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  1. Ohio Weather Outlook

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-35/ohio-weather-outlook

    The pattern discussed last week will continue this week.  Expect an active weather pattern as a storm system crosses Ohio Tuesday with lingering light showers Wednesday and Thursday keeping field work at a minimum this week. Drier weather will return by t ...

  2. Soybean Aphid Prediction for 2015

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-34/soybean-aphid-prediction-2015

    Two observations on soybean aphids surprised us in 2014.  First is that we saw soybean aphids at all.  Since 2001-when soybean aphids were first detected in Ohio-we have had aphid outbreaks every other year (i.e. in odd numbered years).  But in 2014, soyb ...

  3. Ohio Weather Outlook for October

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-34/ohio-weather-outlook-october

    We are now in transition season.  We expect the rest of October to become more active with rain chances every 2-4 days.  We will be in a battle zone between high pressure near the East Coast and low pressure near the central U.S. leaving Ohio and the Ohio ...

  4. Stalk Rots Showing Up in Some Corn Fields

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-33/stalk-rots-showing-some-corn-fields

    As corn harvest beings across the state, reports of stalk rot are coming in from some locations. Several factors may contribute to stalk rot, including extreme weather conditions, insects and diseases. Although it is often difficult to distinguish between ...

  5. Soybean Cyst Nematode expands range in Ohio

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-04/soybean-cyst-nematode-expands-range-ohio

    Approximately every three years the map is updated where SCN is found in the US.  To do this task records from the diagnostic clinic and data from field studies are collected and the findings are plotted on the map.  Greg Tylka from Iowa State University ...

  6. Corn Grain Test Weight

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-33/corn-grain-test-weight

    Among the top 10 most discussed (and cussed) topics at hometown cafes during harvest season is the test weight of the grain being reported from corn fields in the neighborhood. Test weight is measured in the U.S. in terms of pounds of grain per volumetric ...

  7. Pricing Standing Corn for Silage Harvest – 2014

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-32/pricing-standing-corn-silage-harvest-%E2%80%93-2014

    If it’s late summer it’s time to talk about pricing a corn crop standing in the field for corn silage.  This is always a challenging question as there are a number of factors that contribute to the final price agreed upon by the buyer and seller that are ...

  8. Assessing yield losses in corn due to frost

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-32/assessing-yield-losses-corn-due-frost

    With scattered frosts predicted in parts of Ohio tonight, it may be time to consider the impact of frost injury to corn that has not yet achieved kernel “black layer”. Black layer is the stage at which kernel growth ceases and maximum kernel dry weight is ...

  9. Choosing a milkweed species for your garden

    https://butler.osu.edu/news/choosing-milkweed-species-your-garden

    You have no doubt seen or heard about the declining monarch butterfly population. Home gardeners are encouraged to plant milkweed to provide the host plant for the monarch caterpillars. There are 13 varieties of milkweed native to Ohio, but three of these ...

  10. From Wet Weather to Dry Weather…

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-27/wet-weather-dry-weather%E2%80%A6

    Most areas in Ohio experienced above average rainfall during soybean vegetative stages.  With wet weather, soybeans tend to have reduced tap root growth and increased lateral root growth near the soil surface(photo example).  This is a problem when the we ...

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