Deere & Company has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Blue River Technology, a calfornia-based leader in applying machine learning to agriculture.?We welcome the opportunity to work with a Blue River Technology team that is highly skilled and intensely...
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Ohio Ag Net Podcast | Episode 25 | Boat Racing at the Fair, a Korean Visit, and Century Farms
The Ohio Ag Net Podcast, courtesy of AgriGold, has the crew of host Ty Higgins, Matt Reese, Jeff Reese, and Joel Penhorwood bringing the latest in Ohio agricultural news. Clark County has been busy hosting the Ohio F1 Grand Prix a few weeks ago. Dana Potts spoke with...
Reducing pesticide spray drift using a universal computational model
Application of pesticides using air-assisted, ground-based sprayers or airplane sprayers (or even drones in the very near future) has become a necessity to ensure high efficiency crop production. Meanwhile, intensive and extensive pesticide spray also has caused...
Aerial imagery aids decision-making
As the growing season has progressed, aerial imagery has been part of the world record setting data-collection efforts for Terra, a single corn plant in a Farm Science Review field. The bird?s eye view of the field through the 2017 growing season has been provided by...
Herbicide rotation ineffective against resistance in waterhemp
Farmers have been battling herbicide-resistant weeds for generations. A common practice for most of that time has been to rotate between different herbicides every season. But despite farmers? best efforts, herbicide resistance has grown through the years, with some...
Can Ohio corn stands weather remnants of Irma?
Back in June Tropical Storm Cindy dumped buckets of rain on Ohio right as the growing season was getting underway, hampering many fields early on. Now, remnants from Hurricane Irma may be headed for Ohio and many farmers are wondering how corn stands will fair with...
Wheat variety selection is an important first step in reducing scab and vomioxin
Even though we did not have high levels of scab and vomitoxin this year, we still need to keep this disease in our minds as we select varieties to plant this fall. In the past, there were very few Ohio-grown winter wheat varieties with decent scab resistance, and some...
Livestock Care Standards Board continues to protect Ohio?s animals from farms to fairs
The show ring and the county fair offer great opportunities to showcase many positive things about Ohio agriculture. With this opportunity, though, comes the responsibility of young livestock exhibitors to practice and display ideal animal care standards.?Animal...
Wheat management for 2017
Wheat helps reduce problems associated with the continuous planting of soybean and corn and provides an ideal time to apply fertilizer in July/August after harvest. With soybean harvest around the corner, we would like to remind farmers of a few management decisions...
F1 boat racing right at home on Ohio fairgrounds
They are akin to airplanes on the water, going from zero to 120 miles per hour in around three seconds. They can make hairpin turns and they dazzle Formula 1 boat racing fans around the world. This year, they made a stop at the Clark County Fairgrounds when the F1...