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Battle for the Belt: Season 2 Episode 3- April Weather Update
flooded on April 11th at the Western Agriculture Research Station. What’s Happening in the Field? Figure ... plots for planting date 1 (planted on March 25). Because of the warmer weather, growing degree days ... 100 air-growing degree days, and with warm temperatures that should be achieved this week! If you ...
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Look Out for Nitrogen Loss Due to Heavy Rains
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-09/look-out-nitrogen-loss-due-heavy-rains
The recent heavy rainfall events have implications on the fate of applied nitrogen (N). In the ... caused substantial soil erosion. Fields with no cover or residue are more susceptible to N runoff. If ... N fertilizer was applied recently in such fields, especially without incorporation into the soil, there is high ...
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Alfalfa Weevil Activity is Beginning to Peak
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-10/alfalfa-weevil-activity-beginning-peak
days (GDD) and reaches their peak feeding and damage when heat units for the area are between 325 and ... Figure 1. Map of accumulated growing degree days (base 48°F sine calculation method) for January ... is a key time to scout fields to be able to control alfalfa weevil in a timely manner. If you are in ...
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Spring 2024 Weather & Soil Conditions: Update 3
Buckeye State (Figure 2). Some small creeks and streams flooded again, with high flows on all the major ... Precipitation (inches) for the 7-day period ending April 15, 2024 courtesy of the Advanced Hydrologic Prediction ... precipitation, growing degree days, and other useful weather observations, please visit ...
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Cover Crop 'Til You Drop Field Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/cover-crop-til-you-drop-field-day
Nature Conservancy, Cargill, Michigan State University, and USDA-NRCS for a field day focused on cover ... waterqualityextension.osu.edu to stay up-to-date on this event! Soil and Water Management ...
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Forage Weeds: Fall Forgotten and Spring Startups
annuals missed in the fall, and biennials that are small enough to effectively control. To manage weeds ... and alfalfa fields, and highly dependent on the consequences of specific weeds. In established ... alfalfa, the decision for weed control of some winter annuals like henbit and field pennycress will depend ...
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Wheat Management for Spring 2024
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2024-10/wheat-management-spring-2024
knowledge of factors that affect grain yield can enhance management decisions, avoiding damage to the crop ... area that contributes to grain fill. It is therefore important to protect and maintain this leaf ... healthy (free of disease and insect damage) before and during grain development. To confirm that the leaf ...
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Drainage and Water Management for Now and the Future
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/drainage-and-water-management-now-and-future
Assistant Professor & Field Specialist of Agricultural Water Management: Can Drain T iles Do M ore T han ... J ust Drainage? Bruce Clevenger OSU Extension Field Specialist, Farm Management: Farm Drainage ...
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Big Swings Ahead for Planting, Growing and Harvest Season
a lesser extent. The years where strong El Niño events came to an end in spring include 2016, 1998, 1982, 1973 ... 95+ degree days this summer but there is more of a chance of 75+ overnight temperatures. You can see ...
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Using Dairy Manure with Newly Planted Corn and Soybeans
soil surface and burying small corn plants or further burying seeds. Fields that are spring tilled are ... dairy manure to newly planted corn and soybeans. Applying dairy manure to fields after crops are planted ... turns off dry. As soon as a field is planted, the manure can be applied. This is true for both corn and ...