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Growing Degree Day (GDD) Maturity Rating System

https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4413

The GDD maturity rating system is based on heat units. It is more accurate in determining hybrid maturity than the days to maturity system because growth of the corn plant is directly related to the accumulation of heat over time rather than the number of ...

How Climate Affects Corn Production

https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4407

Temperature Corn can survive brief exposures to adverse temperatures―low-end adverse temperatures being around 32 degrees Fahrenheit and high-end ones being around 112 degrees Fahrenheit. Growth decreases once temperatures dip to 41 degrees Fahrenheit or ...

Contamination of Nuts/Nut Butters

https://foodsafety.osu.edu/blog/january-26-2023-1242pm/contamination-nutsnut-butters

By: Charles Bashiru Bakin Nuts are an important food commodity and an essential part of our diet. Nuts are defined as single-seeded fruits, dry in nature and containing high oil content. Botanically, exclusively a kind of dry fruit with a single seed, a ...

The Chemistry of Chocolate

https://foodsafety.osu.edu/news/chemistry-chocolate

On one of the sweetest days of the year, kindness is the sweetest thing you can share, right next to chocolate of course. Think about how you can brighten someone’s day today! And if you happen to be a chocolate lover, then this fascinating article on The ...

Tillage

https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4327

aede.osu.edu/about-us/publications/ohio-farm-custom-rates-2016 **Based on corn, soybean and wheat prices of $3.80, $8.85 and $4.60 per bushel, respectively. ...

Controlling Slugs and Voles in Cover Crops

https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-04/controlling-slugs-and-voles-cover-crops

Last week, OSU Extension’s Water Quality Team launched their annual webinar series with a two-part ... more about the OSU Extension Water Quality team, you can visit their website at ... th you can view the recording on the OSU Agronomy YouTube page, on the “Water Quality” playlist. ...

Replanting

https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4338

Sometimes, plant stands are reduced by disease, herbicide injury, hail, insects and flooding. If crop insurance covers the damage, consult the insurance agent before taking action. When all plants of a field are lost, it is realistic to replant if adequat ...

Late Planting

https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4336

Late planting reduces the cultural practice options for row spacing, seeding rate, and variety maturity. The row spacing for June planting should be no greater than 7.5 inches. Appropriate seeding rates for the first half of June are about 200,000 to 225, ...

COSI 2023 Big Science Festival

https://foodsafety.osu.edu/news/cosi-2023-big-science-festival

CFI is excited to participate in this year’s 2023 Big Science Festival at COSI on May 6th. The 5th annual COSI Science Festival will take place from Wednesday, May 3rd – Saturday, May 6th. This event will be an amazing opportunity to engage with communi ...

Last Call for Soybean School Registration

https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-04/last-call-soybean-school-registration

go.osu.edu/SoybeanSchool. Thanks to the Ohio Soybean Council for sponsoring this event. ...

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