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Renovating Pastures? Try Frost Seeding
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/renovating-pastures-try-frost-seeding
"Under this seeding scenario, let your animals graze the paddock in early March to scuff up the soil and ... grass seeds and can reach the soil level more easily," he said. "Another advantage to frost ... to frost seeding. Red clover has high seedling vigor, is tolerant of a range of soil pH and fertility ...
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OSU Extension Offers Resources and Information to Manage Drought as Conditions Intensify Statewide
C.O.R.N. Newsletter, said r ain totals for the second half of July will range from 0.50 to 1.50 inches on ... winter before soil moisture levels return to where they would be considered normal, said Jeff Rogers, ... are extreme right now, the worst they’ve been in over 50 years, said Harold Watters, an Ohio State ...
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Increasing Stresses Could Impact Soybean Yields
per cup of soil easily translate into yield losses ranging anywhere from 20-50 bushels per acre ... nematodes, found in some soybean fields every year, are showing up earlier in the season in such high numbers ... depending on the variety and soil type. Trying to make lemonade out of a lemon of a season, Dorrance is ...
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2002 Wheat Performance Trials Released
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/2002-wheat-performance-trials-released
location, which has to do with a variation in environmental conditions including soil type, moisture levels ... stick to such characteristics as yield, test weight, lodging potential and disease resistance, and not ... regular test until the freezing injury got us." According to the results, two of the five test sites- ...
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Fields Should Be Tested For Soybean Cyst Nematode
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/fields-should-be-tested-soybean-cyst-nematode
December 10, 2001 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Soybean growers should be testing soil samples to determine the ... University plant pathologist Mac Riedel said testing soil samples for nematodes is the first step in ... a comprehensive soybean cyst nematode management and control program. "Testing soil samples for nematode eggs ...
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Chow Line: Stack burgers to use meat thermometer (for 5/30/10)
to be sure you get the temperature from the middle of a patty. If the temperature fluctuates between ... while beef, veal or lamb steaks, roasts or chops are safe at a medium-rare 145 degrees; for medium, cook ... Listeria monocytogenes-- a particular food safety risk for pregnant women-- official guidelines say to cook ...
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Chow Line: Sugar intake can affect triglycerides (for 10/9/11)
Cleveland Clinic offers easy-to-read, detailed guidelines about how to reduce high triglyceride levels in ... normally think that consumption of sugar affects our blood sugar levels, and consumption of fat affects our ... have linked higher sugar consumption with higher levels of triglycerides. It’s not exactly clear how or ...
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Soybean Inoculants Supply Nitrogen Cheaper, More Effectively
nitrogen running about 50 cents a pound right now, that's about $150 out of a farmer's ... $3 per acre. "We've been testing inoculation products since 1995. Last year we tested over ... "Depending on the protein content, a bushel of soybeans will contain between three and four pounds of ...
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New Trick in Measuring Carbon Shows Conservation Tillage Value
efforts. "If you are just measuring total soil carbon, you don't see much difference between ... near Hoytville, Ohio. They found no difference between tilled and no-till fields when total soil carbon ... tested the soil for components of carbon we found that they can be early indicators of carbon ...
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Drought-Stressed Crops May Pose Risks to Livestock
nitrate toxicity. "The problem arises when the plant takes up nitrates from the soil, but ... doesn't convert that into proteins," said Eastridge. "Plants that are most at risk for ... fatal if left untreated. "In general, forages high in nitrates should not be grazed or fed as green ...