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Staying Safe in the Sun
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/staying-safe-sun
Kate Homonai, OSU Extension Educator, Family & Consumer Sciences, Vinton County Do you ever stop to think about how amazing the sun is? It is a star that is tens of millions of miles away from earth, yet provides just the right amount of heat and ligh ...
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Manure Science Review 2021
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/manure-science-review-2021
Upcoming event ...
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Rye can be a pesky weed.
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/19-2021/rye-can-be-pesky-weed
In recent years Ohio has seen a huge resurgence of rye usage as a cover crop. While rye can be a good option as a cover crop, it is also a persistent threat as a weed in subsequent crops and neighboring fields. In parts of Ohio this season, volunteer rye ...
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June 24th CORN Live Webinar Focuses on Weeds in Soybeans and Wheat Harvest
The next session of CORN Live is this Thursday, June 24 th from 8:00 – 9:00 am. This week’s webinar will touch on a variety of issues, starting with a crop progress report and field updates from Jason Hartschuh, Extension Educator in Crawford County, and ...
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Weather Update: First of the Season Tornadoes Strike Ohio
Though not in the heart of Tornado Alley, Ohio certainly deals with its fair share of severe weather. The season typically ramps up during May and June, but severe weather so far in 2021 has been rather benign. This changed in a big way this past weekend, ...
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Double Crop Soybean Recommendations for 2021
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/19-2021/double-crop-soybean-recommendations-2021
Wheat harvest is rapidly approaching, and with relatively high soybean prices, we anticipate many growers will be interested in double cropping soybean after wheat. According to the U.S. drought monitor (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/), areas bordering M ...
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Canada thistle rebounds?
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/19-2021/canada-thistle-rebounds
It can be nice to see old friends. Except when they cause crop and yield loss, refuse to leave after a few days, and don’t respond to chemicals. A while back we wrote about what appeared to be an increase in populations of dandelions and other winter we ...
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Putting poison hemlock in perspective
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/19-2021/putting-poison-hemlock-perspective
Poison hemlock seems to be on everyone’s radar more than usual this year, especially in northern Ohio. We know that while hemlock has been all over southern Ohio for years, it is continuing to spread northward, where new occurrences and observations of i ...
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Do you need to apply sulfur to reach your corn yield goals?
There is a general interest in applying sulfur fertilizer to maximize corn productivity and we’ve heard industry professionals claim that sulfur deficiency this widespread across Ohio. How much truth is there to this? Do we have a widespread sulfur defici ...
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Corn Rootworms and Fireflies
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/19-2021/corn-rootworms-and-fireflies
Most of us remember a connection between fireflies and corn rootworm hatch. This connection may not be absolute and could have changed since we’re now using different production practices than in the past. We also know a lot more about corn rootworm biolo ...