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Buying LibertyLink soybean seed for next year?...Things to know
Continued problems with marestail and ragweeds this year have a number of growers considering the switch to LibertyLink soybeans for 2017. The LibertyLink system can certainly be a good choice for management of glyphosate-resistant populations of these w ...
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Cover Crop Field Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/cover-crop-field-day
Cover crops can help protect soil erosion, keep nutrients in place and build valuable organic matter. Many farmers have questions on species selection and management strategies. On September 8, spend the day with cover experts and farmers using cover crop ...
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Drought Stressed Corn as Silage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/drought-stressed-corn-silage
Rain has been spotty across much of Ohio this summer and there are areas where corn was under moisture stress during the critical pollination period. As a result, this drought stressed corn has poor grain development and small cobs. Much of this corn ma ...
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Ohio No-Till Field Day- August 31
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-26/ohio-no-till-field-day-august-31
Are you thinking about switching to no-till and have some questions you need answered before taking the leap? Maybe you‘ve been planting no-till soybeans for years and are thinking about adapting this practice to corn. Adopting no-till requires understa ...
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Farmer Led Water Quality Monitoring-Initial Results and Request for Participants
Ohio State University Extension is seeking additional 60 fields in the Western Lake Erie Basin to help with a water monitoring research project looking at Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus (DRP) losses from fields. Farmers already participating do not need t ...
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Bean Leaf Beetles Don’t Quit at the End of August (Unlike Your Summer Help)
As we get into the R5-R6 growth stage of soybean, now is the time to look out for pod and seed feeding insects, especially bean leaf beetles, grasshoppers, and stink bugs. Last week’s article focused on stink bugs, which pierce the pod and suck out seed ...
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Fertilizer Application Certification & Training (FACT), Nutrient Management Field Day- September 6th
OSU Extension Crawford County will be hosting a nutrient management field day for fertilizer application certification on Sepember 6 th from 1-4 pm. The program will be held at OSU Extension Unger Farm 1303 Bucyrus-Nevada Rd., Bucyrus, OH 44820. For more ...
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Unlawful or Anti-Competitive Activities-The Big Data Confusion: Part 13
A common concern for growers when working with an Agricultural Technology Provider (ATP) is that their data may be used by that ATP to benefit itself in the marketplace. According to the Federal Trade Commission, it is illegal for businesses to act toget ...
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Prevention is the key to managing stored grain pests
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/prevention-key-managing-stored-grain-pests
The primary causes of grain spoilage during storage are excess moisture and high temperature. However, insects can infest any grain that is not handled properly or that is stored longer than 6 months. Damage from weevils or other stored grain insects can ...
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Late season diseases are making their appearance
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/late-season-diseases-are-making-their-appearance
Sudden death syndrome. I was scouting the sudden death syndrome study and symptoms have started. And due to the calls I am getting it is also in some producer’s fields. Sudden death syndrome (SDS) is a fungal disease of soybean and is limited to a few ...