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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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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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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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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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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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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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This Winter: Below Normal
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-04/winter-below-normal
For this winter through February 16, temperatures were about 1 degree below normal in northern Ohio and normal in southern Ohio. The cold since then will cause these number to drop a little for the 3 month period. Precipitation for winter through February ...
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Naked Soybeans in Ohio?
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-04/naked-soybeans-ohio
At several meetings and based on a few emails this winter it is very clear that Ohio soybean farmers are examining their budgets and looking for ways to cut costs in 2015. Planting naked seed, no fungicide seed treatment, is one place that some producers ...
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Minimizing pollen contamination of non-GMO Corn
As the commodity price for corn has dropped during the past two years, there has been greater interest among some growers in producing non-GMO corn for a premium. According to the USDA-ERS (http://www.ers.usda.gov/data-products/adoption-of-genetically-eng ...