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers, is attracting visitors from around ... the world and recognition for its creativity. Recently, it was named a 2009 Ohio Outstanding Master ...

  6. High SCN Populations Reminder To Manage Pest

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/high-scn-populations-reminder-manage-pest

    November 15, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- If a soybean grower is experiencing low yields this season, ... especially throughout northern Ohio, soybean cyst nematode may be to blame. Mac Riedel, an Ohio State ... development. Soil samples from several counties in northern Ohio recorded egg counts ranging from 10,000-20,000 ...

  7. Drift Retardant Chemicals Serve Their Purpose

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/drift-retardant-chemicals-serve-their-purpose

    June 17, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Drift retardant chemicals may be an option to help reduce spray ... drift on field crops, but their effectiveness continues to be questioned. An Ohio State University ... Ohio State agricultural engineers, examined the effects of drift retardant chemicals on spray pattern, ...

  8. Family Fundamentals: Be sure child is ready to stay home alone (for June 2009)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/family-fundamentals-be-sure-child-ready-stay-home-alone-june-2009

    at Ohio's state or local laws, you won't find a minimum age specified. Instead, the Ohio ... of Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. Send ... and Family Science for Ohio State University Extension, and Carol Chandler, Extension educator in ...

  9. Learn How to Keep Deer From Eating Your Profits at OSU Extension Workshop

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-how-keep-deer-eating-your-profits-osu-extension-workshop

    October 23, 2008 PIKETON, Ohio-- A new deer exclusion fence surrounding the field crop plots and ... or to register, contact Julie Strawser at (740) 289-2071, or 800-297-2072 (Ohio only) ext. 223, or ...

  10. Strip Tillage An Option For Corn Growers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/strip-tillage-option-corn-growers

    October 17, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Corn growers considering fall tillage to alleviate soil ... compaction may find strip tillage a viable alternative to conventional tillage. Randall Reeder, an Ohio State ... ending in more rain- has created compaction problems in some Ohio no-till fields. "This has been ...

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