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Assessing yield losses in corn due to frost
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-32/assessing-yield-losses-corn-due-frost
With scattered frosts predicted in parts of Ohio tonight, it may be time to consider the impact of frost injury to corn that has not yet achieved kernel “black layer”. Black layer is the stage at which kernel growth ceases and maximum kernel dry weight is ...
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Soybean Cyst Nematode expands range in Ohio
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-04/soybean-cyst-nematode-expands-range-ohio
Approximately every three years the map is updated where SCN is found in the US. To do this task records from the diagnostic clinic and data from field studies are collected and the findings are plotted on the map. Greg Tylka from Iowa State University ...
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ATI's Peggy Lambert receives Distinguished Staff Award
https://ati.osu.edu/news/atis-peggy-lambert-receives-distinguished-staff-award
Peggy Lambert, academic records coordinator at Ohio State ATI, is one of four CFAES recipients of the 2013 Distinguished Staff Awards. The annual awards recognize 12 university staff members, who have had five years of continuous service, for exceptional ...
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ATI students designing bee-friendly landscape for A.I. Root
https://ati.osu.edu/news/ati-students-designing-bee-friendly-landscape-for-ai-root
What do candles and flowers have in common (besides romantic candlelight dinners)? Bees, of course, and the A.I. Root Company in Medina has sought to bring its history as a cand le maker and bee steward together in a project involving ATI's landsc ...
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From Wet Weather to Dry Weather…
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-27/wet-weather-dry-weather%E2%80%A6
Most areas in Ohio experienced above average rainfall during soybean vegetative stages. With wet weather, soybeans tend to have reduced tap root growth and increased lateral root growth near the soil surface(photo example). This is a problem when the we ...
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Editor's Note
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-25/editors-note
In last week’s article: “Pricing Corn Silage Update” the step 4 the sentence should have read “based on current market values…”, instead of “based on nutrient values…” ...
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Sorting through Residual Soybean Herbicide options
There are a bunch of residual herbicide premixes available now for use in soybeans. Most of these are listed in the 2015 edition of the Weed Control Guide, but it seems like there’s always one or two that we don’t know about. Many new premixes are essen ...
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Soybean Aphids and Western Bean Cutworm Updates
Two insects that growers may be on the lookout for are soybean aphid and western bean cutworm. The recent rain events may have also carried with them early season soybean aphid migrants that are possibly now in soybean fields. The forecast for this week ...
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Rating Fusarium Damaged Kernels (FDK) in Scabby Wheat
1. Wait at least a week or so after harvest (grain should be allowed to dry in the greenhouse). 2. Mix the grain in the bag as light (i.e. damaged) grain will settle on top (use a gloved hand to stir) 3. Scoop a subsample into a 60 x 15mm petri dish (or s ...
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Educational Videos
This video demonstrates how to set up an easy anaerobic digestion experiment for bioenergy production with simple kitchen materials such as vinegar, baking soda, water bottles, etc. The Touchstone Algae research project in Wayne County is looking to red ...