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Corn Planting Progress in Ohio: A “Historical” Perspective
How much corn is typically planted in Ohio by the third week of April? According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ohio/Publications/Crop_Prog...), for the week ending April 13 no appreciable ac ...
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Identifying Feekes Growth Stage 6: Jointing
1- Pull, or better yet, dig up, several clusters of tillers with roots and soil from multiple locations in the field; 2- Identify and select three to four primary tillers from each cluster – usually the largest tillers with the thickest stem, but size can ...
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Black Cutworm and Armyworm Counts on the Rise
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-09/black-cutworm-and-armyworm-counts-rise
Last week, both Purdue University and the University of Kentucky reported high black cutworm catches. In addition, UKY caught a large number of armyworms in one of their traps. Both of these moth species migrate into our area, lay eggs, and the developin ...
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Soybean Planting Date, Seeding Rate, and Row Width
Planting date. Planting date (both too early and too late) can reduce soybean yield potential. In 2013 and 2014, we conducted a planting date trial at the Western Agricultural Research Station near South Charleston, Ohio. In both years, soybean yield ...
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Considerations Before Interseeding Soybeans into Wheat this Spring
Modified Relay Intercropping (MRI) is the planting of soybeans into standing wheat versus double cropping soybeans that are planted after wheat is harvested. Vyn et al found that relay intercropping of soybeans yielded better than double cropping of soybe ...
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We have Nematodes in our Corn Fields
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-09/we-have-nematodes-our-corn-fields
Editor's note: Abasola Simon is also an author on this article. A total 425 corn fields were surveyed for plant-parasitic nematodes during the 2013 and 2014 growing seasons. In each year, soil samples were collected from 15-16 fields in each of 28 co ...
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Burndown of Cover Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-08/burndown-cover-crops
It can be difficult to find a comprehensive source of recommendations for the control of all of the possible cover crops prior to planting. Some resources we have used recently: “Successful termination of cover crops”, Purdue Extension, Pub #WS-50-W, ava ...
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Wheat Management by Growth Stage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-08/wheat-management-growth-stage
The winter wheat crop is greening up and as such growers will need to pay attention to crop growth stage in order to make adequate management decisions. Wheat growth stage identification is critical for effective timing of fungicide, insecticide, herbicid ...
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Getting Your Corn Crop Off to a Good Start in 2015
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-08/getting-your-corn-crop-good-start-2015
Mistakes made during crop establishment are usually irreversible, and can put a "ceiling" on a crop's yield potential before the plants have even emerged. The following are some proven practices that will help get a corn crop off to a good ...
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Managing Marestail This Spring – The Perfect Storm?
This spring is shaping up to be one where marestail control problems abound, based on the following: a) not many fields were treated with herbicide last fall due to wet weather and the late harvest. Fall treatment results in a field free of overwintered ...