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October Usually Brings Our First Fall Freeze
(https://mrcc.purdue.edu/freeze/freezedatetool.html) that relies on historical temperature data at the county level back to 1950 and allows users to ... on Tuesday morning and again Saturday and Sunday mornings. Still, most of the earliest dates and even ... the earliest 10% of dates on record occurred in late September, so we are beyond those thresholds. ...
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Elvis Has Left the Building
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-34/elvis-has-left-building
applied research and extension program focused on weed management in agronomic crops. Known for his quick ... by many of us in extension. His research evaluating herbicide efficacy and weed management best ... on various committees for the department and college. Mark has served as my boss, academic advisor, ...
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Harvesting and Handling Ear Rot-Affected Corn
as gentil on the cobs as possible to minimize cob breakage. To do this, start at the concaves and ... rotor speed. You want to set your concave clearance to match your average cob diameter. On newer ... all of your separation and cleaning on the top sieve. Generally, the initial top sieve setting is 5/8 ...
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Variety Selection
https://agcrops.osu.edu/variety-selection
and environment to be used rather than on their yield record alone. For example, if excessive growth ... performed best at a test site that is similar to the field for which a variety is being selected, or select ... a variety that has performed well over several test sites and years that vary widely in yield potential. ...
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Late-Season Soybeans Can Be Pest Magnets
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-29/late-season-soybeans-can-be-pest-magnets
https://aginsects.osu.edu/sites/aginsects/files/imce/Stink%20bug%20ID%20card%20ID%205_1_19.pdf Bean leaf beetles pose little threat when feeding on foliage earlier in the season. Later in the ... https://aginsects.osu.edu/sites/aginsects/files/imce/Soybean%20defoliation%20Final.pdf  For stink bugs, which poke directly into the seed with their straw-like mouthparts, take several ... season they may feed directly on the pods, which can cause more damage – either through direct damage to ...
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Weather Update: Cool, Dry Weather Continues
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-34/weather-update-cool-dry-weather-continues
the 30s on Tuesday morning with scattered frost, temperatures will moderate throughout the week with ... through late in the week with spotty showers possible on Friday. Cooler air will filter into the state ... with highs on Friday and Saturday only likely to reach the upper 40s to mid 50s, with overnight lows ...
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Wheat Planting When the Soil is Dry
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-34/wheat-planting-when-soil-dry
November may only have a slight impact on grain yield if freezing weather is delayed until late November or ...
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AVOID A NIGHTMARE NEXT SPRING!!!!!!!!
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-34/avoid-nightmare-next-spring
that can be helpful for weed ID on the go. These and other winter annual species are most easily ...
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Feeding Frosted Forages
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-34/feeding-frosted-forages
pick up and discard any fallen limbs to prevent animals from grazing on the leaves and twigs. Frost ... this fall when feeding species with nitrates or prussic acid poisoning potential: Do not graze on ...
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Autumn Forage Harvest Management
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-31/autumn-forage-harvest-management
others have fields that are not quite ready for harvest right now. Like most farming decisions, there are ... conducted in Canada showed that alfalfa needs 500 GDD (based on degrees Celsius and base 5 C for alfalfa ... probability of either accumulating enough GDD for energy replenishment or GDD not accumulating enough to ...