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Ohio State Research Team Releases eFields Report
Ohio Ag Connection - 01/23/2020

The 2019 eFields Research Report is now available online or in a hardcopy version, reports Elizabeth Hawkins and John Fulton of The Ohio State University and members of the eFields research team.

2019 was a challenging year for many farmers including the eFields team but despite the challenges, the team was able to grow, the two observed. The 2019 report covers 88 on-farm, field scale trials conducted in 30 Ohio counties. and provides information on a variety of topics including new studies. Here is a list of some of the 2019 study topics and pages you can read about their results:

- Nitrogen 4Rs: pages 48-63

- Fungicide and Insecticide: pages 38-39, 104-109

- Cover Crops: pages 156-158 and 202

- Forages: pages 154-185

- Ag Tech: pages 186-197

- Crop Production Budgets: pages 26-31

- Ohio Planting Progress: page 22

- 2018 Farm Bill: page 32

The e-version of the 2019 eFields report can be viewed or downloaded at go.osu.edu/eFields. To receive a printed copy, contact your local OSU Extension office or email digitalag@osu.edu.

We hope you find the information insightful and a resource for crop production, said Hawkins and Fulton.

The eFields team has also planned six regional meetings to discuss results from local and state-wide research trials. It also uses these meetings to gather feedback about research interests for 2020. There is no cost to attend; for more information or to register for a meeting, visit go.osu.edu/eFieldsMeeting. Please plan to join for the meeting nearest you:

Southwest Region: Feb. 10, 9 a.m.-noon, Wilmington

Northwest Region: Feb. 26, 9 a.m.-noon, Bryan

Central Region: Feb. 27, 9 a.m.-noon

South Central Region: March 9, 9 a.m.-noon, Circleville

East Region: March 10, 6-9 p.m., Coshocton

West Central Region: March 16, 9 a.m.-noon, Piqua

Hawkins and Fulton added that the team sincerely thanks all of its 2019 collaborating farms and industry partners. The eFields team enjoys working with each and looks forward to continuing to learn together in 2020.

Follow social media using @OhioStatePA on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram or subscribe to its quarterly newsletter, Digital Ag Download (go.osu.edu/DigitalAgDownload), to keep up with the eFields program throughout the year. For more information on how to get involved in eFields in 2019, contact Hawkins at hawkins.301@osu.edu.

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