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CORN Newsletter

 

July 9 – 15

 

Editor: Stephanie Karhoff, CCA

 

Regional Updates: July 2 – 8

Authors: Trevor Corboy, Kendra Stahl, Dean Kreager, Jacob Winters, Stephanie Karhoff, CCA

The southern half of the state remains especially dry as corn and first crop soybean enter early reproductive stages.

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Have you Registered for the July 31st Cover Crop ‘Til You Drop Field Day?

Authors: Amber Emmons, CCA, Rachel Cochran, CCA

We are now only three weeks away from Ohio State University Extension’s Water Quality Team field day: Cover Crop ‘Til You Drop! View the video below for more information about this conservation-focused field day.

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Southwest Ohio Corn Growers Agronomy Field Day, Tuesday, August 13th, 2024

Author: Ken Ford

Fayette County is known for its rich heritage in the agricultural industry. What better place for an agronomy, outlook for grain prices, and agricultural technology field day?

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Risk of Corn Grain Contamination with Vomitoxin in Ohio in 2024: July 8 Projection

Authors: Jason Hartschuh, CCA, Pierce Paul, Stephanie Karhoff, CCA

Mycotoxins, specifically deoxynivalenol (DON), commonly referred to as vomitoxin, has become a significant problem for Ohio corn growers. What was once considered an every-ten-year problem, has now become a yearly challenge in some sections of the state.

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Drainage Technology and Water Management Field Day at Ohio State Lima

Authors: Nic Baumer, Vinayak Shedekar

Drainage installation, drainage water recycling, and soil health will be the focus of a field day being held on Wednesday, July 24, 2024, beginning at 9 a.m. at The Ohio State University at Lima.

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Certified Crop Adviser Exam Online Study Course

Authors: Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA, Lee Beers, CCA, Amanda Douridas, CCA, Stephanie Karhoff, CCA

This online course will help those aspiring to become Certified Crop Advisers prepare for the program’s required exams. The self-paced course covers fundamental crop production concepts included in the local and International Certified Crop Adviser exam.

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Battle for the Belt: Season 2, Episode 15 – Corn and Soybean Planting Date Responses

Authors: Taylor Dill, Osler Ortez, Laura Lindsey, Manni Singh

Episode 15 of Battle for the Belt is now available: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rIdMuUicMGA

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Lep Monitoring Network – Western Bean Cutworm and Corn Earworm Update # 12

Authors: Stephanie Pflaum, Amy Raudenbush, Maddie Brillhart, Mark Badertscher, Nic Baumer, Lee Beers, CCA, Trevor Corboy, Nick Eckel, Allen Gahler, Don Hammersmith, Mary Jo Hassen, Alan Leininger, Ed Lentz, CCA, Kendall Lovejoy, Clifton Martin, CCA, Les Ober, CCA, Jordan Penrose, Beth Scheckelhoff, Mike Sunderman, Frank Thayer, Kyle Verhoff, Brooks Warner, Jacob Winters, Curtis Young, CCA, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon

The Lep monitoring network continues to monitor for both Western bean cutworm and corn earworm moths in Ohio.

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Slug Monitoring Project Summary

Authors: Maddie Brillhart, Amy Raudenbush, John Barker, Nic Baumer, Frank Becker, Lee Beers, CCA, Amanda Bennett, Pressley Buurma, Dirk Dempsey, Amanda Douridas, CCA, Ken Ford, Seth Kannberg, Ryan McMichael, Gigi Neal, Kendra Stahl, Jacob Winters, Ted Wiseman, Kelley Tilmon

Starting in early April, fifteen Ohio counties monitored 17 soybean fields for slugs as part of a multi-state project funded by the United Soybean Board. The objective of the study is to help us better understand variation in slug pressure in our region.

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Upcoming Events

 

July 10

 

Weed Science Field Day

 

July 17

 

Western Agronomy Field Day

 

July 24

 

Drainage Technology and Water Management Field Day

 

July 31

 

Cover Crop ‘Til You Drop!

 

August 13

 

Southwest Ohio Corn Growers Field Day

 

About C.O.R.N. Newsletter

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.

