Mid to Late June Prevented Planting Decisions
By: Ben Brown, Sarah Noggle, and Barry Ward, Ohio State University Consistent rains across Ohio and the Corn Belt continue to delay planting progress as the June 17USDA Planting Progress report showed that 68% of intended corn acres and 50%…
How Will the Wet Spring Impact Field Crop Insects?
By: Christina DiFonza, Michigan State University, Department of Entomology I have been getting many questions (and theories) about the how the wet spring will impact insects. My thoughts are below, divided by insect.
You May Not Like the Rain, but Water-Molds Do
By: Stephanie Karhoff, Ohio State University A rare appearance from the sun allowed farmers in Northwestern Ohio to progress with soybean planting, but with more rain in the forecast (see the most recent weather outlook in the C.O.R.N. newsletter here),…
Recommendations for Late Planted Soybeans
By: Laura Lindsey, Ohio State University Persistent wet weather is likely to push soybean planting into late June in many areas of the state. Late planting reduces the cultural practice options for row spacing, seeding rate, and relative maturity.
Feed Prices in 2019
By: Brenda Boetel, University of Wisconsin-River Falls The USDA Crop Progress report released June 3, 2019 showed that as of the week ending June 2, 2019 only 67% of corn has been planted, compared to 96% in 2018. The July,…
