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Ohio State’s Rattan Lal Receives International Agriculture Award
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NANJING, China — Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State University, yesterday (Oct. 28) received the 2018 World Agriculture Prize from the Global Confederation of Higher Education Associations for Agricultural ...
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New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A new app from The Ohio State University will help farmers save both money and the environment. The Field Application Resource Monitor (FARM) uses advanced weather forecasting to advise farmers on when to apply fertilizers and pesticides ...
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High Yields and Aid Help Offset Low Commodity Prices
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Record-high crop yields and new government aid are expected to help insulate Ohio crop farmers from significant financial losses that would have occurred because of low commodity prices, according to a recent Ohio State University study. ...
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New Trade Deal Helps, But Hurdles Remain
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — The newly renegotiated trade agreement involving the United States, Canada and Mexico offers farmers a bit more security about markets for dairy, corn and other products, but hefty Mexican tariffs still in place hinder business, according ...
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To Measure Food Waste, Ohio State Students Dig Into It
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/measure-food-waste-ohio-state-students-dig-it
COLUMBUS, Ohio — This sounds more like a dare than research. Student employees at The Ohio State University willingly don plastic suits and masks to dig into trash and pull out tossed food in its various forms: partly eaten, uneaten, wet and reeking. Then ...
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Farm Science Review 2018: Plenty of Sunshine, a Larger Exhibit Area and Lots of Corn Hats
LONDON, Ohio — Under sunny skies for three days, visitors to the 56th annual Farm Science Review took a break from harvest to learn about the latest innovations in agriculture and to shade their faces beneath the brim of free foam hats shaped like ears of ...
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Using Virtual Reality to Promote Farm Safety
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LONDON, Ohio – Agricultural safety professionals with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University (CFAES) will use virtual reality to educate and prepare farmers to be safe on the farm, during a demonstration ...
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Public Input Wanted on Plan to Improve Ohio Agriculture
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — A farmer-led group that aims to improve Ohio farm profitability while increasing the number of Ohioans who can afford to buy nutritious meals will meet next week to receive public feedback on its recommendations. In Ohio, nearly 1 in 7 ho ...
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World's Largest Script Ohio Shows the Power of Precision Agriculture
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LONDON, Ohio — On their way to the 56th annual Farm Science Review, Sept. 18-20, some 130,000 visitors will likely pass hundreds of acres of soybean fields. But one field in particular is sporting more Buckeye pride than any other. From an aerial view, th ...
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World's Largest Script Ohio Shows the Power of Precision Agriculture
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/worlds-largest-script-ohio-shows-power-precision-agriculture-0
LONDON, Ohio — On their way to the 56th annual Farm Science Review, Sept. 18-20, some 130,000 visitors will likely pass hundreds of acres of soybean fields. But one field in particular is sporting more Buckeye pride than any other. From an aerial view, th ...