 

Contributors:

 

Glen Arnold, CCA
Field Specialist, Manure Nutrient Management

 

Nic Baumer
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Jocelyn Birt
Water Quality Extension Associate

 

Bruce Clevenger, CCA
Field Specialist, Farm Management

 

Trevor Corboy
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Grant Davis, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Wayne Dellinger, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Amanda Douridas, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Nick Eckel
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Amber Emmons, CCA
Water Quality Extension Associate

 

Alyssa Essman
State Specialist, Weed Science

 

Ken Ford
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Elizabeth Hawkins
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Seth Kannberg
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Dean Kreager
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Eugene Law, PhD
Assistant Professor

 

Alan Leininger
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Kendall Lovejoy
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Clifton Martin, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Ryan McMichael
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Gigi Neal
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Sarah Noggle
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Les Ober, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Rylee Kay Puthoff
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Manbir Rakkar
Soil Fertility, State Extension Specialist

 

Beth Scheckelhoff
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Clint Schroeder
Program Manager

 

Kendra Stahl
Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Heather Torlina
Water Quality Extension Associate

 

Ben Torrance
State Statistician

 

Barry Ward
Program Leader

 

Aaron Wilson
Byrd Polar & Climate Research Center

 

Jacob Winters
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Ted Wiseman
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Curtis Young, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

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CORN Newsletter – Forage Stands and Establishing

April 2, 2024 – April 8, 2024

 

Editor: Rob Leeds

 

Spring 2024 Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 1

Author: Aaron Wilson

Soil Temperatures and Moisture

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Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage

Authors: Kyle Verhoff, Allen Gahler, Jason Hartschuh, CCA

Spring is here and now is a great time to walk fields and note how the forages faired. Winter damage is difficult to predict and the variability of temperatures this past winter across the state can present some difficult conditions for forages.

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Battle for the Belt – Season 2, Episode 1: Kick-Off

Authors: Laura Lindsey, Taylor Dill, Osler Ortez, Joe Davlin

Year 2 of Battle for the Belt kicked-off with corn and soybean planting on March 25 at the Western Agricultural Research Station in Clark County:

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Spring Forage Establishment

Authors: Kyle Verhoff, Allen Gahler, Jason Hartschuh, CCA

As soil temperatures rise and the chances of a morning frost decline, the window to spring-establish forages is open. In the spring, the combination of weather and plenty to do make planting opportunities scarce.

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Scouting Early Alfalfa Weevil Activity

Authors: Aaron Wilson, Kelley Tilmon, Andy Michel, Maggie Lewis, Kyle Verhoff

Alfalfa weevils are one of the two key alfalfa pests in Ohio and now is the time to brush up on the scouting procedure and to add reminders to scout onto your calendar.

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About C.O.R.N. Newsletter

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.

 

Contributors:

 

Glen Arnold, CCA
Field Specialist, Manure Nutrient Management

 

Mark Badertscher
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

John Barker
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Nic Baumer
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Amanda Bennett
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Trevor Corboy
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Grant Davis, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Wayne Dellinger, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Amanda Douridas, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Amber Emmons, CCA
Water Quality Extension Associate

 

Ken Ford
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Don Hammersmith
Program Assistant, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Jason Hartschuh, CCA
Field Specialist, Dairy & Precision Livestock

 

Elizabeth Hawkins
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Kate Hornyak
Program Coordinator

 

Stephanie Karhoff, CCA
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Dean Kreager
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Alan Leininger
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Maggie Lewis

 

Kendall Lovejoy
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Ryan McMichael
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Gigi Neal
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Les Ober, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Ricardo Ribeiro
Visiting Scholar, Federal University of Parana (Brazil)

 

Clint Schroeder
Program Manager

 

Kendra Stahl
Extension Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Ben Torrance
State Statistician

 

Jacob Winters
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Ted Wiseman
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Kayla Wyse
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Curtis Young, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

 

Southern Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference

Coming up on Thursday April 4th, from 9:30am – 3:30pm is the Southern Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference. Throughout the course of the day attendees will participate in 6 different sessions all focused on assisting women in agriculture. The Southern Ohio Women in Agriculture Conference will take place at Bell Manor – 739 Musgrove Road, Chillicothe, OH 45601 and does cost $50 to attend. Registration is required and can be completed by going to go.osu.edu/womeninagconf.

*See the flyer below for full conference details.

Register for the 30th Ohio Southwest Ohio Perennial School

Register for the 30th Southwest Ohio Perennial School

OWENSVILLE, Ohio (March 21, 2024) ― Ohio State University Extension Clermont County will host the 30th Southwest Ohio Perennial School on April 11 at 9 a.m. at the Clermont County Fairground’s 4-H Hall, 1000 Locust Street, Owensville, OH.

The event will feature educational presentations with a tradeshow staffed by regional vendors and gardening organizations.

