What started as a heartbreaking story of loss and devastation in a small farm community was transformed into lasting legacy honoring the memory of a promising young man.With a bright future ahead, 18-year-old Noah Cox was tragically killed in late May in a tractor...
A new planter for use in Beck?s Practical Field Research is turning heads. The multi-row width multi-hybrid planter is a joint effort by Beck?s to answer more questions being asked in the field of prescriptive farming. With the ability to change between 10-, 20-, and...
Corn, soybeans and a solar eclipse! All three should make the 2017 Farm Journal Midwest Crop Tour very interesting.I was on one of nearly 40 teams of four that will venture out into the great unknown. As we spider-webbed our way from Ohio west and from the Dakotas...
Agriculture and water quality flow together. So do Ohio?s efforts to improve them.The next Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) breakfast program will look at those ties and at new progress in serving the state?s farmers, food and water.The event, which is open...
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) announces the appointment of John Foltz as chair of the Department of Animal Sciences. He will join CFAES for a four-year appointment on Oct. 9, 2017.John Foltz?I am extremely...
Livestock producers will soon be applying manure as corn silage harvest starts. To best capture the nutrients in manure, livestock producers should incorporate fall applied manure and also consider using cover crops.The most common cover crops used with livestock...
Presented by AgXploreSee Day 1 results from the Farm Journal Midwest Crop TourSee Day 2 results from the Farm Journal Midwest Crop TourSee Day 3 results from the Farm Journal Midwest Crop TourI am on another split route today as we head from Iowa City, Iowa to...
The first confirmed case of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) was recently announced in both white-tailed deer and cattle in Ohio. The virus was diagnosed by the Ohio Department of Agriculture?s (ODA) Animal Disease Diagnostic Laboratory (ADDL).The positive...
When hay is harvested nutrients are removed from the field. A ton of alfalfa removes approximately 13 pounds of phosphorus (as P2O5) and 50 pounds of potash (as K2O). According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service, Ohio harvested 2.6 tons per acre of...
