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Follow Guidelines When Applying Winter Manure
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/follow-guidelines-when-applying-winter-manure
Protecton Agency, Ohio Department of Natural Resources-Division of Soil and Water Conservation, Ohio ... Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, and Ohio Department of Agriculture, in outreach efforts ... response to a rash of calls to Soil and Water Conservation District offices and Ohio EPA have been ...
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Slug Feeding Injury Rampant for Crop Growers as Near-record Warm Winter Causes the Pests to Attack Weeks Earlier than Normal
warmer winter and March,” he said. “The warmer weather and soil temperatures have caused slugs to hatch ... cold air to the north from the warm air to the south, settled at a much higher latitude this year, the ... planning. “With corn’s growing point being below the soil for a few weeks, most of the feeding above ground ...
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Slug Feeding Injury Rampant for Crop Growers as Near-record Warm Winter Causes the Pests to Attack Weeks Earlier than Normal
the warmer winter and March,” he said. “The warmer weather and soil temperatures have caused slugs to ... which divides the cold air to the north from the warm air to the south, settled at a much higher ... for and planning. “With corn’s growing point being below the soil for a few weeks, most of the ...
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Ohio Corn Performance Test Sampled for Nematodes
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-corn-performance-test-sampled-nematodes
OSU Extension agronomist. Soil samples were collected to assess whether nematodes may be present at ... selecting hybrids best suited to their farming operations and production environments. The nematode analysis ... microscopic worm-like soil organisms that, depending on the species, can either benefit or harm the growth and ...
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Soil Scientist Lal Named University Distinguished Professor, Ohio State’s Highest Honor
and atmospheric greenhouse effects, sustainable management of soil and water resources, restoration and ... World Association of Soil and Water Conservation, and the International Soil Tillage Research ... Science Society of America, the Soil and Water Conservation Society, the American Association for the Advancement ...
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Register Now for June 9 Free Pond Clinic in Southeastern Ohio
May 25, 2011 BELLE VALLEY, Ohio-- Ohio State University and the Soil and Water ... Belle Valley. Whether for watering livestock, aquaculture, fishing and recreation, farm ponds can be ... States, accounting for an estimated 20 percent of the nation’s standing water. As a result, farm ponds ...
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Soil Scientist Develops 10 Principles to Sustainable Soil Management
2009 issue of Journal of Soil and Water Conservation, as well as the journal Agronomy for Sustainable ... cannot extract water and nutrients from the soil where they do not exist. "This principle is very ... beneath our feet. Rattan Lal, an Ohio State University soil scientist with the Ohio Agricultural Research ...
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Jan. 27: Free OSU Webinar on Algae Blooms and Land Use Practices
stormwater managers, Extension educators, Soil and Water Conservation District technicians, water resource ... nutrient losses from farmland while improving soil quality. The series is designed for people who work to ...
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Ohio State Receives $2.6M NSF Grant for Unique Research in Africa's Threatened Sahel Region
a key agro-ecological role through hydraulic lifting (transporting water from deep below to the soil surface), which in ... to determine the fate of hydraulically lifted water in soils, crop roots and mycorrhizal fungi. “If we can ... agriculturally dependent region is threatened with desertification and soil degradation that reduce crop productivity and ...
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Extension Program to Broaden Knowledge of Geospatial Technology
information systems (GIS), global positioning systems (GPS), and other data-recording and analysis tools. ... analyze soil quality and crop yield potential, locate environmental landmarks, and position manure waste ... management facilities based on water quality standards. "The uses are endless," said Nathan ...