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Getting Your Corn Crop Off to a Good Start in 2015
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-08/getting-your-corn-crop-good-start-2015
Mistakes made during crop establishment are usually irreversible, and can put a "ceiling" on a crop's yield potential before the plants have even emerged. The following are some proven practices that will help get a corn crop off to a good ...
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Managing Marestail This Spring – The Perfect Storm?
This spring is shaping up to be one where marestail control problems abound, based on the following: a) not many fields were treated with herbicide last fall due to wet weather and the late harvest. Fall treatment results in a field free of overwintered ...
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Those Last-Minute Items on the ‘To-Do’ List Before the Planting Rush
We all have those “I wish I had done list” – we won’t discuss how long ours are after one of these rush seasons. Soil temperatures are: County Research Branch Temperature (F) on April 11 Jackson Jackson 60.0 Noble Eastern 58.4 Piketon Piketon 54.2 Clark ...
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Senate Bill 1
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-07/senate-bill-1
Ohio’s legislature passed a bill intended to control algae production in Lake Erie and its western basin. The law will regulate manure and fertilizer applications in the watersheds of the western basin of Lake Erie. The effective date of this new law is J ...
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A Wet Start to April is Expected
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-07/wet-start-april-expected
April looks to go down as slightly warmer than normal and much wetter than normal except about normal wetness in the far northwest part of the state. The good news is warmer than normal temperatures are expected for a good deal of April. This likely means ...
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Managing Risk for Bt Resistant Rootworms
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-07/managing-risk-bt-resistant-rootworms
For the past few years, the Western corn belt has been dealing with populations of western corn rootworm that have developed resistance to two Bt genes: Cry3Bb1 and m Cry3a. US-EPA has recently developed a framework for managing Bt resistance, and is re ...
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Wheat is starting to green up...
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-06/wheat-starting-green
Spring is coming (thank goodness!), and the winter wheat crop is starting to green-up. Similar to what we’ve seen in the past few years, wheat planted shortly after the fly-free date looks better than the wheat that was planted late. Our current recommen ...
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Planter Check-up for March
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-06/planter-check-march
Even though the snow is falling here this evening, it is time to check the planter. Here is a list of suggestions for planter setup and maintenance. · Check meters on a test stand in order to visually inspect parts and evaluate performance. · ...
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Spring is in full swing
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-06/spring-full-swing
Spring is in full swing. Expect big swings in weather the next several weeks. Remainder of March Outlook: Expect overall colder than normal with precipitation above normal April Outlook: Near normal temperatures and slightly wetter than normal May-July Ou ...
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Data Show Faculty Profiles are Important
According to data collected by CFAES Communications folks, the most visited page on all department websites is the faculty profiles page. ...