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  1. Delayed Wheat Germination and Emergence Due to Dry Soil in Northwest Ohio

    15% reduction in yield. In our research from Wood County, when wheat was planted late October or early ... concerned about delayed germination and emergence; however, our research over the past four years has shown ... Drought conditions continue to persist in northwest Ohio (Figure 1). Although winter wheat was ...

  2. Vomitoxin in Corn

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

  3. October’s Weather Pulse: Rain Gains, Drought Remains, and Ohio’s First Freeze

    October has been wet for these areas, much lighter amounts (less than 40% of normal) have fallen in ... 6 inches of rain this past week, with lighter amounts falling over the eastern two-thirds of Ohio. While ... northwest Ohio (Figure 1). There, drought conditions remain significant despite the cooler weather. The ...

  4. Farmers Are Advised To Maintain Weed Control

    While harvest time can pull a lot of time, attention and effort towards getting crops harvested ... can allow pesky problem weeds to carry over into next year or even allow for new ones to become ... concern. Unglesbee also directs us to review the weed seed prevention tool that the GROW network has on ...

  5. 2025 Agriculture Hall of Fame Honorees Announced

    Ohio State University. After working over a decade in country radio in Columbus, he found his way back ... his role as General Manager for the Ohio Ag Net and Ohio's Country Journal in October. He is ... Today it operates as Flinn Family Farm LLC, and Gary has served as the farm manager since 2011. In 2024, ...

  6. 2026 ServSafe Training Dates Released

    Fayette County Releases 2026 ServSafe Training Dates OSU Extension Fayette County has announced ... Charge (Level 1) March 12 or October 8- 9:00 am- 2:00 pm Managers- Level 2 April 9 & 16- 8:30 am- ...

  7. New Ohio Mesonet expands weather data access, boosts agricultural resilience

    data on a wide range of weather and soil conditions. As one of the network’s earliest supporters, the ... “This is true for farmers scheduling planting, harvesting and delivering important inputs to a growing ... agricultural regions. Over time, the goal is to expand to all 88 counties. The Ohio Mesonet’s stations will ...

  8. Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 29 – Growing Season Overview and Wrap-Up

    Wooster, on March 27 th. The cool, wet spring slowed germination and emergence. Just over 15 days after ... crop has not matured yet. As of mid-October, corn harvest is getting started, and yield outcomes are ... th to as late as June 24 th. The widespread planting dates allowed us to observe how the crops ...

  9. Producers Should Plan Their Final Grazing Based On Conditions

    As we finish up the month of October, producers need to be looking toward next spring as they plan ... to finish up this year’s grazing plan.  By now, you should have finished your last hay harvests and ... have passed the peak of the late summer/early fall growth period and are slowing down their vegetative ...

  10. Fall Herbicide Application May Be Necessary Post-Harvest

    Harvest is upon us and in some areas, actively on going. As crops mature and we get to see ... emergence and growth post-harvest to help determine if an application is necessary. Fall-applied herbicides ... quantities late-season that would necessitate the application of an herbicide include (but are not limited ...

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