Search results
Search results
-
Adjusting Soybean No-till Burndown Programs for Later Planting
Weed growth has been somewhat slow this year due to the cold weather in late winter, but the current warm and wet weather should change this. Those fields not treated with burndown herbicides yet may present some challenges by the time fields are dry eno ...
-
Using Residual Herbicides in Tilled Soybean Fields
One of the questions that comes up once a grower decides to kill marestail with tillage instead of burndown herbicides is – does he still need residual herbicides? The thinking here apparently is that: A) tillage takes care of marestail for this crop yea ...
-
Now is the Time to Fine Tune Your Sprayer
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-11/now-time-fine-tune-your-sprayer
Higher pesticide costs and new chemicals designed to be used in lower doses make accurate application more important than ever. There is no better time than early spring to take a closer look at your sprayer. Here are some of the things I would check on a ...
-
Marketing and Processing Workshop May 2015 Presentations
https://southcenters.osu.edu/node/1605
Marketing and Processing Workshop May 2015 Presentations Biosecurity for Aquaculture Operations- Stephen Reichley Healthy Benefits of Seafood- Kory Groetsch and Rachel Fox Know Your Competition- Dave Smith, PhD Making Wise Decisions When Direct Marketing ...
-
Will Planting Delays Require Earlier Maturing Corn Hybrids?
According to the USDA/NASS (http://www.nass.usda.gov/), during the past week Ohio corn acreage planted increased sharply (from 8% for the week ending May 4 to 40% for the week ending May 11). However, in some areas, persistent rain and saturated soil cond ...
-
Yes, this is a repeat: Temperatures are still cool
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-12/yes-repeat-temperatures-are-still-cool
Soil temperatures from around the state are finally approaching optimum planning but still on the cool side for soybean. From the weather stations at the branches, these are the soil temperatures at 2.5 inches, from April 20 and on May 4: County ...
-
Weather Update
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-12/weather-update
May began cooler and wetter than normal as expected. The week of May 5 will start cool but then starting May 7 we will turn warmer than normal. Temperatures will reach into the 70s north and 80s south by Wednesday and Thursday. Outside of scattered light ...
-
Cover Crops Boost Soil Health, Nutrients, Earthworms and Lower Costs
https://southcenters.osu.edu/news/cover-crops-boost-soil-health-nutrients-earthworms-and-lower-costs
PIKETON, Ohio – Ohio farmers looking to improve the overall health of their soil should consider planting oilseed radish, cereal rye, cowpea or Austrian winter pea as a cover crop, which can improve soil health and save money, says a soil scientist at the ...
-
Additional Projects
https://southcenters.osu.edu/soil-water-bioenergy/research/additional-projects
Native Warm Season Perennial Grass Bioenergy Experiment 1999 Experimental design: Randomized Complete Block Design (RCBD) with five levels of nitrogen, three management strategies (number of treatment combination fifteen), number of replication four, and ...
-
Organic Agriculture
https://southcenters.osu.edu/soil-water-bioenergy/research/organic-agriculture
Organic Agriculture Ceres Trust- Maximizing ecosystem services of the soil food web in organic farming systems The Ceres project is a two year project for the years 2013 and 2014. In this project we are looking at several different criteria including ear ...