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Screening conservation cover seed for the presence of Palmer amaranth- be informed before you plant
The three primary sources of new Palmer amaranth infestations in Ohio so far have been: 1) presence of Palmer seed in the cotton-based feeds that are brought here from the south; 2) movement of contaminated combines from Palmer-infested areas of the sout ...
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Estimating Yield Losses in Drought Damaged Corn Fields
Rainfall over the past weekend helped some drought stressed corn fields, especially late plantings, but it may have been too late for others. Prior to this rainfall, according to the U.S. Drought Monitor, 46 percent of Ohio was rated as in “moderate drou ...
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Potential for Nitrate Problems in Drought Stressed Corn
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/potential-nitrate-problems-drought-stressed-corn
Have very dry soil conditions increased the potential for toxic levels of nitrates in corn harvested for silage? Nitrates absorbed from the soil by plant roots are normally incorporated into plant tissue as amino acids, proteins and other nitrogenous comp ...
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2016-25
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-25
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Pesticide Applicator Training and Certification
Commerical Pesticide Applicator License A commercial applicator applies pesticides for hire or on publicly accessible sites such as golf courses, apartment complexes, restaurants, schools, etc. Also includes applicators who work for a government agency. C ...
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Protect Water--Keep Nutrients in the Field
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/protect-water-keep-nutrients-field
C.O.R.N. Newsletter readers interested in current research and what they can do to assist with the water quality and nutrient management issues happening in Ohio won’t want to miss ‘Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients i ...
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Soybean Sites Needed for Pollinator Sampling
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-09/soybean-sites-needed-pollinator-sampling
An array of bee and fly pollinator species are found in soybean, and can enhance yield even though soybeans are self-pollinating. I will be conducting a study this summer to identify pollinator insects in Ohio soybean and I’m looking for cooperators with ...
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Spraying Insecticides on Soybeans and Honey Bees
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/spraying-insecticides-soybeans-and-honey-bees
Although soybean aphids remain at low levels in Ohio, we are aware that many growers are adding insecticides to spray tanks when applying fungicides for plant health purposes and even late applications of herbicides because: “Well, I’m going over the fiel ...
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“Tassel Ears” Sightings in Corn
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/%E2%80%9Ctassel-ears%E2%80%9D-sightings-corn
Tassel Ears” (Figure 1) are showing up in corn fields around Ohio. Corn is the only major field crop characterized by separate male and female flowering structures, the tassel and ear, respectively. In most corn fields it is not unusual to find a few scat ...
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2016 Ohio Wheat Performance Test Available Online
A pdf of the 2016 Ohio Wheat Performance Test can be found at the Soybean and Small Grain website at: http://stepupsoy.osu.edu/node/35. A sortable version of the Ohio Wheat Performance Test can be found at: http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/wheattrials/ ...