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What is soil health?
from Ohio Country Journal by James Hoorman, Hoorman Soil Health Services Soil health is a term that everyone seems to be confused about or have their own opinion. Soil health is about three things: soil organic matter (SOM), soil microbes and organisms, and plants. Good soil and soil health are dependent upon the interaction of these three things. Active short-term organic matter are the root exudates, root carbohydrates (sugars) and microbial bi-products which produces good soil structure and is missing from most of our tilled soils. Soil microbes process nutrients …
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Rock dust could be farming’s next climate solution
From Smithsonian magazine SmartNews For farming, the latest climate fix isn’t especially high tech or glossy. By spreading rock du…
Using manure to help corn crops and water quality
Glen Arnold, Associate Professor and Field Specialist in Manure Nutrient Management at the Ohio State University, shared about current research …
Taking it to the screen
The global pandemic changed the 2-day Feed the World workshop from an in-person event to a virtual one, but the …
High tech and data in ag today
Elizabeth Hawkins, an Extension Field Specialist with the Ohio State University, works with farmers to maximize productivity while stewarding the …
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Did you know?
Ohio corn is used for more than food
Ohio corn is used for feed, fuel and other renewable products.
Ohio is the seventh leading producer of corn in the United States
There are more than 30,000 grain farmers throughout the state with over 14.3 million acres devoted to farmland (half of Ohio’s acreage).
Ethanol helps to produce cleaner air
Ethanol use is estimated to have reduced greenhouse gas emissions by 110 metric tons—equal to removing 20 million vehicles off the road—in 2016.
Ethanol is energy positive
Ethanol produces three times more energy than it takes to produce it while consuming less water than other fuels.