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Say Good-bye to Manually Controlled Sprayers
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/say-good-bye-manually-controlled-sprayers
October 25, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Spraying is one of the most stressful operations in agriculture, not only requiring concentration from the operator to avoid chemical drift or overlap, but also manual operation of boom sections that house the sprayer noz ...
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School of Natural Resources Joins University Scholars Program
August 8, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University's School of Natural Resources will be launching — through a university-wide program — an opportunity to enhance academic, co-curricular and residential experiences for undergraduate students. Th ...
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SARE Grant Applications Now Being Accepted
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/sare-grant-applications-now-being-accepted
October 12, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The North Central Region Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education program is now accepting grant applications from farmers and ranchers interested in promoting sustainability on their farms. Grants of $6,000 for i ...
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Researchers Screening Soybean Lines for Virus Resistance
August 7, 2001 WOOSTER, Ohio- Ohio State University and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers are screening a variety of soybean lines in the hope at least one will show resistance to a soybean virus relatively new to Ohio. The bean pod mottle virus, ...
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Scout Now for Wheat Diseases, Prepare for Head Scab
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/scout-now-wheat-diseases-prepare-head-scab
May 5, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – As Ohio wheat continues to develop, now is the time for growers to scout fields for potential foliar diseases and make any necessary fungicide applications. Pierce Paul, an Ohio State University Extension wheat specialist, sa ...
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Scout Fields Now for Alfalfa Weevil
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/scout-fields-now-alfalfa-weevil
April 14, 2006 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Scouting for field crop insects is not just left to corn and soybean growers. Now is the time for alfalfa producers to begin scouting their fields for alfalfa weevil, an insect that can cause severe defoliation if left unche ...
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Scout Fields Weekly for Best Insect Control
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/scout-fields-weekly-best-insect-control
May 23, 2006 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Ohio growers should be scouting their fields on a weekly basis to assess the level of populations and subsequent damage from a myriad of pests now making an appearance in corn and soybean fields. "IPM (Integrated Pest M ...
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Researchers Seeking Alternative Uses for Soybeans
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/researchers-seeking-alternative-uses-soybeans
March 13, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- There may be more uses for soybean oil than just as a food product. Ohio State University soybean breeders are collaborating with researchers and industry representatives on a multi-university project to develop bio-based in ...
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Researcher Improving Plant Production One Seed at a Time
December 10, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Plant production starts with the seed and Miller McDonald has spent his Ohio State University career furthering research, education and technology in seed germination, vigor and viability. The seed physiologist with th ...
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Rains Arrive Too Late To Help Corn Crop
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/rains-arrive-too-late-help-corn-crop
October 1, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Recent scattered rainfall and saturated conditions generated from the remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore have arrived too late to pull Ohio's corn out its drought-stressed state, and may even prove detrimental for farm ...