Manure is a valuable asset to livestock farmers who grow crops.

PNC, the Responsible Nutrient Management Foundation and No-Till Farmer invite you to attend a special National Agriculture Day webinar Tuesday, March 25 from 8 to 9 a.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time.

The optimal corn seeding rate for any situation will depend on the anticipated environment and how the hybrid responds to that environment.

Producers looking for an easy, inexpensive way to improve their pastures and hay fields can consider taking advantage of the still-frozen grounds and try frost seeding now for green pastures later, according to a forage expert from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

Many producers could benefit by using starter fertilizer when planting corn.

The keys to maximizing the economic returns from phosphorus (P) and potassium (K) fertilizer applications are a comprehensive soil testing program and maintaining P and K soil test levels above their respective critical levels. The critical level for a given nutrient is the soil test level at which 95% to 97% of the crop’s yield potential will be reached with no additional inputs of the nutrient.

Let’s face it — the reason there are more kinds of bugs in the South is because it’s a warmer environment.

Nematodes are common pests in many soybean fields in the state.

Last month the U.S. Department of Agriculture extended the cut-off date for Michigan farmers to submit applications for the first 2014 round of Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) funding to March 21.

COn Monday, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Director James Zehringer honored Bill Richards, a farmer from Circleville, with the 2013 ODNR Hall of Fame award, the department's highest honor.