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Weather Update: Transitioning to Spring: Will Spring-like Weather Continue?
Summary Not to be outdone by January, February temperatures have been much above normal as well. Figure 1 shows that much of the state will end the month with temperatures about 5-10°F above the long-term average (1991-2020). Locations such as Dayton and ...
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Production of Other Small Grain Species
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Fertilizer recommendations for the other small grain species are provided in Tables 6-12 through 6-14. Insect control recommendations can be found in Extension Bulletin 545, Insect Pests of Field Crops. Table 6-12: Recommended Nitrogen for Small Grains ...
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Disease Management
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Disease is one of the major factors limiting wheat yield and quality in Ohio and other Midwestern states. Yield losses as high as 30 to 50 percent are not uncommon in fields planted with susceptible varieties under disease-favorable conditions. Effective ...
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Nutrient Value of Wheat Straw
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The nutrient value of wheat straw is influenced by several factors including weather, variety, and cultural practices. Thus, the most accurate value requires sending a straw sample to an analytical laboratory. However, book value can be used to estimate ...
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Campus Grounds is Hiring Summer Help!!
Organization Name: CFAES Wooster Campus Grounds Organizer Name: Shane Berner Summer Work is available with the CFAES Wooster Campus Grounds Department! 40 hours a week, $12 an hour. Outside work. Duties include maintaining plant material, mowing, mulching ...
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Summer Jobs Available!!
Want to work for OSU over the summer? Check out these great opportunities! Below are some positions we'll be looking to fill, along with the supervisor in charge of filling each position. Please send an email to contact introducing yourself and let t ...
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Need Spring Textbooks?
We are approaching the halfway mark of the spring semester. That means the first week of March, we will be returning unsold books to make room for next semester's materials. This is your last chance to rent or purchase any books you may need through ...
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Fertilization
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4389
A successful soil fertility program for wheat requires knowledge of a field’s yield potential and a recent soil test. The soil test will provide current levels of phosphorus and potassium in the soil and the soil pH. Soil pH will assist in determining the ...
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Producing Wheat in 15-Inch Rows
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4388
Growers are interested in wide-row wheat production due to reductions in equipment inventory (lack of grain drill) and to allow intercropping of soybean into wheat. Wheat row spacing work conducted during the 2012-2013 and 2013-2014 growing seasons indic ...
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Seeding Practices
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When planting at the proper time and into soil that is not too wet, seed should be planted 1.5-inches deep. Row width should be 6 to 8 inches. Planting by bushels per acre is very inaccurate due to variability in seed size from year to year and from one v ...