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Rootworm Hatch is Underway
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-17/rootworm-hatch-underway
Last week, Larry Bledsoe from Purdue University reported that corn rootworm hatch occurred on June 3 (see http://extension.entm.purdue.edu/pestcrop/2015/Issue11/). With the exception of 2012, this seems to be in line with past few years. The bad news is ...
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July OSU Agronomy Field Days
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-19/july-osu-agronomy-field-days
Weed Day The 2015 OSU Weed Science Field Day hosted by Mark Loux will be held on Wednesday July 8 at the OARDC Western Ag Research Station. Registration starts at 8:30 and a field tour with presentations by OSU faculty, staff and students will start at 9 ...
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June Sets Rainfall Records for Many Parts of Ohio
June will go down as forecast with it being a wetter and warmer than normal month. Most of the warmth came from moisture and clouds holding overnight lows being held up where daytime temperatures were close to normal. The outlook for July is for continued ...
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Be Patient with Wet Hay Fields
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-18/be-patient-wet-hay-fields
I know many hay producers reading this article are frustrated by the rainy weather. They know that forage quality is declining with each day that goes by (and why did I have to state the obvious, right?). However, I want to urge hay producers to change th ...
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Grain Bin Rescue – Silos and Bins Loom as Death Traps on American Farms
How many of you have ever watched the ABC television show, “In an Instant?” The episodethat aired on Saturday night, April 4, 2015 and is one that hits close to our communities. As a county Extension Educator, Farm Safety is one of the most important to ...
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Western ARS Agronomy Field Day, July 15th
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-17/western-ars-agronomy-field-day-july-15th
The Western ARS Agronomy Field Day will be held July 15, 20015, with registration at 8:30AM until 9, then end the day at 3PM. The farm is located at 7721 South Charleston Pike, South Charleston, Ohio. The Western Agricultural Research Station is the Unive ...
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West Central Ohio Precision Agriculture Day: Combine and Drone Technology
Please mark your calendars for the Precision Agriculture Day: Combine and Drone Technology which will be held Friday, August 21, 2015 at the Champaign County Fairgrounds in Urbana, OH. This event will feature presentations on decision agriculture, aerial ...
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Corn Leaf Striping
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-16/corn-leaf-striping
I’ve received reports of corn plants exhibiting varying degrees of leaf striping (interveinal chlorosis) across the state. There are several nutrient deficiencies (including sulfur, zinc, magnesium, and manganese) that result in leaf striping and some of ...
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Still Working on Planting Soybean?
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-16/still-working-planting-soybean
The majority of the soybean acres in Ohio have been planted. (According to the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service, 85% of the soybean acres were planted by May 31.) However, even if 5% of the soybean acres are not yet planted, with 5.1 millio ...
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Damping-off is Not Always Caused by Water Molds and Fungi; Insects Can Play a Role Too
Editor's note: Meredith Eyre, Graduate Research Assistant, was an author on this article. Though soil borne pathogens are usually the cause of damping off in Ohio’s poorly drained soils, seedcorn maggot infestation may cause similar symptoms. This m ...