Will Forage Stands Be Damaged by Predicted Freezes?
By: Mark Sulc The weather forecast this week is indeed concerning for forage stands in general and especially for alfalfa and red clover. The low night temperatures in the forecast may potentially cause severe frost injury to both annual forage…
“Take the Test & Beat the Pest” – Free SCN Soil Testing Available in 2021
As part of the SCN Coalition surveillance program, free SCN testing will be available to soybean growers in Williams, Fulton, Henry, and Hillsdale (MI) Counties again in 2021. Soybean cyst nematode (SCN), is the #1 yield-limiting soybean pathogen in the…
USDA Rolls Out Its Pandemic Assistance for Producers Initiative
By: Peggy Kirk Hall, Associate Professor, Agricultural & Resource Law We’re used to April showers in Ohio, but this year producers can also prepare for a showering of USDA pandemic assistance. Secretary Vilsack just announced the new “USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers…
Good Idea? Bad Idea? Planting Corn and Soybean in Early April
By: Laura Lindsey and Alex Lindsey Planting when conditions are adequate (soil temperatures above 50°F and greater than 45% plant available water content) is recommended for corn and soybean. This year, these conditions are occurring sooner than normal. At a…
April ‘Farm Office Live’ to Focus on USDA’s Pandemic Assistance
By Barry Ward, David Marrison, Peggy Hall, Dianne Shoemaker and Julie Strawser – Ohio State University Extension April’s Farm Office Live will focus on details of the USDA’s Pandemic Assistance for Producers initiative announced on March 24, 2021. Changes were…
