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  1. Managing Corn in Response to Severe Storms and Short-Term Weather Stressors

    typically range from 20% to 30%. While crop injury can occur as a result of flooding, losses of applied ... may warrant election of a different crop insurance category to cover potential losses rather than ... result in ears more prone to development of diseases. To lessen these issues, farmers may consider ...

  2. Jorge Wins 2nd Place at the GRS in the MS Proposal Category

    the advisement of  Dr. Laura Lindsey. We're thrilled to have Jorge in our department and ... Congratulations to  Jorge Luis Rodriguez for taking home 2nd place in the MS Proposal Category at ... campuses to come together to share their research! Jorge is currently pursuing his master's degree under ...

  3. Join a Farmer Forum on Drones and Weed Management

    of the most recent developments. In response to frequent questions about drone technology, the GROW ... weeds do in your fields? With the rapid pace of innovation in this area, it can be hard to stay informed ... network is hosting its first Farmer Forum of 2024 on Monday, April 15 th at 2 pm ET to provide some ...

  4. Battle for the Belt: Season 2 Episode 2- Who Won 2023- Corn or Soybean?

    for the 2023 season. Project Overview Battle for the Belt aims to answer four questions: Which crop ... Can we adjust management practices to mitigate losses due to late planting? How are insects, diseases ... Season 2 Episode 2 of Battle for the Belt is now available: ...

  5. Summer Reading Challenges

    The OSU Alumni Association is offering two FREE summer reading programs, one for kids and one for ... teens and adults. You can even join a Facebook page for the challenges to get reading tips and share ...

  6. Assessing Forage Stands and Winter Damage

    susceptible to disease and the stress of heaving accumulates over the lifespan of the crop, lowering the yield ... Winter damage is difficult to predict and the variability of temperatures this past winter across the ... aboveground observations by way of a stem count but to also dig up plant samples and assess the below-ground ...

  7. Key To Corn Success Is Getting It In The Ground Properly

    About 15 years ago I had the chance to attend a session of the Farm Journal’s Corn College out in ... becomes.  As a “rule of thumb”, we can expect yields to be reduced about 2 percent for plant spacing gaps of ... 1 to 3 feet and potentially 5 percent if there are gaps of 4 to 6 feet in the row.  So, working to ...

  8. Spring 2024 Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 2

    locations this past week, with temperatures now in the mid to upper 40s. (Figure 1).   Figure 2: (Top ... -Left) Precipitation (inches) for April 1-8, 2024 courtesy of CoCoRaHS. (Top-Right) Precipitation as a percent of ... Calculated soil moisture percentiles as of April 7, 2024 according to the Climate Prediction Center. This was ...

  9. Rural Success Stories and Economic Prosperity: The Case of Holmes County and Mercer County Ohio.

     A policy brief just released by The C. William Swank Program in Rural-Urban Policy attempts to ... answer the question of why some rural communities thrive and others might lag behind by examining two ...

  10. Drainage and Water Management for Now and the Future

    the Future" from 8:00- 11:00 a.m. sponsored by BRANDT Professional Agriculture. Certified Crop ... Assistant Professor & Field Specialist of Agricultural Water Management: Can Drain T iles Do M ore T han ... Breakfast will be provided.  To register, call 937-382-0901 or email warner.948@osu.edu by June 14 th  Soil ...

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