Agroes and leaders shape rural development debate
A Chicago think tank of college presidents deans and ag leaders discusses farm crisis rural depopulation and the need for leadership and education. Highlights include land grant colleges Purdue REA efforts and LEAD program success with Orrin in Ohio and a push to attract back workers to small communities.
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Chicago
Farm Foundation
Elna
Singer
America
Nebraska
Kansas
South
North Dakota
Purdue
Rural Electrification Association
REA
University of Missouri
Ohio State
Orrin
Ohio
Shallow cultivation cuts evaporation in firm soils
The article explains that shallow cultivation can conserve moisture by forming a mulch layer and reducing evaporation on firm soils. It argues limited effectiveness in loose soils and suggests shallow cultivation or rotary tools in early corn and soybean stages when weed numbers are low.
Crow Dog Predicts Rain Over Northwestern Ohio This Week
Sioux chief Leonard Crow Dog says a rain making rite learned from Rain in the Face will soak drought-stricken northwestern Ohio by Thursday. The 89 tribe medicine man led a 30 minute ceremony for about 4 000 villagers in Clyde as farmers endure the Midwest drought.
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Clyde
Leonard Crow Dog
Ohio
Crow Dog
Cliff Doebel
Sandusky County
Rosebud Indian Reservation
South Dakota
Doebel
Midwest
Dwayne Sutter
The
Red Eagles
Watering Tips To Save Gardens In Drought
Ohio State horticulturist Jeanne Yoager-Comaty warns gardeners to water newly planted trees shrubs seeds and transplants thoroughly and regularly through the summer. She recommends a pint water soluble starter fertilizer for transplants and notes drought can stall growth of annuals perennials fruits and vegetables while established lawns need at least one inch of water weekly.
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Ohio State University
Jeanne Yoager-Comaty
Comaty
Younger-Couaty
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Cook Rd
Shell
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Sadugts Co
Staan
Hyauke
Hyman Trontee
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FORD
Detroit
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