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Assessing the Wheat Crop for Freeze Damage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/assessing-wheat-crop-freeze-damage
Over the weekend, temperatures dipped to high 20s/low 30s sometimes accompanied by a frost. The extent of damage to the wheat crop depends on the growth stage, temperature, and duration of the low temperature. Wheat is most sensitive to freezing tempera ...
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Twisted Wheat: Cold temperatures or herbicide damage?
Last week, we received a few reports from northwest Ohio of twisted wheat flag leaves. Twisted wheat leaves could be a result of either cold temperatures or 2,4-D herbicide damage. To determine the cause of the twisting, consider patterns in the field, ...
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Will Planting Delays Require Earlier Maturing Corn Hybrids?
Throughout much of Ohio, cool temperatures and saturated soil conditions have delayed corn planting. According to the USDA/NASS (http://www.nass.usda.gov/), during the past week, Ohio corn acreage planted increased slowly (from 30% for the week ending May ...
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Delayed planting effects on corn yield: A “historical” perspective
Cold, wet conditions have delayed corn planting throughout Ohio. According to the USDA/NASS (http://www.nass.usda.gov/), for the week ending May 15, corn was 34 percent planted, which was 37 percent behind last year and 20 percent behind the five-year ave ...
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Fungicide Use on Alfalfa
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/fungicide-use-alfalfa
This week I was asked about applying fungicides to alfalfa because of the wet weather pattern we are experiencing. There are indeed some foliar fungicides that are labelled for alfalfa. The benefit to their use depends greatly on the weather conditions, w ...
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PORTABILITY- The Big Data Confusion: Part 8
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/portability-big-data-confusion-part-8
Data portability is a critical principle for farmers understand in order to capitalize on when using their farm data. Today, some Ohio farmers are sharing data with up to three trusted advisors and we see the potential to share with 8 or more in the comi ...
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How can you prevent food poisoning from Salmonella in your home?
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/how-can-you-prevent-food-poisoning-salmonella-your-home
Have you ever had "food poisoning?" Food poisoning is the common term many people use to refer to foodborne illness. When an outbreak occurs, Salmonella bacteria are very likely the cause since this is one of the most common types of foodborne ...
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Insect Concerns for Late Planting
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/insect-concerns-late-planting
With much of the state still yet to plant, growers should be keep a few insect pests in mind as they get in into fields this week: Wheat: The two most important insects in wheat right now are armyworms and cereal leaf beetle. Armyworms are difficult to p ...
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Slowly Improving Conditions Next 1-2 Weeks For Planting
The main headline going forward the next 1-2 week across the corn and soybean belt as a whole is for improving conditions for planting across the region so expect to see increasing planting from west to east in the next 1-2 weeks. Mother Nature has decide ...
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A Time To Begin
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/time-begin
It’s approaching the season of high school and college graduations, and many new life beginnings. Many of us can reflect on a time in our lives when we were faced with these transitions. Times when the future was uncertain or not turning out the way we ...