Topics this year will focus on local horticulture concerns and upcoming events. “Wildlife and your Landscape” Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension Wildlife Specialist, “Boxwoods and their Issues” Joe Boggs, OSU Extension Hamilton County, “Cicadas and your landscape” Curtis Young, OSU Extension Van Wert County, “Benefits of natives and trees for pollinators” Carrie Brown, OSU Extension Fairfield County, and a fifth topic to be determined.

Visit go.osu.edu/swoperennial24 to download a registration form. Registration is due on or before April 1, 2024. Registration includes the program, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, refreshments, handouts, and door prize tickets. For additional inquiries, contact Meghan at 513-732-7070.

Clermont Extension is a non-formal education branch of OSU. The office merges the needs of local citizens with OSU’s research through four focus areas: Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Community Development. Call 513-732-7070 for more information.

Agricultural Fertilizer 3 Hour Certification Training

There’s still time to register for the Agricultural and Fertilizer 3 Hour Certification Training on Friday, March 29, 2024

This meeting will fulfill the three-hour requirement for applicators who need the agricultural fertilizer applictor certification. By taking this training, you will not need to take the ODA test.

Who should attend the training? Fertilizer certification is required if you apply fertilizer (other than manure) to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale. If you hire a co-op or other custom applicator to make your fertilizer applications, you do not need the certification. This training is for private and commercial applicators.

What will be covered? Best management practices will be the basis of the agricultural fertilizer certification training with a focus on fertilizer applications that have the appropriate rate, timing, placement and source.

Location: OSU Extension Brown County, 325 W State Street, Georgetown, Ohio 45121

Contact: Trevor Corboy, Agriculture and Natural Resources & Community Development Educator, corboy.3@osu.edu, 937-378-6716.

Cost: $30 payable to OSU Extension

Co-hosted by OSU Extension in Brown, Clermont, Highland and Adams Counties

Cloverbud Super Saturday: Bubble Mania

Calling all Cloverbuds! Join us for the first Cloverbud Super Saturday of the year. Participants will get to design bubble blowers, debate which bubble solution is best, and then put them to the test. This event is FREE for all Cloverbud age youth. (Age 5-7 as of January 1, 2024) Registration is required due to limited space and can be completed by going to: go.osu.edu/cloverbudbubbles

Questions can be directed ot Amanda Perkins at perkins.715@osu.edu or by calling OSU Extension Brown County at 937-378-6716.

For more information, visit brown.osu.edu.

See the flyer below for full details!

Agricultural Fertilizer 3 Hour Certification Training

Join OSU Extension Brown County on Friday March 29, 2024, from 9:00a.m.-12:00p.m. to become certified to apply fertilizer. Producers that attend this meeting will fulfill the three-hour requirement for applicators who need the agricultural fertilizer applicator certification. Producers that attend this training will NOT need to take the ODA test.

Who should attend? Fertilizer certification is required if you apply fertilizer (other than manure) to more than 50 acres of agricultural production grown primarily for sale. If you hire a co-op or other custom applicator to make your fertilizer applications, you do not need the certification. This training is for private and commercial applicators. 

What will be covered? Best management practices will be the basis of the agricultural fertilizer certification training with a focus on fetilizer applications that have the appropriate rate, timing, placement and source.

Producers wishing to attend can fill out and mail in the registration form (below) and $30 fee to OSU Extension Brown County 325 W. State St. Bldg B., Georgetown, OH 45121.
*See the flyer below for full training class details.

 

Swine Breeding Show – Brown County Junior Fair 2024

The 2024 Brown County 4-H April 1st Enrollment Deadline is fast approaching. If you have not submitted your enrollments, don’t forget to submit by April 1st. If you need to add/drop any projects, if your profile is approved you can do that yourself until the deadline or contact our office. We share all of this because this email is announcing the return of the Breeding Swine show for the Brown County Jr. Fair. Please see the information below with details about this new but old opportunity!

Breeding Gilt Show NEW for 2024

Breeding gilts will be shown by breed there will also be crossbred classes.

All purebred gilts will require registration papers in the exhibitor’s name or immediate family member (parent/guardian) at the time of check-in. Any purebreds without papers at check-in will be put in a crossbred class.

All breeding gilts must be born from January 1, 2024 to April 30, 2024.

All class winners will compete for Supreme Grand and Reserve Champion and 3-5 overall.

Each exhibitor can tag in 4 breeding gilts and show 2.

Per the Ohio Revised Code/ODA animals may only be used for one project. This means once a gilt is declared at tag-in as either breeding or market, it cannot be switched, and the same animal cannot be shown in both.

The Breeding show will follow the Born and Bred Market show on Thursday.

