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Spotted Lanternfly Update, July 2025
for jumping, just like the immatures, but also have wings, making them in more mobile. If you have ... this non-native invasive insect- the spotted lanternfly (SLF), and look for the pest in their own ...  Here is some resources that can be helpful to grow your SLF knowledge:  Tree of Heaven Tree ...
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Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 10: Adjustments for Late-Planted Soybean
width Seeding rate Relative maturity The row width for soybeans planted in June should be no more than ... planting soybeans in the first half of June, appropriate seeding rates would be between 150,000 and 175,000 ... Videos this growing season! You can find the full video playlist of Battle for the Belt on the Ohio State ...
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Ben Overholser Memorial Scholarship
Greenville where he would help the family in the fields and milked cows for a neighbor. He was also active ... for business to continue to grow SISCO into one of the most respected companies in the agricultural ... favorite causes, even after death. Donations to the foundation will be used to fund scholarships for Darke ...
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Preserving Forage as Hay and Silage
Curing forage for hay requires more drying time, resulting in greater chances for rain damage, and more ... is to make dry hay. Proper dry matter content for chopping haylage can often be achieved within 24 ... for maximum forage surface area exposure to the sunlight. The swath width should be at least 70% of ...
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Lep Monitoring Network Update #7 – Corn earworm and Western Bean Cutworm
It is our 7 th week of monitoring moth pests in Ohio, and this week we will no longer be reporting ... reported for each participating county. This week, we monitored corn earworm in 13 counties, with a total ... on BCW and AMW because we are switching gears to start monitoring for the corn earworm (CEW) and ...
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NE Ohio Hay Field Day
session will be How to Test Hay for Nutrient Value. One of the front runners in hay making technology is ... Join OSU Extension and Norden MFG on August 2, 2025, for the NE Ohio Hay Day. Held at Norden MFG, ... will discuss strategies to prevent spoilage in the field and in the barn. Rounding out the morning ...
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Stack Smart: Daily Hay Temperature Checks Could Save Your Barn
a hay barn fire jumps dramatically. The recommendation is that hay, which will be stacked and stored in ... when the baler enters the field. As moisture increases in the bales, and they are tightly stacked in ... the barn, there can be pockets where oxygen is reduced enough to encourage microbial activity in the ...
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July Plantings for Warm-Season Annual Grass Forages
broadcast and harrowed in, but fields established this way will be more sensitive to dry weather in the week ... and soils should be above 60-65* F before you begin planting. Later in the summer, establishment ... success is more moisture-dependent. Yields can also be reduced for late-planted crops, since they’ll have ...
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Safety Through the Seasons by Topic
Combine and Field Fires Did you know Ohio ranks 4th in the U.S. for combine fires? Using Heat Lamps: ... Injuries Staying Safe on the Farm  Articles Farm Safety and Health Week is very real for Ohio farmers in ... Safe Watching Aerial Applications Over Farm Fields Manure Pit Safety Vomitoxin in Corn Grain Bins ...
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Western Agronomy Field Day
spot and forecast what to look forward to in 2025 for other corn diseases. Our last stop right before lunch ... We will be having our annual Agronomy Day this year at the Western Ag. Research Station in South ... to go out to the fields.   Registration will start at 8:30 am with coffee and doughnuts. In the ...