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Figure 1. Wheat spikes showing bleached florets affected by scab. Salmon to pink sporulation may be visible and can help confirm once the spikes have reached maturity (pink arrows). Dark purplish-black fruiting bodies can also occur mature wheat heads (black arrows).

Fusarium Head Blight (Scab) of Wheat: Things to Consider When Harvesting

By:  Darcy Telenko, Purdue University Wheat harvest has begun in Southern Indiana. Fusarium head blight (FHB) or scab is one of the most important diseases of wheat and most challenging to prevent. In addition, FHB infection can cause the production…

Cover Crops for Prevented Planting Acres Recording – Ohio Ag Net & Ohio’s Country Journal

Sponsored by the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, here is full coverage of the special Ohio No-Till Council “Cover Crops for Prevented Planting Acres” event held June 27, 2019 at the Ohio Northern University, provided by Ohio Ag Net & Ohio’s…

Using Corn as a Cover Crop

Using Corn as a Cover Crop

By:  Peter Thomison, Ben Brown, Sam Custer, Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA, Sarah Noggle, Mark Sulc, Eric Richer, CCA, Harold Watters, CPAg/CCA Based on information from across the Corn Belt, including states where they have more experience with delayed planting of corn (University of Wisconsin – http://wisccorn.blogspot.com/2019/06/B102.html) and Iowa State…

Managing Prevented Planting Acres Meetings on July 3

Managing Prevented Planting Acres Meetings on July 3

By:  Stephanie Karhoff Ohio State University Extension will be hosting two meetings on July 3 focused on “Managing Prevented Planting Acres.” The first meeting will take place at the Paulding County OSU Extension office at 503 Fairground Drive, Paulding, Ohio…

Wet Weather and Soybean Stand

Wet Weather and Soybean Stand

By:  Laura Lindsey and Alexander Lindsey, Ohio State University Saturated soils after soybean planting can cause uneven emergence and stand reductions of varying extent depending on the stage of the soybean plant and other environmental factors including temperature and duration…