Search results
Search results
-
Early Insect and Slug Concerns
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-13/early-insect-and-slug-concerns
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 that the larvae are there and the worst of the damag ...
-
Pollinators and Planting
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/pollinators-and-planting
Beekeepers in Ohio again suffered substantial losses of colonies over the exceptionally long and cold winter of 2014-2015. Here in Wooster we lost more than half of our colonies, and beekeepers around the state are reporting levels of winter kill as high ...
-
Cold Weather and Wheat Injury
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-10/cold-weather-and-wheat-injury
Last week, temperatures in northern Ohio dipped below freezing prompting some concerns about possible injury to the wheat crop. The effect of cold weather depends on the wheat growth stage. Maximum resistance to cold weather occurs in December-February. A ...
-
Spring 2015 SENR Seminar Series
https://senr.osu.edu/SP15SeminarSeries
Spring 2015 SENR SEMINAR SERIES ENR 8980 Day: Thursdays Time: 4:10- 5:30 p.m. Location: Please note the new location in Howlett Hall 164 with video link to 123 Williams Hall Instructors: Greg Hitzhusen and Kristi Lekies The SENR Seminar Series is ...
-
Urban Coyote Research Featured on NBC's TODAY Show and Nightly News
https://senr.osu.edu/news/urban-coyote-research-featured-nbcs-today-show-and-nightly-news
Watch new videos featuring research conducted by SENR Associate Professor and Wildlife Ecologist Stan Gehrt, who leads the Cook County Coyote Research Project. The videos show footage captured by National Geographic Crittercams and an interview with Ge ...
-
Autumn 2015 SENR Seminar
https://senr.osu.edu/events/autumn-2015-senr-seminar
The SENR Seminar Series welcomes Alia Dietsch, Assistant Professor, OSU School of Environment and Natural Resources. Dr. Dietsch will present Understanding the Role of Human Values in Light of Comtemporary Environmental Challenges. The SENR Seminar begins ...
-
Late-Season Weed Issues – Are We Having Fun Yet?
According to our weather guru, there is no close precedent for a summer like this in the last 100 years, and I can’t recall a year with this much mid-season rain in my almost 30 years here. This has obviously caused immense problems with post-emergence h ...
-
Wet Weather and Late-Season Fungicides
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-22/wet-weather-and-late-season-fungicides
Wet weather is continuing to be a problem throughout the state, and many questions are popping up regarding late-season fungicides. With funding from Ohio Soybean Council, we conducted a “high-input” trial in 2013 (9 locations) and 2014 (7 locations) to ...
-
Fungicide Applications Depend on Soybean Growth Stages and Presence of Disease
We have had lots of inquiries this past week on the benefit or lack-there-of from fungicide applications on soybean in Ohio. There are several factors that I have found in the past that can influence this return on investment: growth stage of the plant ...
-
Will Persistent Rains Impact Corn Pollination?
According to the National Agricultural Statistics Service (http://www.nass.usda.gov/Statistics_by_State/Ohio/Publications/Crop_Progress_&_Condition/index.asp) for the week ending 7-19-15, 43% of the state’s corn was silking compared to 53% for the 5-y ...