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March 12-13 Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference focuses on farm issues including soil health, water quality, and how to increase net income
to learn about soil carbon marketing opportunities for farmers? What about how climate change affects ... soil carbon and soil health or whether phosphorus starter fertilizer is needed for corn? The answers to ... promoting and maintaining soil health, said Randall Reeder, a retired Ohio State University Extension ...
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Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-505-07
is considered adequate if soil test levels are greater than 50 ppm (100 lb). Hi-cal (calcitic) lime ... ($50 hauling charge/60 acres). Summary In summary, make sure you obtain a soil test, determine if lime ... neutralization to raise the soil pH. High concentrations of hydrogen in soil solution (low soil pH) may cause the ...
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Water Hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/425
Water Hemp (Amaranthus tuberculatus) Description: Erect plant up to 8' in height. Highly ... stems. Life Cycle: Annual Habitat: Crop fields, disturbed areas. Prefers poorly drained soils. Leaves: ...
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Annual Bluegrass Weevil
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0095
overwinter in grass near tree lines, in leaf litter, moss, high-cut grass, and pine litter. In spring, they ... plant’s crown. The last (fifth) instar larvae pupate near the soil surface and then emerge as adults, ... Larvae start to appear in the soil during the full bloom of Catawba rhododendron hybrid. However, the ...
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A Guide to Corn Growth and Development
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148
maturity). Vegetative and reproductive stages of development are determined when 50% or more of the plants ... coleoptile emerges through the soil surface (Figure 2). The root system consists of the radicle (with branch ... roots) and seminal roots. The number of calendar days between planting and emergence varies and is ...
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Purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/410
showy flowers throughout much of the summer. Mature plants can have from 30 to 50 stems arising from ... source of nutrition for wildlife. The highly invasive nature allows it to form dense, homogeneous stands ...
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Gibberella Ear Rot and Mycotoxins in Corn: Sampling, Testing, and Storage
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-04
steps. Semi-quantitative tests estimate vomitoxin at or above certain levels (>5ppm) or within a given ... (DON), also called vomitoxin. As a result, high levels of Gibberella ear rot severity and moldy grain are ... usually accompanied by high levels of vomitoxin. Mycotoxins are harmful to both humans and animals. ...
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CFAES Farm Bill Summit focuses on “unprecedented times”
competing interests and is a balancing act between partisan and bi-partisan arguments and agreements. The ... Agency. Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) and Price Loss Coverage (PLC) options pay producers who have ... farm safety net coming from commodity programs and crop insurance,” Jodlowski explained. “ Risk ...
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Forage Kochia (Bassia prostrata)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/424
Forage Kochia (Bassia prostrata) Description: Small to medium polymorphic evergreen subshrub, ...
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Poison hemlock (Conium maculatum)
https://pested.osu.edu/node/409
to most soils and is often found near roadsides. Field borders, hiking trails, railroad tracks, ... concentration of poison. It contains highly poisonous alkaloids toxic to all classes of livestock and humans. It ...