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Soil Crusting Considerations for Corn and Soybean
Warmer temperatures combined with dryer weather will push planting progress along. For fields that have been already planted, recent precipitation and warmer days ahead can build conditions for soil crusting. When heavy rains occur after planting, soil cr ...
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Alfalfa Continues to Mature
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-13/alfalfa-continues-mature
Alfalfa stands across Ohio continued to mature in the past week despite our cooler temperatures and significant rainfall totals. Alfalfa fields jumped about 2-3 NDF percentage units in the last week depending on the geographical location. As warmer temper ...
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Corn Planting Progress in Ohio is Slow but Coming Along
Better weather: more planting April was a difficult month for farmers in Ohio; conditions were cold. Some snow and late freeze events were part of the month. This was conducive to limited water evaporation/evapotranspiration, and hence, generally, soils s ...
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2022-13
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-13
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Lep Monitoring Network Update – Black Cutworm
Black cutworm We are currently in our second week of monitoring for the black cutworm (BCW, Figure 1). Traps were checked between May 2 – 8 for the presence of BCW adult moths. Over the past week, a total of 28 traps in 9 counties were monitored. Moth num ...
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Spring SCN Testing and a Research Opportunity for Ohio Growers
KNOW YOUR SCN NUMBERS, OHIO! The presence of SCN in a field, but most importantly, the SCN numbers, will determine the best management strategy. It is important, therefore, to Test your Fields to Know your SCN Numbers. Spring, before or at planting, is a ...
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Leadership Institute: Effective Coaching and Emotional Intelligence
Over the past decade a growing body of literature has documented the importance of social and emotional effectiveness as well as effective coaching (how we take good people and make them the best they can be) and feedback skills. As leaders face times of ...
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Springtime is Spray Time-- Here are Some Tips for Better Spraying
Applying pesticides requires a high level of skill and knowledge. Increases in the size and complexity of sprayers over the years require even more attention to efficiency, efficacy, and safety. Although each crop requires a slightly different approach to ...
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Making On-Farm Trials Easy
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-12/making-farm-trials-easy
Planting season is upon us and is a little behind in comparison to last year. Many producers are planning on evaluating input costs and management practices on their farm this season to improve economic efficiency and stay profitable. However, there are s ...
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Wet Weather then a Planting Window
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-12/wet-weather-then-planting-window
April was a challenging month. It was a cold month with most of Ohio-1F to-3F below normal for temperatures. We saw late freezes and snow events. Because of the cold, precipitation was generally around or slightly below normal in the 60-120% of normal ran ...