Monthly Archives: February 2012
I’m going fishing … checkoff style
Sometimes you just got to shoot the fish in the barrel and take the candy from babies. As a hunter of barrel-trapped fish who...
Gene helps with multiple leaf diseases in corn
WASHINGTON -- Corn is one of the most widely grown crops in the United States, which produces 40 percent of the world crop. But...
New geospatial data released in Cropscape tool
WASHINGTON -- The USDA's National Agricultural Statistics Service recently released updates to its online geospatial exploring tool, CropScape.2011 Cropland Data Layer products, which are...
Integrated weed management best response to herbicide resistance
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Over-reliance on glyphosate-type herbicides for weed control on U.S. farms has created a dramatic increase in the number of genetically...
Continuous corn faces higher nitrogen stress than crop in rotation, study finds
DES MOINES, Iowa -- Corn grown in rotation with soybeans requires less nitrogen fertilizer than continuous corn, while producing higher average yields per acre,...
New Bt corn requirements used to improve refuge compliance
ST. LOUIS -- As planting for the 2012 season approaches, the National Corn Growers Association notes that newly revamped on-farm refuge assessments are part...
Need caffeine? There’s an app for that
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Caffeinated drinks such as coffee and soda are the pick-me-ups of choice for many people, but too much caffeine can...
Two OSU workshops to look at what’s new in manure management
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Manure technology workshops are set for March 19 in western Ohio near Grand Lake St. Marys and for March 20 in...
New oxen debut at Hale Farm and Village Maple Sugar Festival
BATH, Ohio -- A team of 4-year-old milking shorthorn oxen moved from Maine to Hale Farm & Village in January. The oxen will make...
Farm Science Review seeking stories for 50-year celebration
COLUMBUS -- As the Farm Science Review looks forward to its 50th farm show Sept. 18-20, show organizers want to get in contact with...
