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Farm Science Review and CCA Continuing Education
The 2014 Farm Science Review is next week, many across Ohio will be attending to learn more about what it means to grow a crop in this eastern cornbelt state. One group is the Certified Crop Advisers; again this year the Agronomic Crops Team, the Sustaina ...
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Assessing the risk of frost injury to late maturing corn
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (http://www.nass.usda.gov/) as of August 31, 87 percent of Ohio’s corn acreage was in the dough stage (R4), nearly the same as the five-year average of 88 percent. Forty-one percent of the corn acr ...
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FSR CCA College: Register by September 4th
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-29/fsr-cca-college-register-september-4th
The weather forecast is for 75 degrees and partly cloudy; a perfect day to be outside. This late summer update for agronomist and those advising growers on crop production will be held on September 9th from 8:45 until 3 pm at the Farm Science Review Site ...
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Farm Science Review 2014: Plan your show
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-29/farm-science-review-2014-plan-your-show
Plan to attend the 2014 Farm Science Review September 16th-18th in London, Ohio. The FSR show hours are: Tuesday and Wednesday 8:00 am to 5:00 pm; Thursday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. You can plan your show now by visiting fsr.osu.edu and looking at the Schedu ...
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Ohio no-till field day announced
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-29/ohio-no-till-field-day-announced
The Ohio No-Till Field Day will be Sept. 9 at John Buck’s farm in western Marion County (7632 Wildcat Pike, New Bloomington). The emphasis of the program is to provide a systems approach to make continuous no-till successful, not just individual component ...
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Last alfalfa cutting of the year
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-29/last-alfalfa-cutting-year
The cool, wet spring followed by rainy weather well into the summer has delayed hay cutting schedules across much of Ohio. The delayed cutting schedules will likely mean that many fields won’t be ready for a last harvest until we are into the critical fal ...
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COVER CROPS PLANTED AFTER CORN SILAGE
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-28/cover-crops-planted-after-corn-silage
Farmers who harvest corn silage will often drill cereal rye at 2-2.5 bushel per acre 1 inch deep (no more than 2 inches deep), apply manure, and then harvest 3-5 wet tons (1.5 to 2.5 tons dry matter) of spring forage before planting corn or soybeans. Man ...
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PAT CREDITS OFFERED AT AG EQUIPMENT FIELD DAY
Extension will offer both private and commercial Pesticide Applicator Training credits at a field day sponsored by Independent Ag Equipment, 4341 Sandhill Road, Bellevue, OH 44811. The field day will be held Thursday, September 4, 2014 with PAT sessions b ...
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WHITE MOLD OR SCLEROTINIA STEM ROT IS HERE
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-27/white-mold-or-sclerotinia-stem-rot-here
This disease is caused by the fungus, Sclerotinia sclerotiorum and it is favored by cool damp conditions. Remember those morning fogs this summer and the fact that you hardly used your air conditioner? Perfect conditions for infection. This fungus form ...
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WARMER WEATHER AHEAD
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-27/warmer-weather-ahead
The weather pattern has been modifying some the last several weeks to not as wet overall. We will monitor this trend but all indications are near normal rainfall can be expected the next 4 weeks. At the same time, it appears the much cooler than normal we ...