The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences

2020 Ohio Soybean Performance Trial: Henry County and Preble County Yield Results Available

By:  Laura Lindsey and Allen Geyer Henry County and Preble County results of the 2020 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials are available online here: https://stepupsoy.osu.edu/news/ohio-soybean-performance-trials-henry-co-and-preble-co-yield-results Results from the other trial locations will be added as harvest and data analysis continues. In the…

Ohio Certified Crop Adviser Pre-Exam Training

By: Harold Watters, CPAg/CCA The Certified Crop Adviser (CCA) Exam Training program, delivered by members of the OSU Agronomic Crops Team, will be held virtually for 2021 on January 5, 6, 7 & 8. This is normally an intensive two-day…

Deadline to sign-up for CFAP-2 is December 11, 2020

Beef Producers Should Consider Signing Up for CFAP-2

By:  David Marrison, Extension Educator, ANR, Coshocton County The COVID pandemic has created disruption in many areas of agriculture.  Instead of our usual market cycles, farmers saw prices move up and down in ways contrary to typical market cycles.  To help…

Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference is a Must Attend Event for Anyone Working in Agriculture

Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference is a Must Attend Event for Anyone Working in Agriculture

Organizers of the 2020 Agricultural Policy and Outlook Conference hosted by the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE) at The Ohio State University, say the aim of this year’s conference is to offer much-needed insight to those involved…

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Online Mortality Composting Certification

By:  Amanda Douridas, Champaign County Ag and Natural Resources OSU Extension Educator (originally published in the Ohio Farmer on-line) Composting livestock mortalities can be an efficient and inexpensive method of disposing of on-farm mortalities. Rendering facilities are becoming harder to come by…