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Health of Ohio's Corn Crop in Question
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/health-ohios-corn-crop-question
unable to access the potassium readily available in the soil. "It's a double whammy for this ... enough leaf tissue to produce a normal yield." Corn growers are still hoping for rain; some have ... Ohio's corn crop is experiencing a deficiency in potassium, a major nutrient for water use efficiency and ...
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OARDC Researcher Awarded Honorary Doctorate
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/oardc-researcher-awarded-honorary-doctorate
especially because Ghent is a very esteemed university." Ghentâs executive committee decided to confer ... the distinction to Saif "as an acknowledgment of [her] outstanding scientific achievements," ... according to a letter signed by the universityâs vice rector, M. De Clercq. Saif is known nationally and ...
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Get the Latest on Sudden Death Syndrome at Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
Northern University in Ada, Ohio. For an agenda and registration information, log on to http://ctc.osu.edu. ... February 15, 2010 ADA, Ohio – Sudden death syndrome, a soybean disease once confined to just ... compaction problems that prevent drainage. "Any factor that keeps the soil moist for an extended period ...
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Some Fall Cover Crops Can Reduce SCN Populations
May 5, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The benefits of cover crops continue to grow. Touted for conserving ... soil while filling forage needs, some plant varieties also have the potential to suppress soybean cyst ... a fall cover crop, reduces soybean cyst nematode egg populations 30 percent to 50 percent in a single ...
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OSU Extension to Hold Sweet Corn Tour
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-hold-sweet-corn-tour
researchers expected to be on hand for the tour are horticulturists Doug Doohan, Bob Precheur, Brad Bergefurd, ... hour. Growers are invited to attend any or all three of the tours. For more information, contact ... June 19 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will include three farm tours and presentations by OSU and United ...
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Got Water? Crop Thirst Depends on Soil Type
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/got-water-crop-thirst-depends-soil-type
but make it difficult for plants to access. "In clay soils, the soil particles have an enormous ... for the soil to reach a water content that is available for plants." This explains why fields ... makes or breaks a crop is water. "The biggest risk to production is not practices like ...
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Putnam County Extension Educator Honored for His Work
educator for Putnam County, became the second recipient in 2008. "I am extremely appreciative to ... for nearly 20 years. Arnold will receive a $1,500 cash prize and a plaque. His name has been added to ... The award, established in 2007 and named for the Morrow County OSU Extension educator who passed away ...
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Jury Still Out in Ohio on Twin-Row Corn Yield Potential
twin-row corn are enough to warrant his attention. Berg has been practicing twin-row soybeans for eight ... practice for growers across the Midwest, but the jury is still out in Ohio on its yield potential, ... according to Ohio State University Extension research. Last year, OSU Extension agronomists conducted an ...
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Jury Still Out in Ohio on Twin-Row Corn Yield Potential
twin-row corn are enough to warrant his attention. Berg has been practicing twin-row soybeans for eight ... practice for growers across the Midwest, but the jury is still out in Ohio on its yield potential, ... according to Ohio State University Extension research. Last year, OSU Extension agronomists conducted an ...
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Iceland President Returning to Ohio to Raise Climate Change Awareness
December 1, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio – Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is returning to Ohio to ... Grimsson will visit Ohio from Dec. 9 to Dec. 13 to continue fostering the relationship between his country ... The lecture, "Iceland's Lessons for World Sustainability: Soil as the New Soldier in ...