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  1. Damping-off is Not Always Caused by Water Molds and Fungi; Insects Can Play a Role Too

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-15/damping-not-always-caused-water-molds-and-fungi-insects-can-play

    Editor's note: Meredith Eyre, Graduate Research Assistant, was an author on this article. Though soil borne pathogens are usually the cause of damping off in Ohio’s poorly drained soils, seedcorn maggot infestation may cause similar symptoms.  This m ...

  2. Ponding Effects on Corn

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-15/ponding-effects-corn

    Rainfall was mixed across Ohio over the past weekend. Although some areas of SW Ohio missed appreciable rainfall, many fields in NE and NW Ohio received up to 3 to 4 inches of rain resulting in localized ponding. If ponding and flooding was of a limited d ...

  3. June Weather

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-16/june-weather

    There is not much change from the last article. It appears June will remain a warm and humid month overall. Most daytime temperatures will remain at or below 90 degrees but nighttime low temperatures will be much above average due to more clouds and humid ...

  4. OSU Weed Science Field Day

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-16/osu-weed-science-field-day

    The 2015 OSU Weed Science Field Day will be held on Wednesday July 8 at the OARDC Western Ag Research Station.  Registration starts at 8:30 and a field tour with presentations by OSU faculty, staff and students will start at 9 am.  There is also, as usual ...

  5. Supplemental Forage Options for Early Summer Planting

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-16/supplemental-forage-options-early-summer-planting

    Now that first harvest of forage crops is completed or in progress, some may be noticing the low yields in damaged forage stands, or they may realize the need for additional forage supplies this summer. There is always the temptation to no-till something ...

  6. Look Out for Potato Leafhoppers in Alfalfa

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-16/look-out-potato-leafhoppers-alfalfa

    Now that most alfalfa has had its first cutting, it is time to begin sampling for potato leafhoppers as the crop reaches a sufficient height for sweep-net sampling.  A single sample is 10 sweeps of a sweep net.  When the average number of adults and nymph ...

  7. Adjusting Corn Management Practices for a Late Start

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/adjusting-corn-management-practices-late-start

    As prospects for a timely start to spring planting diminish, growers need to reassess their planting strategies and consider adjustments. Since delayed planting reduces the yield potential of corn, the foremost attention should be given to management prac ...

  8. 10 Tips to Get the Most out of Your Sprayer

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/10-tips-get-most-out-your-sprayer

    Spraying season is just around the corner. Just take a moment to review some common sense ideas I will mention here to get the most out of those expensive pesticides you will be spraying. The following “Top Ten” list will help you improve the performance ...

  9. Don’t Forget About Alfalfa and Weevils While Planting

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/don%E2%80%99t-forget-about-alfalfa-and-weevils-while-planting

    While most are worried about getting corn and soybean in during the next few weeks, the same heat is also making alfalfa weevil larvae develop quite quickly.  We would expect enough heat units to have been reached in much of the state to see alfalfa weevi ...

  10. Identifying Feekes Growth Stages 7 and 8

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-11/identifying-feekes-growth-stages-7-and-8

    The following steps are also explained in the following video:  https://youtu.be/PZ7Lvsux1y8 1- Dig up several clusters of tillers with root and soil from multiple locations in the field; 2- Identify and select three to four primary tillers from each clus ...

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