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Cold Spring Rains Brought Perfect Conditions for Pythium in Ohio and a Few More Surprises.
From many of the samples we recovered both Pythium spp. and Fusarium spp.. Both are well-known seedling pathogens. Our next step was to examine what the Pythium spp. were and then to determine if these were sensitive to metalaxyl. In approximatel ...
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Winter Weather Outlook
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-39/winter-weather-outlook
November will go down as a top 10 coldest November most likely with drier than normal precipitation and snowier than normal. If you look at the 10 coldest Novembers, the December to February period that follows is usually near normal temperatures and slig ...
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Temperature Management in On-farm Grain Bins
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-39/temperature-management-farm-grain-bins
There are recommended targets for percent grain moisture and grain temperature for winter grain bin storage. Those recommended targets are listed in the following tables (Tables 1. and 2.). Table 1. Recommended grain moisture content for safe storage.* ...
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Acceleron® Challenge – I lost
During the past dozen or so years, we have been recommending the highest rates of metalaxyl or mefenoxam for soybean seed that is planted in Ohio’s Phytophthora sojae country. We have a lot of data collected during this time period to support this. The ...
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2014 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials Available
The purpose of the Ohio Soybean Performance Trials is to evaluate soybean varieties for yield and other agronomic characteristics. This evaluation gives soybean producers comparative information for selecting the best varieties for their unique production ...
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Harvest Delays Impact Corn Performance
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-36/harvest-delays-impact-corn-performance
According to the USDA/NASS ( http://www.nass.usda.gov/ ) as of Sunday, Oct. 19, 23% of Ohio’s corn was mature, compared to 30% for last year and 32% for the five-year average. Persistent rains have delayed corn harvest across the state and are not help ...
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Potential for Corn Ear Rot and Mycotoxin Problems in Ohio
It is already the third week of October and most of the corn is still standing in the field. Some of the earlier-planted fields are being harvested, but at relatively high moisture levels. This is causing some concern among producers as to the potential ...
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More on Fall Herbicides with Regard to the Enlist System
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-36/more-fall-herbicides-regard-enlist-system
The USEPA last week issued approval for Enlist Duo, the glyphosate-2,4-D premix for use in the Enlist corn and soybean system, in six states, including Ohio. The approval came with a number of conditions that set a new precedent really, and we will cover ...
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EPA Finds No Benefit with Neonicotinoid Seed Treatments
https://agcrops.osu.edu/2014-36/epa-finds-no-benefit-neonicotinoid-seed-treatments
Last week, the EPA determined that there is no benefit from neonicotinoid seed treatments on soybean. There complete ruling can be read here (http://www2.epa.gov/sites/production/files/2014-10/documents/benefits_of_neonicotinoid_seed_treatments_to_soybea ...
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2014 Forage Performance Trial Results
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-41/2014-forage-performance-trial-results
Results from the 2014 Ohio Forage Performance Trials are now available online at http://oardc.osu.edu/forage2014/. The report includes yield trials of commercial varieties of alfalfa, red and white clover, orchardgrass, tall fescue, and annual ryegrass in ...