2008 Farm Focus Field Day scheduled!

Tuesday, July 29, 2008    (Raindate- Thursday, July 31)
8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m at the Marsh Foundation/Farm Focus site

                                Field Day Topics
~ Equipment demonstrations featuring manure application and other
   new equipment releases for 2008

~ Soil structure and compaction workshop with NRCS and OSU specialists

~ Pricing crop inputs and grain in a volatile market environment

Next Farm Focus Committee meeting is:
    Tuesday, June 17th at The Woods Golf Clubhouse
          9:00 a.m. start for 4 man golf scrambles
          1:00 p.m. lunch in clubhouse
          2:00 p.m. meeting
   

2007 On-farm Research Trial Results are now posted!  
Click the "2007" button in the blue margin to the left under
"Our Research" to access the Introduction and Table of Contents

Farm Focus is a non-profit field research and clinical trial program sponsored by
Ohio State University Extension, Van Wert County and
The Marsh Foundation School Farms. The 300 acres of ongoing research in clinical trials
and test plots of soybeans, corn, pesticides and irrigation methods have been conducted
since 1994. Each year extensive data and technical information is collected and analyzed
for educational purposes.

Links on the left will take you to data showing results of past years.

Field Days are conducted to highlight the test plots, clinical trials and new technology.

Our Location:

         The Farm Focus research acres are located on
The Marsh Foundation School Farms on the northeast edge of
Van Wert, Ohio on Stripe Road, off Lincoln Highway.
Access can be reached from U.S. 127 and U.S. Route 30.
Click here for a map.

 Links:

OSU Extension- Van Wert County

OSU Extension- Ohioline

OSU Agronomic Crops Team

C.O.R.N. newsletter

OARDC Field Crop Diseases

OARDC Field Crop Insects

USDA Soybean Rust Map

                                                                                       

OUR MISSION: To serve the tri-state area (Ohio, Michigan and Indiana)   with the latest in a non-biased agricultural crop research and technical  information.   To contact us: 1055 South Washington Street, Van Wert, Ohio 45891 Telephone: 419 238-1214  FAX: 419 238-3276 For General Information contact: prill.1@osu.edu                                                Return to Top   OSU Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all educational programs conducted by Ohio State University Extension are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis without regard to race, color, age, gender identity or expression, disability, religion, sexual orientation, national origin or veteran status. Keith L. Smith, Associate Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Director, OSU Extension. TDD No. 800-589-8292 (Ohio only) or 614-292-1868.