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  1. Does Tillering Impact Corn Yield?

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2017-24/does-tillering-impact-corn-yield

    are often referred to a "suckers". However, research has shown that tillers usually have ... the ends of rows. Tillers are most likely to develop when soil fertility and moisture supplies are ... have been conducted to determine relationships between tillers and the main plant. Defoliation ...

  2. We’re looking for a few good Amaranth populations

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-29/we%E2%80%99re-looking-few-good-amaranth-populations

    Palmer amaranth, and redroot/smooth pigweed – to screen for herbicide resistance this winter.  We will be ... OSU weed science is once again looking for seed from populations of Amaranth species – waterhemp, ... also encourage readers to submit seed from problem Amaranth populations in their fields.  Amaranth seed ...

  3. Wheat Management for Fall 2015

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-29/wheat-management-fall-2015

    seeds per acre. For drills with 7.5-inch row spacing this is about 18 to 24 seeds per foot of row with ... provides an ideal time to apply fertilizer and manure, condition the field, and plant cover crops after ... harvest. With soybean harvest beginning, we would like to remind farmers of a few management decisions that ...

  4. Early Insect and Slug Concerns

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-13/early-insect-and-slug-concerns

    food for hungry cutworms and slugs.  Now is the time to scout your fields for the presence of damage ... For a couple of weeks we have been warning about the possibility of black cutworms based on adult ... catches reported by surrounding states.  We have begun to observe some minor feeding on corn, suggesting ...

  5. Wet Weather: Flooding, Poor Nodulation, and Disease Concerns

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-17/wet-weather-flooding-poor-nodulation-and-disease-concerns

    on the soybean plants’ defense system to mitigate the damage.  For these areas in Ohio, the Rps genes ... The forecast for the coming week is for continued rain and in many cases this will fall on already ... saturated soils across the northern and west central part of the state.  This is going to be tough on ...

  6. Weeds, Weeds, and More Weeds

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-32/weeds-weeds-and-more-weeds

    soybean fields to see how weed populations are changing over time.  This is my second year of doing this ... survey, but John Smith had done it before me. This year I drove 95 miles of the county compared to 78 ... Tri-Township to Maier-Barber and Barber-Werner Roads, then I traveled east on Barber-Werner and Buckland-Holden ...

  7. 10 Tips to Get the Most out of Your Sprayer

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/10-tips-get-most-out-your-sprayer

    your sprayer and whether or not their patterns need to be overlapped for complete coverage. Make sure ... nozzles require 30 to 50% overlapping of adjacent spray patterns. Check nozzle catalogs for specific ... Spraying season is just around the corner. Just take a moment to review some common sense ideas ...

  8. Conservation Tillage Club Breakfast Series Planned

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/conservation-tillage-club-breakfast-series-planned

    provide additional tools for the farmer’s marketing toolbox to use when considering their marketing ... ideas to plan for this coming year’s crop production. February 2 Dr. Laura Lindsey, Assistant Professor ... to help improve water quality in Lake Erie, and has taken that message back to his association.  His ...

  9. Fungicide Applications Depend on Soybean Growth Stages and Presence of Disease

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-22/fungicide-applications-depend-soybean-growth-stages-and-presence

    to inoculation or the spores landing on the plant. When I evaluate fungicides for efficacy towards ... development of disease. Some cautions:  1) watch out for the look-a-likes.  The herbicide damage to soybeans ... so you would not have to worry about the added costs to your production for the fungicides – so don’t ...

  10. Weather outlook for March to May calls for near normal temperatures.

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-05/weather-outlook-march-may-calls-near-normal-temperatures

    normal precipitation. Temperatures across Ohio for winter will end averaging 3 to 9 degrees below normal ... calls for below normal temperatures and near normal precipitation. The outlook for March to May calls ... for below normal temperatures to relax to near normal. Precipitation will be near normal. The big ...

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