Breeding Gilts will not be eligible for the junior fair sale.

All eligible junior fair exhibitors are eligible to show in the breeding show. This includes those participating in the Commercial Swine project.

To participate in the Breeding Gilt show you will need to register for the Swine Breeding Project, this is project 140 in 4-H.

 

Commercial Swine Project

The Commercial Swine project is returning for 2024. You can register for this project by selecting Commercial Swine in 4-H Online or specifying it on FFA enrollment paperwork. You will be contacted after the enrollment deadline to confirm participation and indicate the number of hogs you would like to purchase through the program. Price will be based on the feeder pig market at the time of pick-up and all pigs will be sourced by the junior fair board. More details on selection and pick-up dates will be shared with those who register.

If you have any questions specific to the junior fair swine exhibition, please contact the junior fair Swine Superintendent Roger McKinzie at 937-618-0040.

If you have any questions about registering for 4-H or specific projects, please contact our office at 937-378-6716. 

Southwest Ohio Perennial School – April 11, 2024

Register for the 30th Southwest Ohio Perennial School

OWENSVILLE, Ohio (March 21, 2024) ― Ohio State University Extension Clermont County will host the 30th Southwest Ohio Perennial School on April 11 at 9 a.m. at the Clermont County Fairground’s 4-H Hall, 1000 Locust Street, Owensville, OH.

The event will feature educational presentations with a tradeshow staffed by regional vendors and gardening organizations.

Topics this year will focus on local horticulture concerns and upcoming events. “Wildlife and your Landscape” Marne Titchenell, OSU Extension Wildlife Specialist, “Boxwoods and their Issues” Joe Boggs, OSU Extension Hamilton County, “Cicadas and your landscape” Curtis Young, OSU Extension Van Wert County, “Benefits of natives and trees for pollinators” Carrie Brown, OSU Extension Fairfield County, and a fifth topic to be determined.

Visit https://go.osu.edu/swohperennial24 to download a registration form. Registration is due on or before April 1, 2024. Registration includes the program, continental breakfast, buffet lunch, refreshments, handouts, and door prize tickets. For additional inquiries, contact Meghan at 513-732-7070.

Clermont Extension is a non-formal education branch of OSU. The office merges the needs of local citizens with OSU’s research through four focus areas: Family & Consumer Sciences, 4-H Youth Development, Agriculture & Natural Resources, and Community Development. Call 513-732-7070 for more information.

C.O.R.N. Newsletter: 2024-05

February 27, 2024 – March 4, 2024
Editor: Amanda Bennett

Spring Planting Weather/Climate Outlook

Author: Jim Noel

Spring is quickly approaching. The question is, what is in store for planting season from Mother Nature?

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Growers and Retailers Needed: Understanding Yield Response to K Applications in Ohio

Authors: John Fulton, Aaron Heilers

Potassium (K) is a key nutrient for growing profitable crops in Ohio.  Recently in Ohio, consultants, retailers, and farmers have been concerned that soil K values have been decreasing.  One cause for this decrease is higher soybean and corn yields leading to higher K removal ra

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Please Participate! Using Data-Driven Knowledge for Profitable Soybean Management Systems

Author: Laura Lindsey

Help us help you grow more profitable soybeans through the power of data science.

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EPA’s Existing Stocks Order for Dicamba Use in 2024

Authors: Alyssa Essman, Peggy Hall

On February 6th, 2024 the registration of the three dicamba products labeled for over-the-top applications (OTT) in soybean were vacated by a federal court in Arizona. Read more about this in the previous C.O.R.N.

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Ohio’s Premier Ag Conference March 12-13 in Ada

Authors: Mark Badertscher, Randall Reeder

Sixty outstanding presenters with topics on agronomic crops, soil health, nutrient management, water quality, carbon, and precision agriculture technology will bring approximately 800 participants to Ada, Ohio March 12-13.

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Battle for the Belt Winter Meetings- In-Person in March!

Authors: Osler Ortez, Laura Lindsey, Taylor Dill, Dean Kreager, Ken Ford, Mike Estadt, Mark Badertscher

What crop has the smallest yield penalty for delayed planting?

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Savvy Full Season Soybean Management Webinar Series

Author: Laura Lindsey

Science for Success is hosting a three-part virtual webinar series to discuss strategies farmers can utilize to optimize soybean yield.

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2024 Corn College and Soybean School Recordings Available

Authors: Laura Lindsey, Amanda Douridas, CCA

Did you miss our Corn College and Soybean School webinar? We have you covered!

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About C.O.R.N. Newsletter

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.