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Spring 2024 Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 1
(now the second warmest on record 1895-2024) and temperatures 2-6°F above average for the month of ... March, April soil temperatures are starting off on the warm side. Two-inch and four-inch soil ... experienced its 13 th driest fall on record to end 2023, this past winter’s precipitation was close to normal. ...
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Battle for the Belt – Season 2, Episode 1: Kick-Off
Year 2 of Battle for the Belt kicked-off with corn and soybean planting on March 25 at the Western ... This is the second year for the project. Project updates from last year are available on the OSU ... (https://lists.osu.edu/mailman/listinfo/corn-out), subscribe to our YouTube channel (https://www.youtube.com/@OSUAgronomicCrops), or follow us on ...
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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-08/assessing-forage-stands-and-winter-damage
present some difficult conditions for forages. Depending on the location and what type of forage field, ... replacement While assessing the stem density of a forage stand take note of where on the plant shoot growth is ... have a lower number of total shoots and often have more or all stems on one side of the crown. Damaged ...
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Scouting Early Alfalfa Weevil Activity
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-08/scouting-early-alfalfa-weevil-activity
Alfalfa weevils are one of the two key alfalfa pests in Ohio and now is the time to brush up on ... inspect the tips of each sample for early-stage larvae. Count the larvae found on the sample tips and in ... More information about alfalfa weevils can be found on the alfalfa factsheet here: ...
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Spring Forage Establishment
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-08/spring-forage-establishment
Timing for seedbed prep should be based more on conditions than the calendar, so be sure tillage ... possible, and ask them for any information they may have on drill settings, and seeding rates. If you ... seeding depth accuracy. In our experience, visibility of up to 25% of the seed on the surface, or in the ...
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OSU Deoxynivalenol, DON, Resistance Screening Program-2024
18 RM, the pollination window at all 3 sites was 3 weeks from the time the first silks emerged until ... contamination with this mycotoxin, but less emphasis has been placed on genetic resistance. Results from our ... 1.49* 1.18* 0.4* 2.35* Golden Harvest G08B38-AA 108 0.96* 1.01* 0.86* 0.95* Golden Harvest G10L16-DV 110 ...
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Join OSU Extension for Monthly Cover Crops Roundtables!
a monthly informal meeting series focused on cover crops. This series will be a place for producers to ... crops can bring. All roundtables are hosted from 6:30-8:00PM, with Paulding County meetings on Tuesdays, ... Wood County meetings on Wednesdays, and Auglaize County meetings on Thursdays. Each date will be ...
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Severe Weather on the Farm
https://agsafety.osu.edu/safety-thru%C2%A0-seasons-2024/severe-weather-farm
weather on a radio can let the operator know well ahead of time what is coming. In the spring severe ... weather season, conditions can change drastically during any given day. What is heard on the 6:00 a.m. ... and large machinery sheds are vulnerable to collapse and should not be used as shelters. Farms are ...
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2024 Ohio Weeds University Regional Locations Set
State Weeds University on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at locations across ... strategies, cover crop management in forages, and evaluating herbicides. Hands-on exercises will be ... focuses on integrated approaches to weed management in corn, soybean, and small grains in Wisconsin farm ...
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Ohio Corn Performance Test (OCPT) 2023 Results
for the 2023 growing season was variable across sites; it ranged from 14.6 inches (Greenville) to 21 ... 50+ years. The purpose of OCPT is to evaluate corn hybrids for grain yield and other important ... farming operations and production environments and complement recommendations made by seed companies and ...