COLUMBUS—State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Bob Peterson (R-Sabina) are pleased to announce the Ohio House of Representatives unanimously passed House Bill 65, the Agriculture Appreciation Act.
BROUGHTON – In the small community of Broughton, Ohio, a downtown business looms large and continues to grow. Nutri-Plus Fertilizer is a family-owned, local-based company that provides many agriculture services and allows the opportunity for their customers and growers to be good stewards of the land.
BROUGHTON – In the small community of Broughton, Ohio, a downtown business looms large and continues to grow. Nutri-Plus Fertilizer is a family-owned, local based company, that provides many agriculture services and allows the opportunity for their customers and growers to be good stewards of the land.
Dr. Jodi DeJong-Hughes has been doing strip till research in Minnesota for the past 20 years comparing it to conventional tillage practices on both corn and soybeans. She says the two most common questions farmers ask about are “Does Strip till allow my soils to warm up and dry out in the spring”, and the second is “Will crop yields suffer (decrease) with strip till.” Dr. DeJong-Hughes as set up her research trials to test those two farmer assumptions.
Plants need both Nitrogen (N) and Phosphorus (P) to grow well. A lack of these two elements limits growth. Farmers apply N & P fertilizer, especially to corn, to increase yields but there is a limit. Since the 1900’s, N fertilizer applications have increased 5X or 500% while P fertilizer inputs have increase 76%. Too much N fertilizer ties up soil P levels and other nutrients. A recent study looked at how farmers may be able to reduce N fertilizer inputs while increasing crop yields and enhancing P fertilizer use efficiency. P fertilizer stocks are running low in the USA (expected to be depleted by 2050), so farmers need to start thinking about how they can use our existing stocks of P fertilizer better, both mined and in the soil, to enhance yields.
The price of eggs has soared and consumers can blame the Bird Flu virus (Avian Influenza or H5N1 virus). Egg prices may increase another 20% in 2025 before decreasing. Darke and Mercer county had two new outbreaks, 1.4 million birds in Mercer County. Bird Flu affects dairy and beef cattle, swine (hogs), even cats, and dogs. Currently, there are at least 100 million poultry affected by Bird flu and at least 11,000 cases in wild birds identified. . The Bird Flu is especially high in wild bird populations and has been around at least since the 1900’s. The problem is it now has moved into domestic livestock farms.
Recently, seven Paulding FFA officers and Ag teacher Mrs. Staci Miller traveled to Huntington University for the 11th Annual FFA leadership summit held in Huntington, Indiana. At this conference the FFA officers had the opportunity to learn more about “professionalism and leading from within.”
Dr. Dwayne Beck, retired researcher, shared insights on arid farming at the Louisville National No-till meeting last week. Dwayne Beck managed the Dakotas Lake Research Farm in Pierre, SD for many years. Here are some insights.
Dr. Vinayak Shedekar, Ohio State Drainage Specialist recently shared some information. He compared the last 30 years of subsoil moisture conditions and confirmed that soil… Login to continue reading Login…
Fall harvest is starting to wind down. For most farmers, the dry August-September weather hurt yields.