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Varying Soil Conditions Can Impact Nutrient Levels
more than crop performance and subsequent yields. Maurice Watson, an Ohio State University Extension ... variation of nutrient levels in the soil," said Watson. "This year is just more of a concern ... present in sufficient concentrations. Under drought conditions, plants are unable to take up nutrients ...
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Fall Sampling Helps Assess Spring Slug Populations
time to sample fields to help determine spring populations. Ron Hammond, an Ohio State University ... an idea of how severe slug populations may be in the spring and lends to appropriate management ... decisions. "Fall is the time when growers can start getting an idea of what's out there in their ...
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Wetlands Director Eyes New Water
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wetlands-director-eyes-new-water
twain have yet to meet. But Bill Mitsch dreams big. The director of Ohio State University's Wilma ... emphasized, in the north to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, where K through 12 environmental education is ... at http://swamp.osu.edu. Caption: Jerry and Lenora Pausch proudly pose in front of the ORW Natalie, ...
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Southern Ohio New and Small Farm College Explores Farm Enterprises
December 9, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Farmers interested in exploring land use options, expanding an ... Southern Ohio New and Small Farm College. The program, sponsored by Ohio State University Extension, will ... want to recoup something," said organizer Tony Nye, an OSU Extension educator in Clinton County. ...
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Fighting High Fertilizer Costs with Alternative Management
Ohio State University Extension natural resources specialist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and ... Development Center in Wooster, Ohio, said that the cropping system might be an effective alternative to ... investing in commercial fertilizer. Mullen, along with other OARDC researchers, will be conducting studies ...
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Ohio's Corn Benefited Little from Hurricane Katrina
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-corn-benefited-little-hurricane-katrina
in good to excellent condition," said Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension ... A prompt harvest will be critical in many fields to avoid major stalk lodging." Indeed, a small ... the crop season is over for corn," said Thomison. "In fact, there may be some cases where ...
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Raspberry Cultivars Vary in Nutrient/Cancer-Fighting Components
healthiest punch. Ohio State University evaluations of two summer cultivars (Lauren and Killarney) and two ... For example, in comparison to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database, freeze-dried ... as apples, pears and plums. In comparing cultivars, Caroline generally was 20-44 percent higher in ...
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Chow Line: Even LDLs aren't all bad (for 2/25/07)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-even-ldls-arent-all-bad-22507-1
the black hat isn't all bad. First, you need to know a few things about cholesterol in general. ... in your body. That's a good thing, because cholesterol is a vital component of cell membranes ... where it's needed, cholesterol in the liver gets attached to proteins. Once combined, they're ...
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Recent Rains Slowing Wheat Harvest
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/recent-rains-slowing-wheat-harvest
July 15, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio â Excessive wet weather is delaying wheat harvest in Ohio and ... increasing the likelihood of shattering, low test weights and the occurrence of vomitoxin in the grain. ... Ohio State University plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, ...
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Rains May Hold Up Corn Crop
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/rains-may-hold-corn-crop
hail, nearly three-quarters of the stateâs corn crop remains in good-to-excellent condition, according ... University Extension agronomist, said that saturated soils and ponding â localized for much of Ohio â may ... have an impact on the corn crop in that oxygen depletion caused by flooded conditions can impair ...