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Yield Potential and Stability
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4414
Choose hybrids that have produced consistently high yields across a number of locations and/or ... years. The Ohio Corn Performance Tests (OCPT) indicate that hybrids of similar maturity vary in yield ... high yields; instead, look for stability in performance across environments. Most of the hybrids ...
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Growing Degree Day (GDD) Maturity Rating System
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4413
(T min) is less than 50 degrees Fahrenheit, 50 is used to determine the daily average. The high ... calculation method most commonly used for corn in the U.S. is the 86/50 cutoff method. GDD are calculated as ... the average daily temperature minus 50. If the maximum daily temperature (T max) is greater than 86 ...
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Plan Now for Fall Fertilization of Perennial Forages
When soil test P exceeds the agronomic level of 50 PPM, there is increased potential of P losses into ... For example, many dairies have high levels of soil P, making the expense of fertilizer P unnecessary. ... over-application harms the environment and can harm animals fed those forages. A recent soil test should always ...
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Grain Quality
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4417
indicated that protein and oil levels vary considerably from test to test (Table 4-8). Some normal dent corn ... and protein are evident in under certain testing conditions, the Ohio Corn Performance Test has ... hybrids produced primarily for grain exhibit elevated protein and oil levels. Environmental conditions ...
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Dairy Margin Coverage 2023 Deadline Is Fast Approaching
the DMC feed cost falls below the selected protection level of $4.00-9.50/cwt. Now is the time to ... well above $9.50/cwt, margins fell below the $9.50/cwt level in August to $8.08/cwt and in September ... much more reasonable, with the $9.50/cwt coverage level costing $0.15 per cwt. With the current ...
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Fertilizing Perennial Forages on Dairy Farms
test P exceeds the agronomic level of 50 ppm, there is increased potential of P losses into streams ... Many dairy farms have high levels of soil P, making the expense of fertilizer P unnecessary. When soil ... harm animals fed those forages. A recent soil test should always guide what nutrients to apply and how ...
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Making Replant Decisions
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4422
minus 79, or 2 percentage points. At a yield level of 150 bushels per acre, this increase would amount ... beneath or at the soil surface (up until about the six-leaf collar stage). If new leaf growth appears ... stand was reduced to 15,000 plants per acre as a result of saturated soil conditions and ponding. ...
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Don't Miss Out on 2023 Soil Health Webinar Series
Join the OSU Extension Agronomic Crops Team 2023 Soil Health Webinar series for a Thursday morning ... series about soil health. You won’t want to miss out on this year’s line-up of farmers and academic ... experts covering a wide range of soil health topics as they dig below the surface to investigate new ...
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Stalk Quality and Lodging
https://agcrops.osu.edu/node/4415
harvest at relatively high moisture levels (above than 25 percent) or are producing corn for silage, then ... stalk rind), short plant height and ear placement, and high staygreen potential. Staygreen refers to ... hybrids are at risk from wind injury when they are growing rapidly prior to tasseling. The use of growth ...
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Weather Update: Coldest Christmas in Decades?
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-42/weather-update-coldest-christmas-decades
Southern counties have picked up between 1-2.5” over this period, helping to ease some of the drought ... please visit the State Climate Office of Ohio. Forecast High pressure will keep tranquil weather in ... place for Ohio through Wednesday. Temperatures will slowly modify from highs in the 20s and 30s on ...