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  1. Warmer Weather Ahead

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-08/warmer-weather-ahead

    week in the 60s and 70s for highs followed by a cool down later in the week with highs in 50s to near ... bring periods of windy weather for the first half of April. Normal high temperatures are now 55 ... a big surge of warmer weather starting about next Thursday for a solid week which could push high ...

  2. Battle for the Belt: Episode 6

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-10/battle-belt-episode-6

    adjustments due to soil variability (e.g., wet, dry, marginal, optimum areas), 3) row-unit settings (e.g., ... week. Temperature conditions at planting were considered adequate, average soil t emperatures at ... 66 °F (Table 1). Table 1. Study locations, planting dates, and mean soil and air temperatures for ...

  3. President’s Research Excellence Catalyst Grants in FABE

    https://fabe.osu.edu/news/president%E2%80%99s-research-excellence-catalyst-grants-fabe

    interdisciplinary teams to pursue large-scale, high-impact research that addresses emerging or existing national and ...

  4. Alfalfa Weevil Update – Believe it or Not, Heat Units are Happening

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-11/alfalfa-weevil-update-%E2%80%93-believe-it-or-not-heat-units-are

    Larvae per Stem Recommended Action 6 25 1 Recheck in 7 days 9 50 > 1 Spray 12 75 > 2 Spray 16 100 ...

  5. Do I Really Need to Wait for the Fly-Free Date? Wheat Planting Date and Other Management Considerations for Fall 2022

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-30/do-i-really-need-wait-fly-free-date-wheat-planting-date-and-other

    than corn or soybean, and soil test levels should be maintained between 30-50 ppm (Mehlich-3 P) for ... optimum production (Table 1). Do not add any phosphorus if soil test levels are higher than 50 ppm. Table ... Wheat, and Alfalfa. Soil potassium should be maintained at levels of 100-130 and 120-170 ppm (Mehlich-3 ...

  6. Topdressing Wheat with Liquid Swine Manure

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-06/topdressing-wheat-liquid-swine-manure

    fertilize wheat is to know the manure’s nitrogen content. Most manure tests reveal total nitrogen, ammonia ... manure will contain between 30 and 40 pounds of ammonia nitrogen per 1,000 gallons. Finishing buildings ... wheat. The concern with manure tankers is soil compaction, especially on heavy soils. The drag hose ...

  7. Using Soil Tests Phosphorus Results to Identify Agronomic and Conservation Needs

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2020-30/using-soil-tests-phosphorus-results-identify-agronomic-and

    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 ...

  8. Alfalfa Weevil – Add it to Your Radar Screen

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2023-09/alfalfa-weevil-%E2%80%93-add-it-your-radar-screen

    Peak larval activity and feeding damage occur between 325 and 575 heat units (based on accumulation of ... heat units from January 1 with a base of 48°F).  Current (to April 10) heating units range from a high ... 7 days 9 50 > 1 Spray 12 75 > 2 Spray 16 100 > 4 Harvest early When harvested early due to ...

  9. New USDA AFRI Award Brings the Power of High Throughput Phenotyping to Perennial Crops

    https://fabe.osu.edu/news/new-usda-afri-award-brings-power-high-throughput-phenotyping-perennial-crops

    High-Throughput Phenotyping for Coffee Yield, Physiological Performance and Disease Resistance” and will be funded ... high-throughput phenotyping (HTP) techniques to coffee breeding through the integration of hyper-spectral ... which is grown in widely diverse biophysical environments and agronomic systems. This highly ...

  10. Managing Phosphorus for Yield and Reduced Edge of Field Losses

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2019-35/managing-phosphorus-yield-and-reduced-edge-field-losses

    level. At 20 PPM or less, the risk of yield loss increases. Annual in season P nutrient application ... applications when STP is greater than 150 PPM. Follow NRCS 590 site and rate criteria between 40 to 150 PPM ... 8. 8. BMPs for high risk P loss sites: Monitor fields for P loss using the Ohio P risk index and ...

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