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CORN EAR ROTS: How to Tell Them Apart and Know the Risk
Ear rots or molds are usually most problematic when cool, wet conditions occur during silking and early grain development, when the ears are most susceptible to fungal infection. Three main types of ear rot (Diplodia, Gibberella, and Fusarium) usually aff ...
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2016 4-H Volunteer Application Information
https://darke.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/2016-4-h-volunteer-application-information
If you are interested in applying to become a 4-H Volunteer in Darke County in 2016, please download all of the following files and read the information carefully. Complete the Volunteer Application in its entirety (incomplete applications will not be ac ...
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Waffle House Spirit Night
https://miami.osu.edu/events/waffle-house-spirit-night
Come out to the Troy Waffle House on Tuesday, October 6, from 2:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. to support 4-H! Mention that you are there for 4-H Spirit Night and 20% of the proceeds will benefit the Miami County 4-H Program. Please share the flyer posted below wi ...
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Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day- Aug. 5th
Farmers and crop consultants interested in seeing the latest combine, grain handling and harvest technology are encouraged to attend the Tuesday, August 5th Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day at Fulton Co Fairgrounds in Wauseon. In the morning, p ...
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Corn Emergence Problems: “Corkscrewed” Mesocotyl Development
Last week I received several reports of abnormal corn emergence. Often the problems were associated with corn seedlings leafing out underground and it’s likely weather and seedbed conditions were responsible for the occurrence of the abnormal growth. Seed ...
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Early POST application of preemergence corn and soybean herbicides
At this point there should be little concern about a lack of rain to “activate” preemergence herbicides where it was possible to get them applied. We have had some challenges with wind and water and it’s another one of those years when a lot of the corn ...
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Potential for Spring Insect Pests
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-12/potential-spring-insect-pests
As we gear up for planting this week and next there are two insect pests that need to be on our radar. First, reports from Purdue, Penn State and elsewhere have noticed significant flights in black cutworm. This is a migrating moth that lays eggs in cor ...
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New OSU Weed Management Website/blog
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2014-12/new-osu-weed-management-websiteblog
The OSU field crops weed management group has transitioned to a new website, http://u.osu.edu/osuweeds. The new site is still a work in progress, but most of the important information and links are there. We would encourage you to check out and bookmark ...
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Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Update
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has begun issuing the new Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification cards. Those who attended the September, 2014 educational programs in Archbold, Findlay and Paulding should have already or will soon receive a m ...
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Weather Outlook: Close to Normal
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2015-01/weather-outlook-close-normal
The rest of winter looks to see big fluctuations in temperatures averaging close to normal. Precipitation will also fluctuate above and below normal ending close to normal. This winter will not be like the last is the sense it will be a warmer winter. Thi ...