Corn Newsletter – 7/24/18 | OSU Extension Greene County

Corn Newsletter

July 24 – July 30, 2018

Editors: Jeff Stachler

No Pigweed Left Behind – Late-Season Scouting for Palmer Amaranth and Waterhemp Mark Loux If you don?t already have to deal with waterhemp or Palmer amaranth, you don?t want it.? Ask anyone who does.? Neither one of these weeds is easy to manage, and both can cause substantial increases in the cost of herbicide programs, which have to be constantly changed to account for the multiple https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-23/no-pigweed-left-behind-late-season-scouting-palmer-amaranth-and

What is the R3 Growth Stage?

Laura Lindsey

A few weeks ago, Dr. Anne Dorrance wrote an article about foliar fungicide application to soybean for control of frogeye leaf spot disease. She recommended spraying at the R3 growth stage. https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-23/what-r3-growth-stage

Western Bean Cutworm: Adult Moth Catches Increase (Scouting Video Included) Amy Raudenbush, John Schoenhals, CCA, Mark Badertscher, Lee Beers, CCA, Amanda Bennett, JD Bethel, Bruce Clevenger, CCA, Sam Custer, Tom Dehass, Mike Gastier, CCA, Jason Hartschuh, CCA, Ed Lentz, CCA, Rory Lewandowski, CCA, Cecilia Lokai-Minnich, David Marrison, Sarah Noggle, Les Ober, CCA, Eric Richer, CCA, Garth Ruff, Jeff Stachler, Alan Sundermeier, CCA, Curtis Young, CCA, Chris Zoller, Andy Michel, Kelley Tilmon Western bean cutworm (WBC) adult moth catches in our trapping network continue to increase. For week ending July 21, 23 counties monitored 89 traps (Figure 1). Overall, there was an average of 25.4 moths per trap (1928 total captured). https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-23/western-bean-cutworm-adult-moth-catches-increase-scouting-video

Cover Crop Survey – Quick and Painless

Mark Loux

OSU weed scientists are in the process of planning cover crop research, and could use your input. Cover crop use has been on the rise in recent years, most commonly for the preservation of soil, reduction in nutrient loss, and suppression of weeds they can provide. https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-23/cover-crop-survey-quick-and-painless

Manure Management and Cover Crops Field Day Jeff Stachler Want to learn more about sidedressing corn with liquid manure, latest on water quality, and how to make cover crops work?? Attend the Manure Management and Cover Crops Field Day in Auglaize County.? The field day is on August 8, 2018 from 9:00 AM to 3:30 PM.? The Field day will take place at the https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2018-23/manure-management-and-cover-crops-field-day

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