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7 Reminders for Pesticide Safety Mar 30, 2021
You probably worked on your sprayer and other major equipment over the winter to gear up for pesticide applications. Have you put any effort into preparing for applicator safety? Here […]
Now’s the Time to Fine Tune Your Sprayer Mar 30, 2021
Pesticides need to be applied accurately and uniformly. Too little pesticide results in poor pest control and reduced yields, while too much injures the crop, wastes chemicals and money, and […]
Phosphorus Management: 8 Steps to Reduce Edge of Field Losses Oct 17, 2019
A new factsheet highlights eight steps to reducing edge of field P losses while maintain soils for increase crop production. The Phosphorus Nutrient Management for Yield and Reduced P Loss […]
12 Tips to Avoid, Contain Combine Fires During Harvest Oct 1, 2019
Meteorologists would likely correct us if we referred to this year’s summer climate as bipolar. However, the early fall rain patterns seem to be completely different depending on where one […]
Film Festival Intends To Focus On Farming, Rural Communities – Open For Entries Mar 29, 2019
Organizers of the inaugural Germinate International Film Fest hope to turn a realistic eye on agriculture and rural issues, and the Ohio festival is now taking entries. The Highland County […]
Dicamba: Midwest States Recommend Added Steps To Prevent Movement Nov 26, 2018
New restrictions a federal agency has put on using a controversial weed killer aren’t enough to prevent it from spreading onto nearby plants, according to an Ohio State University weed […]
Corn, Soy Prices Down; Trade Gap Grows: Short on Optimism Nov 7, 2018
Farmers rattled by the dip in value of their soybean crop likely will see prices for their corn go up next year, one of the few optimistic projections made at […]
Soybeans: Using Dicamba Herbicides to Manage Resistant Weeds Nov 29, 2017
Ohio, Indiana, and Illinois are heavily infested with weeds resistant to glyphosate (group 9), PPO inhibitors (group 14), and ALS inhibitors (group 2). This has greatly reduced the number of effective […]
Ohio Corn: Evaluation of 2015 Transgenic Traits, Hybrid Performance Jan 12, 2016
There were 17 different sets of transgenic traits evaluated in 2015 Ohio Corn Performance Test (OCPT) representing 22 technology products that are currently being marketed by seed companies. As the […]
When Should You Apply Lime, Gypsum? – DTN Nov 16, 2015
Jeff Littrell freely admits he does things a little differently. For one, the Rochester, Minnesota, farmer grows some organic production as well as conventional commercial crops. He’s also solved the […]
