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Delayed planting increases need to scout for pests
In addition to cereal leaf beetle, alfalfa weevil and black cutworm, crop growers need to be on the lookout for slugs, especially in fields with a history of slug damage
Top Ohio conservation farms honored
Families from Seneca, Wayne, Morgan, Logan and Jackson counties received awards for their environmental stewardship.
Lack of standards prove costly to farmers: Labeling GM food could add trust
More than 80 percent of U.S. consumers want GM food labeled. Consumer scientist says farmers should want that, too.
Farmers caught between costs, prices
Allen Lines, OSU agricultural economist says that high costs and low prices are beginning to temper optimism among Ohio farmers Without the government program there would be a lot of farmers in financial deep water.
Scientist controls superweed using dandelion herbicide
COLUMBIA, Mo. — They pop up in farm fields across 22 states, and they’ve been called the single largest threat to production agriculture that farmers have ever seen. They are “superweeds” — undesirable plants that can tolerate multiple herbicides, including the popular gylphosate, also known as RoundUp — and they cost time and money because
A roundup of FFA news for the week of June 25, 2015:
ASHLAND, Ohio — Crestview FFA members along with Clear Fork FFA began their life changing journey to Honduras June 5. Travelers included Ellyse Shafer, Brent Ball, Austin Miller and Cora McConkie from Clear Fork FFA. And from the Crestview FFA, students included Emily Fulk, Jenna Purvis, Isaac Fulk, Kaitlyn Hunt, Erin Bernhard and Kathy
New resources on field crop diseases
The Crop Protection Network produces collaborative Extension outputs on diseases affecting field crops in the United States and Canada.
USDA revises oilseed base in farm bill
The USDA revised how it will establish oilseed bases under the new direct and counter-cyclical program contained in the 2002 farm bill.
Hummel wins Ohio Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer Award
John Hummel of Canal Winchester is the winner of Ohio Farm Bureau’s Outstanding Young Farmer Award for 2022.
Syngenta to build a new research center in China
BASEL, Switzerland — Syngenta recently said it will build a new biotech research and technology center in Beijing, China. Its focus will be on early-stage evaluation of genetic modification and native traits for key crops such as corn and soy, in the areas of yield improvement, drought resistance, disease control and biomass conversion for biofuels.
