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CORN EAR ROTS: How to Tell Them Apart and Know the Risk
Ear rots or molds are usually most problematic when cool, wet conditions occur during silking and early grain development, when the ears are most susceptible to fungal infection. Three main types of ear rot (Diplodia, Gibberella, and Fusarium) usually aff ...
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Two HCS faculty members receive big grants in Plant Breeding!
https://hcs.osu.edu/news/two-hcs-faculty-members-receive-big-grants-plant-breeding
Two Horticulture and Crop Science faculty members, Dr. David Francis and Dr. Clay Sneller, received two grants from the United States Department of Agriculture. The grants were part of the FY 2014 AFRI Plant Breeding Projects. The FY 2014 AFRI plant breed ...
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Turfgrass Science student is going to the Super Bowl!
https://hcs.osu.edu/news/turfgrass-science-student-going-super-bowl
Congratulations Zak Avers! Horticulture and Crop Science senior, Zak Avers will travel to Glendale, Arizona for the 2015 Super Bowl. Zak was selected to participate in the 2015 Toro Super Bowl Sports Turf Training Program. When asked if he was looking f ...
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Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day- Aug. 5th
Farmers and crop consultants interested in seeing the latest combine, grain handling and harvest technology are encouraged to attend the Tuesday, August 5th Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day at Fulton Co Fairgrounds in Wauseon. In the morning, p ...
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Corn Emergence Problems: “Corkscrewed” Mesocotyl Development
Last week I received several reports of abnormal corn emergence. Often the problems were associated with corn seedlings leafing out underground and it’s likely weather and seedbed conditions were responsible for the occurrence of the abnormal growth. Seed ...
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Energy Infrastructure Workshop
https://comdev.osu.edu/events/energy-infrastructure-workshop
To help keep landowners and public officials such as county commissioners, township trustees, state representatives and economic development directors informed about the potential impact of energy development in their communities, Ohio State University Ex ...
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Two Internships available at Polly Hill Arboretum
https://hcs.osu.edu/news/two-internships-available-polly-hill-arboretum
The Polly Hill Arboretum on the island of Martha’s Vineyard is seeking applicants who are students of horticulture or plant science at the college level to participate as horticulture interns. The Arboretum, a Martha’s Vineyard horticultural and botanica ...
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Early POST application of preemergence corn and soybean herbicides
At this point there should be little concern about a lack of rain to “activate” preemergence herbicides where it was possible to get them applied. We have had some challenges with wind and water and it’s another one of those years when a lot of the corn ...
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Potential for Spring Insect Pests
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-12/potential-spring-insect-pests
As we gear up for planting this week and next there are two insect pests that need to be on our radar. First, reports from Purdue, Penn State and elsewhere have noticed significant flights in black cutworm. This is a migrating moth that lays eggs in cor ...
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New OSU Weed Management Website/blog
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-12/new-osu-weed-management-websiteblog
The OSU field crops weed management group has transitioned to a new website, http://u.osu.edu/osuweeds. The new site is still a work in progress, but most of the important information and links are there. We would encourage you to check out and bookmark ...