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Weather Update
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/weather-update
As we talked about a few weeks ago, we expected the pattern to turn warmer than normal again in early May and it has done so. Overall, May will be warmer and drier than normal across Ohio. The best chances for normal rainfall appear to be across northern ...
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Adjusting Corn Management Practices for a Late Start
As prospects for a timely start to spring planting diminish, growers need to reassess their planting strategies and consider adjustments. Since delayed planting reduces the yield potential of corn, the foremost attention should be given to management prac ...
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Barley Yellow Dwarf Virus in Wheat
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/barley-yellow-dwarf-virus-wheat
Some reports of what seems like fairly high incidence of barley yellow dwarf virus (BYDV) are coming in from fields in some parts of the state. Some of these fields reportedly have as much as 20% of the plants showing symptoms typical of BYDV –leaves with ...
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Identifying Feekes Growth Stages 7 and 8
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/identifying-feekes-growth-stages-7-and-8
The following steps are also explained in the following video: https://youtu.be/PZ7Lvsux1y8 1- Dig up several clusters of tillers with root and soil from multiple locations in the field; 2- Identify and select three to four primary tillers from each clus ...
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Don’t Forget About Alfalfa and Weevils While Planting
While most are worried about getting corn and soybean in during the next few weeks, the same heat is also making alfalfa weevil larvae develop quite quickly. We would expect enough heat units to have been reached in much of the state to see alfalfa weevi ...
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Black Cutworms and Armyworms Still a Concern
Reports of black cutworm and armyworms catches are still coming in from surrounding states. The big concern over the next few weeks will be egg hatch and larval growth. Both hatch and growth is difficult to predict and is largely based on temperature and ...
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Comparison of Swine Manure and 28% UAN as Nitrogen Sources at Sidedress for Corn Yield
Alig-Plot.pdf 2013 Manure Manure ...
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Watch Wheat for Head Scab and Cereal Leaf Beetle
We are now well into the late-heading and early-flowering growth stages, and understandably, folks are concerned about head scab and vomitoxin. Questions keep coming in about applying fungicides for scab control, particularly when and whether a fungicide ...
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Wheat Flowering Growth Stage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-14/wheat-flowering-growth-stage
Wheat continues to go through the heading and flowering growth stages across central and northern Ohio. Depending on the weather and the variety, flowering usually occurs about 3-5 days after full head emergence (Feekes 10.5) – earlier under warmer condit ...
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Corn Planting Nearing Completion – Time to Troubleshoot Emergence Problems
According to the USDA/NASS (http://www.nass.usda.gov/) for the week ending May 24, corn was 87 percent planted, which was 21 percent ahead of last year and 17 percent ahead of the five-year average. Across the state, corn is at a range of growth stages. S ...