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Results of Ohio 4-H Dairy Quiz Bowl
Bowl competition for youth ranging in age from 3rd grade through 18 years of age was held on Saturday, ... a jeopardy-style tournament whereby 16 individuals advanced to Round 2 and 8 individuals advanced to Round 3. The ... Gress, Eileen Gress, Julie Gress, and Hannah Rennecker). The top junior for the written exam was Sam ...
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Flooded Soybeans in Some Areas of the State
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/flooded-soybeans-some-areas-state
much as 4 to 5 inches. When plants are completely underwater for approximately 24-48 hours under high ... in saturated soil for two weeks retain the ability to recuperate nodule function when normal ... (aerobic) conditions are restored. To determine if a nodule is actively fixing nitrogen (i.e., converting ...
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Hessian Fly-free Date: Good for Wheat, Cover Crops and Disease
A good rule of thumb for planting wheat is to wait after the Hessian fly-free date. These dates ... this date is also good for cover crops as well, as mentioned by the Penn St. Field Crop News ... do not need to provide Hessian flies with good host material and start building our populations. So ...
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Early Autumn Weather Outlook
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/early-autumn-weather-outlook
temperatures. This means we do not expect many days above about 90 for the maximum temperatures. So that is some ... rainfall is about 1.5 to 2 inches inches so above normal rainfall is expected there. West of I-71 it is ... common less than 1 inch than more. Isolated places could get limited amounts. The outlook for the rest of ...
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Ear development impacted by drought conditions
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/ear-development-impacted-drought-conditions
the ear are the last to be pollinated and cannot compete as effectively for nutrients as kernels ... such an extent that zipper ears are also referred to as "banana ears". For more information ... related to differences in soil moisture. In some areas within fields subject to protracted dry ...
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Wheat Management for Fall 2014
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-30/wheat-management-fall-2014
over-winter survival due to heaving and freezing injury. Remember, you cannot compensate for a poor planting ... to be later than normal. It’s ideal to plant wheat shortly after the Hessian Fly Safe Date, but this ... may be challenging this year. If wheat planting is delayed three to four weeks after the fly-free ...
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Diplodia Ear Rot
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2016-30/diplodia-ear-rot
will vary from one combine to another; see manufacture’s guidelines for details on how to increase your ... easiest way to tell Diplodia ear rot apart from other ear diseases such as Gibberella and Fusarium ear ... physiological maturity. Corn is most susceptible to infection at and up to three weeks after silk emergence ...
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Feed and Nutrient Pricing
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-6/feed-and-nutrient-pricing
side, there were concerns for the cottonseed and its by-products from damages caused by Katrina. So far, ... there has been no measurable effect. Milk prices still are amazingly resilient to substantial increases ... experiencing strong returns in milk production. This should make for a nice Christmas among our family of dairy ...
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Setting Outlet Water Level in Drainage Water Management Structures
essential to realize the environmental benefits. A much greater level of management is needed for crop ... necessary to check for a higher than normal water table, and adjust the board setting temporarily. Our ... necessary (occasionally) to lower the boards for a while (12 hours to 2 days) to lower the water table in ...
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Ohio's Dairy Industry is Turning it Around
this association to set the agenda for the dairy industry in Ohio, as opposed to being told what the ... forty stood-up to show their commitment to establishing a new association of progressive dairy producers ... in Ohio. The problem of a declining dairy industry is not new to Ohio. To address the issue, the ...