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05/08/2006 |
Scout Now for Wheat Diseases |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio's wheat is performing well, but now is the time for growers to start scouting for leaf diseases to continue keeping the crop in tip-top shape. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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01/30/2006 |
Warm Winter Weather Could be Trouble for Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio's unseasonably mild winter could cause problems for the wheat crop once it breaks dormancy, especially if the season seesaws from snowy to warmer conditions during green-up. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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10/06/2011 |
Northern Corn Leaf Blight Becoming ‘Concerning’ Disease Issue |
WOOSTER, Ohio – The continued incidence of northern corn leaf blight in Ohio fields is increasingly concerning to plant pathologists at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center.
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Andy Vance |
Pierce Paul |
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05/09/2006 |
Tips Help Corn Growers Diagnose Emergence Problems |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Corn growers are being encouraged to scout their newly planted corn fields for any emergence problems as a way of quickly identifying solutions and developing successful replant plans, if warranted. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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07/29/2010 |
Apply Lessons Learned in 2010 to Next Season's Wheat Crop |
WOOSTER, Ohio – If the 2010 growing season was any indication, disease management needs to be one of the top things on growers' lists if they are going to have a great wheat crop, says an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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11/13/2012 |
Drought: Late-harvested Corn Has Increased Concern for Ear Molds |
WOOSTER, Ohio – While ear mold is always a concern in late-harvested corn, growers who find blackish mold in their fields on corn husks may not have ears that are infested with grain-damaging and toxin-contaminated mold. Rather, the mold could be a variety that may only impact the husks, according to an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist.
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Tracy Turner |
Pierce Paul |
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03/05/2009 |
Ohio Wheat Off to a Good Start; Farmers Plant Another Million Acres |
WOOSTER, Ohio --Ohio farmers have planted over a million acres of wheat this season, the second year that seeding has surged over the 1 million mark. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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03/19/2007 |
Some Ohio Cornfields May Be at Risk for Stewart's Wilt |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Cornfields throughout southern Ohio might be at risk this growing season for Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight -- a corn disease caused by a bacterium carried and spread by adult flea beetles. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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11/10/2010 |
OSU Extension Specialists Asking for Grower Input on Head Scab Evaluation Tool |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension plant pathologists are asking wheat growers, millers, bakers, and grain handlers for their input on a multi-state web-based tool that evaluates the risk of the development of head scab, a serious disease of wheat that affected several acres throughout in 2010. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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10/04/2011 |
Optimal Window for Planting Wheat Tightening |
WOOSTER, Ohio – As corn and soybean harvest extends into the later weeks of harvest, the optimal window for planting winter wheat in the Eastern Corn Belt is rapidly closing according to Ohio State University Extension wheat researcher Pierce Paul.
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Andy Vance |
Pierce Paul |
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08/24/2006 |
Wheat Crop Exceeds 2005 Production |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Despite a rocky season of localized drought problems, nutrient deficiencies and disease development, Ohio's wheat crop yielded a pleasing average of 68 bushels per acre, just three bushels shy of last year's production. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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05/25/2010 |
As Wheat Flowers, Risk for Head Scab Spreads Across Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio – With wheat flowering throughout Ohio, now is the time for the potential for head scab – a disease that affects the crop during wet, warm conditions. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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05/20/2009 |
Ohio Wheat Could Be at Risk for Head Scab, if Rain Coincides with Flowering |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio wheat could be facing a risk of head scab if any rain, coupled with warm temperatures, coincides with crop flowering. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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10/04/2011 |
Late, Wet Harvest Conditions Cause Concerns Over Ear Molds |
WOOSTER, Ohio – The combination of a late harvest and wet weather could mean optimal conditions for development of corn ear molds, according to Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist Pierce Paul.
