Site
Search results
-
Bushels, Test Weights, and Calculations
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-503
kernels also contribute to grading standards. The details of how test weight differs between grades for ... sheet is to explain how and why grain test weight is used in the grain market, and how producers can ... ensure acceptable test weights from their crop production program. Bushel is a volume measurement for ...
-
Effectiveness of Turbodrop® and Turbo Teejet® Nozzles in Drift Reduction
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-524
droplets smaller than 50, 100 and 150 microns. VMD is the most widely used parameter of droplet size. It is ... the volume contains droplets larger than VMD. Typically, a nozzle with a high VMD presents a low risk ... organism. Therefore, small-to-medium size droplets are desirable when applying insecticides and fungicides ...
-
Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2014
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-11-14
8.00 22.00 Land Leveling / Hour 68.35 25.82 $42.50 $94.15 75.00 25.00 100.00 Sub-soiling / Acre 20.20 ... $10.28 $8.00 $28.55 $17.00 $7.50 $32.50 Soil Testing / Acre $5.55 $1.87 $3.65 $7.40 $5.00 $4.00 $10.00 ... $23.45 17.50 15.00 25.00 Soil Finishing / Acre 14.85 4.13 $10.70 $19.00 14.00 10.00 26.00 Field ...
-
Corn Growing Degree Days: A Method of Maturity Rating for Hybrids
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-101
different scenarios; it provides county-level estimates based on historical GDDs accumulation, planting ... calculated in several ways, the most used method is to subtract 50 degrees Fahrenheit from the mean daily ... temperature. This method of calculating GDD is often called the “86/50 corn system.” This GDD calculation ...
-
Battle for the Belt: Episode 27
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-31/battle-belt-episode-27
level. Which crop is most profitable? In 2022 and 2021 corn had higher net returns per acre than ...
-
Stay Vigilant for Red Crown Rot of Soybean
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-28/stay-vigilant-red-crown-rot-soybean
between the leaf veins or interveinal leaf chlorosis (Figure 1). Proper diagnosis will require digging up ... the plant, scraping the soil off, and inspecting for red discoloration on the outer stem (Figure 2). ... field between the R3 (beginning pod) and R5 (beginning seed) growth stages. Keep an eye out for ...
-
Best Management Practices for Boom Spraying
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-527
Application type Some pesticides are highly volatile and may require incorporation into soil after ... crop, wastes chemicals and money, and increases the risk of polluting the environment. Achieving ... a spray classification category (i.e., very fine, fine, medium, coarse, very coarse, extremely coarse). ...
-
Crop Protection Apps
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-55203
treatment suggestions provided. Cost: Free Account needed? Yes Soil Test Pro Available from: TapLogic, LLC ... Operating system: Android / iOS Description: Soil Test Pro makes soil sampling easier for you as a grower or ... Dozens of high quality original photos showing typical response of various crops to the application of ...
-
Food Safety for Fruits and Vegetables
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-25
pH between 6.5–7.5, wash water should be chlorinated to levels between 50 ppm to 500 ppm depending on ... Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University Diets that are low in fat, high in fiber, and ... cancer and lessen the risk of heart disease (4). However, it is essential that fresh food be produced ...
-
Sclerotinia Stem Rot (White Mold) of Soybean
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-soy-3
However, cultivars with high levels of partial resistance are commercially available. Soybean growers ... apothecia, ascospore release and crop flowering. In addition, since the fungus has medium risk of development ... Sclerotinia stem rot, or white mold, of soybean is a disease most commonly reported in high-yield soybeans in ...