In recent years the number of acres seeded to cover crops in Ohio has been increasing with the introduction of various legumes and barassica crops.

As fall is here and harvest is ending, growers across the region should take advantage of the opportunity to control winter annual and perennial weeds.

No-till seeding of a cool-season grass mix into an old pasture can be successful.

With the early harvest, this fall offers a great opportunity to tackle fields with perennial weed issues in no-till fields.

It’s that time of year to sample fields for soybean cyst nematode, and new Ohio State University research is indicating that soybean producers may need to double up their efforts to analyze soil for eggs.

No-till seeding of forage grasses and legumes can be successful and has become an accepted practice according to John Hobbs, an agriculture and rural development specialist with University of Missouri Extension.

A mineral not only essential to farming but also to life on earth is running out, and scientists currently are at a loss as to what to do about it.

Cover crop biomass accumulation and root growth depend on when the cover crop is established. This determines how much cover the cover crop provides and this is important for erosion control, especially when establishing a cover crop in a tilled seedbed, or with no-till in low residue situations.

University of Illinois researchers say corn response to sulfur may be more common than in the past.

llinois corn yielded less than expected in most areas in 2010, and corn following corn was particularly hard hit.