Estimating Yield Losses in Stressed Corn Fields
By: Peter Thomison Many corn fields are still silking (and some are just past the mid-vegetative stages)….so, it may seem a little early to discuss estimating grain yields. However, according to the most recent NASS crop report, for the week…
Making Lemonade Out of Lemons – OSU eFields Seeks Farmer Collaborators for Cover Crop Establishment Study
By: Stephanie Karhoff To risk sounding redundant, 2019 has been a challenging year. According to the Farm Service Agency, adverse weather conditions resulted in 1,485,919 Prevented Planting acres across Ohio. With challenge, however, comes opportunity.
Identifying late-season caterpillars feeding in corn ears
By: Christina DiFonzo, Michigan State University Extension, Department of Entomology In the last two weeks, I’ve had many calls, texts and pictures of caterpillars in corn ears (hey, at least some fields have ears). It is important to correctly identify which…
Over 60,000 Prevented Planting Acres in Williams County
By: Stephanie Karhoff The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) released a report yesterday (August 12th) disclosing the number of prevented planting acres reported to the Farm Service Agency (FSA).Countrywide, there were 19.4 million acres that went unplanted this year. Ohio…