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  1. 2025 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials: Yield Results For All Trial Locations

    selecting the best varieties for their unique production system. Soybean yield varied among the six trial ... information from seed companies to select high-yielding varieties for their growing environment. For more ... Yield results for the 2025 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials are available for all locations: ...

  2. Delayed Wheat Germination and Emergence Due to Dry Soil in Northwest Ohio

    yield (Figure 4). Although, in some years, we’ve planted wheat four weeks after the fly-free date with ... thought to yield approximately 23% lower compared to wheat planted around the fly-free date (Figure 3). ... thought to yield approximately 75% lower compared to wheat planted around the fly-free date. These ...

  3. Chemical Soil Health

    plants can take up nutrients to the long-term sustainability of farm productivity. For Ohio farmers and ... environmental functions. In Ohio, maintaining balanced soil chemistry is essential for productive farming, water ... essential for crop production measure of plant-available, micronutrient concentrations (e.g., Mehlich-3 Fe, ...

  4. Biological Soil Health

    respiration. CO 2 released by microbes during decomposition. This test is used as a proxy for the rate of ... is highly responsive to changes in management, testing for biological soil health indicators may show ... State University It is widely known that healthy soil is the foundation of agricultural productivity and ...

  5. New Ohio Mesonet expands weather data access, boosts agricultural resilience

    which is directly beneficial for farmers as they try to avoid spray applications during high-drift risk ... northwest, northeast and southeast — radar and satellite tools often scan too high or too far to detect what ... information — putting crop yields and public safety at risk. A new statewide network led by the State Climate ...

  6. Soil Health

    improving soil health when needed) is critical for not only food security but also water quality, air ... functions like plant productivity, water regulation, and nutrient cycling depend on the collective function ... communities year-round and improve soil structure along with nutrient cycling. Maximize soil cover. Protect ...

  7. What's New?

    Wooster, Ohio, October 21, 2025 See news story,  “Ohio State Analysis Details High-Stakes Tariff Case ... “What US Trade Policies Could Mean for Ohio Farmers”, Morning Ag Clips, April 15, 2025 See news story,  ... 2025 See news story,  “Farmers Brace for Significant Losses in a New Trade War”, New York Times, April ...

  8. Drainage- The Critical Factor

    options, and failure to consider drainage when planning production programs is a common reason for poor ... drained soils expands production options, reduces many problems, and usually improves yields in wet and ... crop performance. “Drainage” refers to how long during the year soils are saturated at or near the soil ...

  9. Join us in Utah this Nov at CANVAS 2025

    news networks.  Our lab will be present at CANVAS 2025: Louceline Fleuridor, and Jaspreet Singh with ... Nitrogen, Phosphorus, and Potassium Effects on Kernza Yields (November 12 at 2:30 pm – 4:30 pm, Hall AC 1, ... Salt Palace Convention Center).  Kaue Barbosa- Biofertilizers as a Sustainable Alternative for ...

  10. 2025 Ohio Soybean Performance Test

    Yield results for the 2025 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials are available for all locations. Access ... samples. The purpose of the Ohio Soybean Performance Trials is to evaluate soybean varieties for yield and ... selecting the best varieties for their unique production system. ...

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