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Spring planting delays may cause some farmers to make adjustments to improve yields
is important, planting into good soil conditions is also very important, especially for corn due to ... have resulted in saturated soils conditions, which have delayed corn and soybean planting for some ... planting is delayed to June, the recommended target population increases to 130,000 to 150,000 plants per ...
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Agriculture Innovation Center to support value-added agriculture in Northeast Ohio
Innovation Center Program. “Northeast Ohio is a great agricultural region with rich prime soils and is home ... small and medium farms in Ohio,” said Shoshanah Inwood, CFAES program director and rural sociologist. ... Program. As the first Ohio senator to serve on the Senate Agriculture Committee in more than 50 years, he ...
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USDA invests $10M in Ohio State-led team to accelerate adoption of climate-smart agricultural practices
productivity. However, these improvements come with drawbacks such as declines in soil health and organic ...
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Understanding barriers to conservation
https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/july-august-2023/understanding-barriers-conservation
relatively high levels of belief in the importance of conservation, participation remains relatively low and ... value conservation, according to Robyn Wilson, CFAES professor of risk analysis and decision science and ... of farmers surveyed report believing “good farmers” care about soil health and local waterways and ...
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Preserve and protect your bounty of summer produce
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/preserve-and-protect-your-bounty-summer-produce
Sherrie Whaley COLUMBUS, Ohio — Summer begins this week, so now is the time to level up your food ...
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Ohio State Experts Offer Tips on Best Management Practices to Keep Phosphorus on the Field, Improve Water Quality
recommendations. Where soil test levels are above 40 ppm Bray P1 or 58 ppm Mehlich III-ICP, do not apply additional ... recommendations. Fertilizing soils above these levels increases the risk of phosphorous in runoff and tile ... the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. “Doing soil testing and following Tri-State recommendations ...
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Ohio 4-H launches CareerNext to empower youth for tomorrow’s workforce
practical knowledge, interactive modules, and real-world scenarios to empower participants to explore ...
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Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/revised-phosphorus-index-can-help-curb-agricultural-runoff
Risk Index is a program developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resource Conservation ... algal blooms, experts say. The revised phosphorus risk index can help Ohio farmers better work toward ... a reduction of this size would keep algal blooms at safe levels for people and the lake. “The index provides ...
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Flying high with 4-H
https://cfaes.osu.edu/features/flying-high-with-4-h
Jeff Hullinger smiling for a picture in his Nationwide Children’s uniform, where he works as an EMS helicopter pilot. When Jeff Hullinger was piloting Marine helicopters in Afghanistan, his 4-H experiences as a youth were far from his mind, but 4-H was wh ...
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March 12-13 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference focuses on farm issues including soil health, water quality, and how to increase net income
to learn about soil carbon marketing opportunities for farmers? What about how climate change affects ... soil carbon and soil health or whether phosphorus starter fertilizer is needed for corn? The answers to ... promoting and maintaining soil health, said Randall Reeder, a retired Ohio State University Extension ...