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Parent's Night Out
https://greene.osu.edu/news/parents-night-out
Register at: https://go.osu.edu/22grcoparentsnightout This is a fund raiser for the Greene County 4-H Teen ... This night is for you! Pre-registration is required When: Friday, December 16 Time: 5:00 PM- 8:00 ... PM Where: Greene County 4-H Extension Office, Buckeye Room Cost $20.00 per child, CASH ONLY, will be ...
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Days to Maturity Rating System
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4412
typically equal to a 1/2 to 3/4 percentage point difference in grain moisture. For example, a 106-day hybrid ... because there are no industry standards for the days to maturity rating system, grain moisture comparisons ... The most common maturity rating system is the days to maturity system. This system does not ...
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Maturity
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4411
Growers should choose hybrids with maturity ranges appropriate for their geographic area or ... circumstances. Corn for grain should reach physiological maturity or “black layer” (maximum kernel dry weight) ... one to two weeks before the first killing frost in the fall. Use days to maturity and Growing Degree ...
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Hybrid Selection
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4410
on Specialty Corns). Will the corn be used for grain or silage? Will it be sold directly to the ... Selecting a group of hybrids for planting is a key step in designing a successful corn production ... system. To stay competitive, growers must introduce new hybrids to their acreage on a regular basis. ...
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Specialty Corns
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4426
growers to use. Contracts for growing specialty hybrids usually offer a premium over the yellow dent price ... to compensate for the lower yield potential and the special handling required to ensure high grain ... grain hybrids to determine which are best suited for ethanol production using the wet milling and ...
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Growing Degree Day (GDD) Maturity Rating System
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4413
several advantages over the days to maturity system. The GDD system provides information for choosing ... time to define thermal time for a given period of time. The cumulative GDDs associated with different ... (see Chapter 1) lists average GDD accumulation for several Ohio locations from several dates in May to ...
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Disease Resistance and Tolerance
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4416
Hybrids should be selected for resistance or tolerance to stalk rots, foliar diseases and ear ... reactions to specific diseases in Ohio (Table 4-21). See the section on Disease Management for more on the ... use of hybrid resistance and tolerance to minimize crop losses. Hybrid response to high population ...
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How Climate Affects Corn Production
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4407
less dissolved oxygen. Cool weather, on the other hand, may allow plants to live for more than a week ... rainfall can also cause nitrate leaching. For crop moisture to be adequate, available soil moisture must ... Temperature Corn can survive brief exposures to adverse temperatures―low-end adverse temperatures ...
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How Climate Affects Corn Production
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4406
less dissolved oxygen. Cool weather, on the other hand, may allow plants to live for more than a week ... rainfall can also cause nitrate leaching. For crop moisture to be adequate, available soil moisture must ... Temperature Corn can survive brief exposures to adverse temperatures―low-end adverse temperatures ...
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Isolation Requirements for Identity Preserved (IP) Non-GMO Corn Production
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4427
available for planting, some organic corn growers prefer to grow open-pollinated varieties. Open-pollinated ... as genetically engineered. Ohio producers of IP non-GMO corn, such as organic farmers, need to ... minimize pollen contamination by GMO corn if they are to obtain premiums. This can be challenging since ...