The 2019 Northwest Agronomic Field Day will be held at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station (4240 Range Line Road, Custar, OH) on Thursday, June 20th.
Month: June 2019
WOTUS Lawsuits Continue to Trickle Through Federal Courts
By: Ellen Essman, Ohio State University
The controversy over the 2015 Waters of the United States (WOTUS) rule never really leaves the news.
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Switching Hybrid Maturities for June Planting Dates
By: Alexander Lindsey, Rich Minyo, Allen Geyer, and Peter Thomison, Ohio State University
Farmers who still anticipate planting corn for grain production should review their hybrid maturities to minimize the risk of corn not maturing safely prior to a killing fall freeze. We would encourage the use of the Corn GDD Tool to select “safe” hybrid maturities for late planting (http://www.kingcorn.org/news/timeless/HybridMaturityDelayedPlant.html).
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Telling Agriculture’s Story – Breakfast on the Farm
By: Stephanie Karhoff
Farmers possess a lot of talents, but sometimes communication is not one of them. Telling our story though, is becoming increasingly important as consumers become further removed from production agriculture. Farmers currently comprise only 2% of the U.S. population. The question is, does the remaining 98% understand how farmers care for their land and livestock?
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