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Weather Update: Transitioning to Spring: Will Spring-like Weather Continue?
long-term average (1991-2020). Locations such as Dayton and Columbus experienced daily high temperatures of ... and 40s for highs with sub-freezing overnight lows. There could be a little snow on the backside of ... include a high-temperature range of 43-49°F, a low-temperature range of 24-30°F, and average weekly total ...
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Time to stock up on nozzles now! But do you know which one to buy?
hold a high value in their ability to influence sprayer performance. Nozzles meter the amount of liquid ... sprayer boom. Nozzles also influence droplet size, affecting both target coverage and spray drift risk ... vegetables, vineyard, shrubs and trees, etc.); and spray drift risk. Which nozzle type is best for the Job? ...
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Battle for the Belt: Which crop should be planted first, corn or soybean?
to delayed planting. For soybean, varying seeding rates between 100,000 seeds/Ac and 210,000 ... seeds/Ac. For corn, varying hybrid relative maturities between 100-day to 115-day RM. Stay tuned for videos, ...
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Variety Selection
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4450
a high partial resistance rating to address that problem. The selection of medium or small seed when ... varieties is tested for yield over a range of environments, their rank order commonly changes, which ... and lodging are problems, then select varieties that are medium to short in height with good ...
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Sampling Corn Grain for Vomitoxin
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-03/sampling-corn-grain-vomitoxin
Moldy grain and vomitoxin levels vary considerably within the grain lot. This is largely because ... produces vomitoxin in the grain, and number of infected kernels on a given ear within a field are highly ... vastly different levels of internal fungal colonization, and consequently, different levels of vomitoxin ...
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Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference March 14-15 in Ada
local Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and United States ... begin at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday. The Tuesday session on Soil Health, Cover Crops and No-till will include ... sessions on Wednesday will begin at 8:30, and end about 4:30. The Soil Health, Cover Crops and No-till and ...
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REDMINDER: Join Us for the 3rd Annual Virtual Corn College and Soybean School
soil fertility guest speaker, Dr. Kurt Steinke, from Michigan State University. CCA CEUs will be ... Ortez Corn Management for 2023 9:50-10:30 Laura Lindsey Soybean Management ... for 2023 10:40-11:20 Kurt Steinke (MSU) Soil Fertility 11:20-noon Mark ...
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Using Soil Tests Phosphorus Results to Identify Agronomic and Conservation Needs
chance of more than 0.5 inches of rainfall. Soil Test Phosphorous (STP) values are above 50 PPM Mehlich ... water quality. Fields with Soil Test Phosphorus (STP) levels two to three times higher than the ... Between 20-40 PPM (or 30-50 PPM if wheat/alfalfa are in the rotation) Greater than 50 PPM More detailed ...
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Controlling Slugs and Voles in Cover Crops
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-04/controlling-slugs-and-voles-cover-crops
promote soil health and reduce nutrient and sediment loss. Several producers that the team works with have ... prefer cool, wet environments and require a high protein diet (aka germinating crop seeds). Typically, we ... practices are highly recommended. Cover crop variety is also important. Voles will favor grasses such as ...
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Silent Spring Revolution: John F. Kennedy, Rachel Carson, Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, and the Great Environmental Awakening
(Pennsylvania) smog incident, JFK’s Limited Nuclear Test Ban Treaty, Great Lakes preservation, the Santa Barbara ...