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  1. Register by Thursday (8/4) for Ohio Compost Tour

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/register-thursday-84-ohio-compost-tour

    August 1, 2011 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Registration for next week’s Composting in Ohio 2011 tour ... facilities, all in northeast Ohio. It’s set for Aug. 11. Get full program details and a registration form at ... Rosby Resource Recycling in Brooklyn Heights. Participants can go directly to the first stop, the Medina ...

  2. Wet Spring Focus of Vegetable Grower Tour

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wet-spring-focus-vegetable-grower-tour

    spring's overly wet weather to help paint a picture of effective management practices for an upcoming ... consultants are encouraged to bring samples of problems for discussion. Riedel said very little of cabbage, ... for us." Riedel said one of the goals of the Vegetable Grower Tour is to help growers improve ...

  3. Grafting Can Help Fight Foliar Diseases, OSU Researchers Find

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/grafting-can-help-fight-foliar-diseases-osu-researchers-find

    June 1, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – It's not uncommon to use grafting – the process of fusing the ... rootstock of one plant variety to the top, or scion, of another plant variety – to strengthen resistance ... Agricultural Research and Development Center, found that grafted tomato plants appear to be more resistant to ...

  4. Research Determining Best Time to Subsoil

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/research-determining-best-time-subsoil

    of the roots and access to additional minerals and nutrients for plant growth. The benefits ... compared to no-till or chisel plowing, raising production costs for the farmer. But the benefits of ... increase yields anywhere from 5 to 10 percent. For 1,000 acres of corn, that can translate into a $15,000 ...

  5. Record-High Corn Yields Expected for Ohio

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/record-high-corn-yields-expected-ohio

    to cloudy days and not enough heat units for the crop, but those problems didn’t materialize. What ... all thanks to wise hybrid selections, good management practices and, most of all, some well-timed ... acre. If realized, it would be an all-time high for corn growers — 5 percent higher than the current ...

  6. Inspect Crops for Ponding or Freezing Damage

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/inspect-crops-ponding-or-freezing-damage

    for some fields. On the one hand it's a major asset to have the corn's growing point below ... growers inspect their corn plants for damage to determine whether replanting is necessary. "When it ... growing season, but now they may be facing some crop damage due to recent heavy rains and some freezing ...

  7. Media Advisory: Ohio State Experts on Asian Longhorned Beetle; Hotline for SW Ohio Counties

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/media-advisory-ohio-state-experts-asian-longhorned-beetle-hotline-sw-ohio-counties

    June 17, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Ohio State University experts are available to speak with reporters ... insects. “ALB poses such a serious threat to Ohio’s trees because it has a wide host range that includes ... an information hotline for residents in southwest Ohio who have questions about ALB:  513-946-8980. ...

  8. Myriad of Problems May Await Late-Planted Crops

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/myriad-problems-may-await-late-planted-crops

    June 11, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Everything from reduced yields, to insect and disease problems, to ... poor growth performance may be in store for corn and soybean growers this summer as a result of late ... very favorable. What we always hope for in farming is that we get the rains when we need them and not ...

  9. Satellite Program Answers Farm Bill Questions

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/satellite-program-answers-farm-bill-questions

    be available for viewing in their area. "Our purpose is to convey general knowledge about ... satellite May 14 from 3 p.m. to 4 p.m. to discuss certain topics of the Farm Bill and answer questions. ... Interested parties are encouraged to contact their local Extension offices to determine if the telecast will ...

  10. Arboretum's Birds Not Gone with the Wind: See Them Feb. 12

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/arboretums-birds-not-gone-wind-see-them-feb-12

    Society. A Sept. 16 tornado caused major damage to the arboretum and its parent, the Ohio Agricultural ... Madison Ave., Wooster. Call 330-464-2148 for more information. Secrest Arboretum holds bird walks every ... out, mean a lot to a lot of Ohioans, who spend accordingly. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service reported ...

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