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Andy Vance |
Pierce Paul |
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08/02/2010 |
More Wheat Varieties Resistant to Head Scab Now Available |
WOOSTER, Ohio – As wheat growers prepare to plant their crop this fall, they are encouraged to choose varieties that are resistant to head scab. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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05/12/2008 |
Yields Inconsistent with Fungicide-Treated Corn Plots, Study Finds |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The jury is still out on the effectiveness and feasibility of using fungicides on corn, in the absence of diseases, to boost yields, and plant pathologists continue to recommend their use in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to dealing with foliar diseases. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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04/02/2010 |
Ohio Wheat Greening Up and It Looks Promising |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Wheat is beginning to "green up" across Ohio, and the crop – despite a late planting in some areas – looks promising. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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09/05/2006 |
When Planting Wheat, Don't Put Eggs in One Basket |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Growers making wheat planting preparations for next season should spread their choices over varieties that provide good yields, disease resistance, stalk quality and winter hardiness rather than relying only on achieving maximum yields through the use of extra inputs. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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01/25/2010 |
Moldy Grain, Vomitoxin Contamination Putting a Damper on Record Ohio Corn Yields |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio corn growers may have relished record corn yields in 2009 – with a state average of 174 bushels per acre – but grain quality is turning out to be a different story. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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05/26/2006 |
Ohio's Wheat Facing Low Head Scab Risk |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio's wheat is so far facing a low risk of head scab, a serious disease that can impact yields and potentially produce contaminants that are harmful to humans and animals. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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06/18/2007 |
Ohio Wheat Speeding to Early Harvest, But Potentially Low Yields |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Due to dry conditions and high temperatures throughout Ohio this season, growers may not be harvesting a bumper wheat crop. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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09/06/2006 |
Planting Wheat on Wheat Increases Disease Pressure |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio growers should avoid planting a new wheat crop into the previous season's wheat residue, despite the possibility of later-than-normal planting due to lagging development of the soybean crop in some locations. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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02/01/2010 |
Don't Rely on Chemical Treatments to Reduce Vomitoxin Contamination of Corn |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio growers may be concerned about moldy grain and vomitoxin development in storage, but they shouldn't rely on chemical treatments to prevent any further contamination, says an Ohio State University Extension plant pathologist.
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Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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10/16/2009 |
Know Your Ear Rots Before Feeding Grain to Livestock |
WOOSTER, Ohio – With several types of ear rot diseases appearing on Ohio's corn crop, properly identifying them is important for producers to make decisions about feeding grain to livestock. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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07/01/2011 |
Tough Year for Wheat Production, Yields Highly Varied |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The significance of Ohio's extremely wet spring is well documented in terms of corn and soybean production, but wheat fields also suffered considerably from the abundant precipitation.
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Andy Vance |
Pierce Paul |
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06/02/2008 |
Cooler Weather Playing a Positive Role in Wheat Development |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Cool weather is slowing the development of Ohio's wheat crop, but lower-than-average temperatures are keeping diseases under control and may even result in bumper yields.
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Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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04/18/2007 |
Ohio's Wheat May Have Escaped Frost Damage |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The recent bout of cold weather may have slowed the development of Ohio's wheat crop, but frost damage is anticipated to be less severe in Ohio than in more southern wheat-growing states. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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02/04/2010 |
Vomitoxin on the Mind of Growers as They Choose Corn Hybrids for This Growing Season |
WOOSTER, Ohio – As Ohio corn growers struggle with moldy grain in storage and costly vomitoxin problems, they are faced with the challenges of selecting hybrids for the 2010 growing season they hope will help them avoid a repeat of poor grain quality. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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10/07/2010 |
Prevent Head Scab: Avoid Planting Wheat After Corn |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio growers following wheat planting after corn harvest should be mindful of the potential for head scab development in their crop. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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06/16/2010 |
Head scab hits Ohio's wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Hot, humid weather coupled with rain during a critical development stage of Ohio's wheat has caused an outbreak of head scab in some areas of the state – the first major outbreak of the disease in the state in about a decade.
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Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
