CORN Newsletter – March 31

 

March 31-April 6, 2020

 

Editor: Eric Richer, CCA

 

Join Us for Ag Madness!

Author: Sam Custer

Did your conference get canceled? Looking to fill the void of the big basketball tournament? OSU Extension Agricultural and Natural Resources Educators are here to assist.

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Challenging Conditions Remain into April

Author: Jim Noel

Temperatures and Rainfall: Temperatures will start the first 7 days of April 1-3 degrees F above normal. Rainfall will start April below normal about half of normal. That is some good news  as the end of March (as forecast) was very wet.

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H2Ohio Signup Deadline Returned to Tuesday, March 31st

Author: Glen Arnold, CCA

Due to the COVID-19 and expected resulting budget issues, the Ohio Department of Agriculture has reinstated the original Tuesday, March 31st deadline for H2Ohio sign-up.

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Nitrogen Rate Recommendations for Wheat 2020

Authors: Ed Lentz, CCA, Laura Lindsey, Steve Culman

Wheat has already reached green-up across the state so spring N may be applied anytime fields are fit. Keep in mind that research has shown N can be applied up to Feekes GS 6 (one visible node) without a reduction in yield.

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Broadcasting Red Clover into Wheat

Authors: Rory Lewandowski, CCA, Jason Hartschuh, CCA, Mark Sulc

Looking at both the calendar and weather forecasts, frost-seeding is no longer a viable option to add red clover into a wheat stand.

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Poison Hemlock Control

Authors: Mark Loux, Curtis Young, CCA

Poison hemlock remains one of the more persistent and prevalent poisonous weeds that we deal with in Ohio.  It’s most typically a biennial plant (sometimes perennial), emerging from seed in year one and developing into a low-growing rosette by late fall.  The rosette overwinters and then resumes

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Black Cutworm and Its Allies

Author: Curtis Young, CCA

Cutworms are the larval stage of several moths in the insect Order Lepidoptera: Family Noctuidae (the Owlet Moths) which includes cutworms and armyworms.

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Toxicity of Pesticides

Author: Amanda Douridas

Toxicity of pesticides is important for farmers to understand because it can affect your health and safety. It also helps when addressing questions that come from consumers about why you use pesticides and how toxicity compares to products they use every day.

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I missed Private Pesticide Applicator and Fertilizer Re-Certification…

Author: Eric Richer, CCA

Many local Extension office have received farmer calls lately asking how the COVID-19 emergency will affect pesticide recertification.

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Why Ohio Farmers Should Participate in the CTIC Cover Crops Survey

Author: Sarah Noggle

After taking a break from surveying in the last two years, the Conservation Technology Information Center (CTIC) is now once again sending out a national cover crop survey to farmers.  The survey questions are primarily geared toward grain farmers.

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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
Hardin County

 

John Barker
Knox County

 

Lee Beers, CCA
Trumbull County

 

Amanda Bennett
Miami County

 

Ann Chanon
Lorain County

 

Bruce Clevenger, CCA
Defiance County

 

Trevor Corboy
Greene County

 

Sam Custer
Darke County

 

Wayne Dellinger
Union County

 

Anne Dorrance
State Specialist, Soybean Diseases

 

Amanda Douridas
Champaign County

 

Mike Estadt
Pickaway County

 

Ken Ford
Fayette County

 

Allen Gahler
Sandusky County

 

Mike Gastier, CCA
Huron County

 

Mary Griffith
Madison County

 

Will Hamman
Pike County

 

Jason Hartschuh, CCA
Crawford County

 

Elizabeth Hawkins
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Andrew Holden
Ashtabula County

 

Stephanie Karhoff
Williams County

 

Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Ed Lentz, CCA
Hancock County

 

Rory Lewandowski, CCA
Wayne County

 

Mark Loux
State Specialist, Weed Science

 

David Marrison

 

Clifton Martin, CCA
Muskingum County

 

Gigi Neal
Clermont County

 

Jim Noel
National Weather Service

 

Sarah Noggle
Paulding County

 

Tony Nye
Clinton County

 

Les Ober, CCA
Geauga County

 

Eric Richer, CCA
Fulton County

 

Dennis Riethman
Mercer County

 

Garth Ruff
Henry County

 

Beth Scheckelhoff
Putnam County

 

Clint Schroeder
Allen County

 

Jeff Stachler
Auglaize County

 

Mark Sulc
State Specialist, Forage Production

 

Harold Watters, CPAg/CCA
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems

 

Ted Wiseman
Perry County

 

Curtis Young, CCA
Van Wert County

 

Chris Zoller
Tuscarawas County

 

The information presented here, along with any trade names used, is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is made by Ohio State University Extension is implied. Although every attempt is made to produce information that is complete, timely, and accurate, the pesticide user bears responsibility of consulting the pesticide label and adhering to those directions.

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