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  1. Crop Production Input Costs to Increase in 2008

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/crop-production-input-costs-increase-2008

    January 3, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- From seed to fertilizer, Ohio farmers can expect to pay more in ... than in 2007 depending on seed trait selection, while soybean costs are projected to be 23 percent ... potassium, phosphorus and nitrogen, said Ward. Seed prices are also increasing, fueled by the increasing ...

  2. When Planting Wheat, Don't Put Eggs in One Basket

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/when-planting-wheat-dont-put-eggs-one-basket

    resistance, good standability, good winter hardiness, and high test weight, and follow recommended seeding ... more, then high input costs with nitrogen applications and higher seeding rates come into play. And, ... year, scab may result in more yield and quality losses that any other disease. • Plant seeds that have ...

  3. Some Wheat Varieties Suitable for Wide-Row Production

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/some-wheat-varieties-suitable-wide-row-production

    research. This option enables farmers to slim their equipment usage and cut their seeding rates in half, ... in 15-inch rows. "Producers are interested in 15-inch wheat due to the reduced seed cost and ... seeds and at the proper depth." Based on the Ohio Wheat Performance Trials, the following varieties ...

  4. Careful Corn Planting Can Reduce Yield Losses

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/careful-corn-planting-can-reduce-yield-losses

    reductions resulting from "mudding the seed in" may be much greater than those resulting from ... a slight planting delay." • Adjust seeding depth according to soil conditions to avoid poor root ... soil is usually moist and evaporation rate is low, seed should be planted no deeper than 1.5 ...

  5. Seed Selection Key to Managing Soybean Disease, Achieving High Yields

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/seed-selection-key-managing-soybean-disease-achieving-high-yields

    for their fields, said an Ohio State University Extension soybean expert. In fact, seed selection is ... seed companies, which have ratings of all the seed varieties. Growers can also work with their seed ... damaged yields. "Whomever growers get their seeds from has the best literature because just about all ...

  6. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Pumpkin glop (for the week of Nov. 11, 2001)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-pumpkin-glop-week-nov-11-2001

    “endosperm.” Endosperm is the flesh around fruit seeds. What does that mean? It means that a pumpkin is ... a hard rind and many seeds, which, if you add “orange,” describes a pumpkin to a T. The part of the ... is the endocarp. The endocarp is where the seeds and the endosperm are produced. Juice is made here, ...

  7. Jackson Beef and Forage Field Night is Aug. 23

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/jackson-beef-and-forage-field-night-aug-23

    Participants can also register online at www.oardc.osu.edu/branches/branchinfo.asp?id=11. Registration is due ...

  8. 2002 Wheat Performance Trials Released

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/2002-wheat-performance-trials-released

    university and seed companies. Talk to friends and see what they are growing. There will always be 15 or 20 ... for this year's wheat performance trials was the reporting of seeding rates in ... seed-per-foot-of-row. "We want growers to start thinking about the number of seed-per-foot-of-row to assist them in ...

  9. In-Furrow Applicator Cuts Chemical Costs in Vegetable Crops

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/furrow-applicator-cuts-chemical-costs-vegetable-crops

    costs by reducing chemical use. Researchers have developed an applicator, known as a Seed Specific ... In-furrow Insecticide Injector, that squirts a specific amount of chemical within a band around each seed at ... be a way to apply chemicals just around the seed." The injector is similar to a device designed ...

  10. Next OARDC Fruit, Vegetable Polyculture Tour Is June 24

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/next-oardc-fruit-vegetable-polyculture-tour-june-24

    http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=4487 and http://www.ag.ohio-state.edu/~news/story.php?id=3379, and an “Our Ohio” (Ohio Farm ...

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