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  1. Say Good-bye to Manually Controlled Sprayers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/say-good-bye-manually-controlled-sprayers

    a field need to be sprayed. "It's like giving a brain to each sprayer nozzle," said Reza ... section is in the field. So the nozzles are smart enough to know where they should and should not be ... minimal. Plus, growers are going to get their money back in productivity. So the technology pays for ...

  2. Drought Adding A Wrinkle to Crop Marketing Decisions

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/drought-adding-wrinkle-crop-marketing-decisions

    to cash basis to be less than normal this year, again because of less demand for storage and because ... is high enough to substantially reduce demand. Historically, a 20 percent increase in price is enough ... drop 8 percent while production is estimated to be down 9 percent. "The total number of corn, ...

  3. Chow Line: Bored with lettuce? Be bold with greens (for 8/5/07)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-bored-lettuce-be-bold-greens-8507-0

    information about each. Spinach. Spinach sold in the produce section tends to be the young, tender leaves ... "peppery," "pungent" or "zesty." The smaller, younger leaves tend to be a bit more mild. ... looks a bit like red and white cabbage. Radicchio can be bitter but mixes well with other greens and ...

  4. Biodigester That Turns Manure into Methane Demonstrated at Farm Science Review

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/biodigester-turns-manure-methane-demonstrated-farm-science-review

    either be burned as an alternative to natural gas or propane, or converted to electricity using ... colleagues turned to technologies widely implemented in China, India and South American nations like Costa ... manure is added per day, and the renewable energy generated is enough to cook a few meals. The ...

  5. Program Helps Children Prepare for Being Home Alone

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/program-helps-children-prepare-being-home-alone

    their kids about or show them. Adults often take some of this information for granted, but it may be the ... annually now." Parents who aren't sure whether their children are ready to be left home alone for ... often for the first time, alone. "There's no cut-and-dried rule on how old children should be ...

  6. Chow Line: Exercise can help control blood sugar (for 3/29/09)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-exercise-can-help-control-blood-sugar-32909-1

    of energy for muscles to use is the glucose in your bloodstream-- thus reducing your blood sugar ... level. In fact, research suggests that regular exercise can help muscles take up glucose up to 20 times ... a brisk walk-- even when researchers took into account their age, income and diet. Getting such regular ...

  7. High Grain Prices Could Lead to Less Conservation Land Entering USDA Program

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/high-grain-prices-could-lead-less-conservation-land-entering-usda-program

    enough incentive to get more growers to forgo planting crops that have fetched record prices in recent ... a one-time signing bonus for the program to $150 per acre from $100. The increase will be available only to ... Environmental, and Development Economics. "You'll probably be lucky to get 70 to 80 percent of land ...

  8. Farmers Shouldn't Delay in Planting Wheat

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/farmers-shouldnt-delay-planting-wheat

    October 20 if possible. That seems to be the cut-off date when yields start to decline." This ... plants develop a viable root system. "It's also important for growers to get a proper planting ... plant pathologist Pat Lipps. "We'd like to see growers have their wheat in the ground by ...

  9. Chow Line: Why green beans aren't really 'beans' (6/22/12)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-why-green-beans-arent-really-beans-62212

    to encourage consumers to get a wide variety of vegetables in the diet. That’s important, because ... subgroups. If you’re eating 1,800 to 2,000 calories a day, try to get: About 5.5 cups a week of red and ... June 22, 2012 My whole family likes green beans, so we eat them a lot. I recently looked at the ...

  10. Management Key to Getting the Most Out of Manure

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/management-key-getting-most-out-manure

    of potassium and phosphorus (to the tune of nearly $58 per acre) and both would be better utilized on ... manure not only for the nutrient value, but also for the secondary benefits, might be an alternative to ... January 14, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Manure may be a cheaper alternative to high-priced commercial ...

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