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Ohio State’s Farm Science Review connects university to agricultural community
is underway this week. The three-day event highlights the deep connections between the university and ... educating 2.5 million Ohioans and supporting programming for over 150,000 young residents through 4-H clubs, ... and dean of CFAES. “One in every seven jobs in Ohio is related to agriculture. Farms make up over 50 ...
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Battle for the Belt: Season 2, Episode 27- Soybean Pod Shatter
over 3 inches of rain over the last week, increasing the risk of shattering. The third planting date is ...
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Hands to larger service
https://cfaes.osu.edu/features/hands-larger-service
leadership is ultimately about serving others.” The connections between Nationwide and farming run deep. In ...
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Wheat Planting When The Soil Is Dry
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-32/wheat-planting-when-soil-dry
For the germination process to begin, wheat seeds need to imbibe (take in) water. With dry soil ... was greatest when we planted between the county’s Hessian fly-safe date and about 2.5 weeks after the ... but only by 10-15% compared to the optimum planting date timeframe. This year, with dry soil, farmers ...
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Title: Drought Intensifies But Wet Weather Tries
fueling crop and soil moisture loss, numerous field fires, and continued poor pasture conditions. As of ... temperatures will be a bit cooler this week, with highs in the 70s and 80s and lows mainly in the 60s. The ... averages include a high-temperature range of 72-75°F, a low-temperature range of 51-54°F, and weekly total ...
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Preparing for the fall in a season of drought
https://southcenters.osu.edu/preparing-for-the-fall-in-season-drought
right level. To ensure there is no dry material concentration to catch on fire. mow once high to get it ... to your annual pumpkin picking, be mindful that all across Ohio we are experiencing varying levels of ... minimize the fire risk, which can lead to loss of personal property. Maintenance When parking on grass, ...
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Lep Monitoring Network – Spike in Numbers: Fall Armyworm Update # 22
week, individual trap counts are still high in some select counties. If FAW reports surpass an average ... Averages and Scouting The statewide average for FAW this past week dipped slightly from 50.6 for the week ... crops. The FAW is a tropical pest and therefore not native to Ohio as it overwinters in warm soil in the ...
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Manure Application to Parched Soil
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-32/manure-application-parched-soil
producers applying manure to farm fields need to take extra caution to prevent liquid manure following soil ... cracks to field tile Preferential flow is when liquid manure follows soil cracks, worm holes, and ... notorious for soil cracks. In these instances, tillage is considered the best management practice before ...
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Battle for the Belt: Season 2, Episode 25 – Use of Audio Recorders to Monitor Insect Activity
relationship between honey bees and soybean plants. During flowering, soybean plants provide an abundant nectar ... activities in the field. They have tested many different methods such as observation, netting, and pin ... traps. Currently, they are testing an audio recorder to document bee activities in the soybean fields ...
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Lep Monitoring Network – Fall Armyworm Update and Last Week of Corn Earworm Reports # 19
our 4 th week reporting on the fall armyworm (FAW), with numbers remaining high in certain counties. ... with the highest averages are Sandusky (125), Van Wert (36.1) and Wayne (15.0) (Figure 1). The fall ... a tropical pest that overwinters in warm soil in the southern US. Since this is a sporadic pest, infestations ...