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  1. Lep Monitoring Network – Corn Earworm and Western Bean Cutworm # 8

    cause pollination problems from silk damage, increases the risk of mold, and opens the ear to other ... https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2019-27/corn-earworm-field-corn-watch-molds Corn Earworm Moth Map Week 2 June 9 th to June 15 th, 2025 Western Bean Cutworm Western Bean ... pheromone lures (as with the BCW, AMW, and CEW). Adult WBC tend to emerge in late June to early July and ...

  2. Lep Monitoring Network Update #7 – Corn earworm and Western Bean Cutworm

    kernels; it also can cause pollination problems from silk damage, increase the risk of mold, and open the ... moths, it is hard to draw any meaningful conclusions. No counties have enough moths to cause any concern ... ear to other infestations. The adults are yellowish brown and have a wingspan of 32-45mm. Monitoring ...

  3. Species Selection

    demonstrates good adaptation to a wide range of conditions. Performance over years demonstrates yield ... weather conditions, red clover is often difficult to dry for hay storage. Harvesting for silage or ... characteristics. It grows well under cool, moist conditions and reportedly tolerates wet and sometimes flooded ...

  4. OSU Extension Offering Hay Testing Program

    was too wet to get through without excessively tearing up the field. Running equipment over hay, on ... information about what can happen when baling hay if it is too wet. Excessive microbial action causes hay to ... but not wet enough to cause the fire problem. Once temperatures reach 115-120°F a chemical reaction ...

  5. Stockpiling Cool-Season Grasses with Fall Nitrogen Applications

    after the last summer harvest). If nitrogen is applied during early August compared with late September, ... quality response to late nitrogen applications will depend on growing conditions during the fall. Table 2. ... such as tall fescue, orchardgrass, and Kentucky bluegrass to grow during late summer and fall without ...

  6. Ag. and Natural Resource News

    than normal in many producers’ hay bales because of the over-mature condition of the hay. As forage ... than usual, and around these wet spots for mowing, tedding, and raking has undoubtedly caused dirt/mud ... than optimum, but not wet enough to cause the fire problem. Once temperatures reach 115-120°F ...

  7. Persistent rains, cool temps slow Ohio’s 2025 planting season

    specialist, while cool conditions may benefit wheat by extending the grain-fill period, wet weather can ... wet to work. With corn planting at 72% as of June 2—still trailing the five-year average of 87%—Ohio ... farmers are racing against time and field conditions as they make crucial decisions about the 2025 growing ...

  8. Can We Shake This Cool, Wet Pattern?

    conditions than we have experienced lately. Temperatures in Ohio during May ran 2-4°F below average. This led ... story has been the wet conditions, especially for southern and eastern Ohio. Another widespread 1-2 ... in the far west have been below normal in quantity of rainfall over the last 30 days, but this masks ...

  9. Vomitoxin in Corn

    Gibberella zeae  (also known as  Fusarium graminearum).  Gibberella zeae  causes Gibberella ear and stalk rot ... spores, and the remaining ears are naturally infected. Ear rot severity is quantified prior to harvest and ... of corn and fusarium head blight or head scab of wheat. It may also infect soybean seedlings, causing ...

  10. OSU Extension Offering Forage Testing

    With the wet weather thus far in 2025, OSU Extension is offering reduced cost hay analysis. ... Mature, late made hay is lower in energy, protein, and digestibility- often requiring additional ... shoemaker.306@osu.edu Sample Submission: Place dry hay in paper bag, wet wrapped hay/balage in plastic bag and place in ...

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