The Ohio State University: College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
2023 eFields Booklet Now Available!

2023 eFields Booklet Now Available!

The 2023 eFields Book is now available in local Extension Offices. The eFields booklet is a free publication that highlights on-farm research from around the state. The topics in this year’s copy are Corn, Soybean, Small Grain, Forages, Water Quality,…

Williams County Crop Update - October 16, 2023

Williams County Crop Update – October 16, 2023

All information is representative of the Williams County Area. Based on the Bryan Zip Code, over last week and this weekend, the accumulated rainfall hovered around 1.2 inches. Temperatures have not dipped below freezing yet, the average date for the first…

Battle for the Belt: Corn vs. Soybean

Battle for the Belt: Corn vs. Soybean

Have you ever wondered or debated with others on which crop should be planted first – corn or soybean? Which crop has the smallest yield penalty for delayed planting? Can you adjust your management practices to mitigate losses due to…

Figure 1. In-field plant emergence variability in corn. Left and right plants with more growth and development relative to the plant in the center. Source: Osler Ortez.

Replanting Decisions in Corn and Soybeans… What to Consider

By:  Osler Ortez, Laura Lindsey, and Alexander Lindsey Early plantings, cold air and soil temperatures, precipitation, wind, and warmer temperatures during or after planting may lead to reduced stands in planted fields due to factors such as imbibitional chilling, frost damage, soil…

Northern corn leaf blight symptoms

eFields Partnering with Growers to Evaluate Xyway™ Fungicide

By:  Stephanie Karhoff Preventing significant yield losses from disease is likely on the forefront of growers’ minds following the 2021 growing season. A new product in our disease management toolbox is FMC’s fungicide Xyway™ LFR®. OSU Extension eFields program is…