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Western Bean Cutworm Flight is Increasing
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-22/western-bean-cutworm-flight-increasing
Our trap counts of Western bean cutworm (WBC) adults have been on the rise during the last week, and will likely increase until the end of July. Just like in previous years, our hotspots for western bean cutworm activity are in NW and NE Ohio. Based on t ...
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Foliar Fungicide Application in Field Corn- A 2014 Update
Corn in Ohio is all over the board in terms of growth and development, ranging from V6 to R2. Late-planted fields are usually at greater risk for foliar disease development, and reports coming in from across the state indicate that gray leaf spot is alrea ...
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Manure Boom Application Field Day July 18th
Paulding County will be the site for a Dairy Manure Research Technology Day on Friday, July 18, 2014 at 2:00 PM. Research is being conducted based upon using dairy manure as a fertilizer source for corn and/or corn silage. The nutrient boom is a new tec ...
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Mid-Season Soybean Diseases – What can we Predict?
This year, there is a very high degree of variability across the state with regards to soybean height, canopy coverage, and overall crop condition. Accordingly, the USDA planting estimates reached 85 million acres of soybean and the prices of soybean, co ...
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Corn Silking in Some Fields
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-21/corn-silking-some-fields
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ohio/Publications/Crop_Prog...) for the week ending 7-6-14, 4% of the state’s corn was silking which is in line with the 5-year average. Given the wide ...
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Nutrient Value of Wheat Straw
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-21/nutrient-value-wheat-straw
With wheat harvest underway, we often get questions about the nutrient value of straw. The nutrient value of wheat straw is influenced by several factors including weather, variety, and cultural practices. Thus, the most accurate values require sending ...
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"Late" Applications of Nitrogen to Corn
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-21/late-applications-nitrogen-corn
Persistent rains this year may force many growers to sidedress their nitrogen (N) in corn this year much later than what is considered normal. Other growers may be supplementing their earlier N applications to replace N lost from denitrification and leach ...
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First Generation of Roundup Ready Soybean Trait Patent Set to Expire in 2015
The first generation of the RoundUp Ready® (RR1) soybean trait patent is set to expire in 2015. This means that farmers can save seed with the RR1 trait for replant in spring 2015 if there are no other patents on the seed. Farmers will need to check wit ...
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Register Now for Western ARS Agronomy Field Day
Please register and plan to attend the OSU Extension and OARDC Western ARS Agronomy Field Day on July 16. Preregistration required for meal count by July 11, payable at the door $20. Register by email or phone to: Harold Watters (watters.35@osu.edu), 937 ...
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New Corn, Soybean, Wheat, and Alfalfa Field Guide Available
With late crop development this year, we still have a lot of crops to walk. One excellent tool is the Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide – newly updated and in a new format this year will help with this chore. The Field Guide is available on OSU ...