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Ohio Corn: Watch for Potential Frost Damage to Non-Mature Crops Oct 19, 2022
In Ohio, October usually brings our first fall freeze. On October 11, USDA reported that 15% of Ohio’s corn grain had been harvested (week ending 10/09/2022, full report here). In the same […]
Ohio Corn: Grain Harvest Considerations Oct 11, 2022
Despite a late start in many areas on the 2022 crop season, during the last days of September and early October, combines started to roll around the state. On October […]
Ohio: Corn Still at Vegetative Stages, Will It Safely Make It to Maturity? Aug 25, 2022
Early wet conditions caused significant delays in planting dates across the state. Additional issues such as poor crop establishment also led to replanting in some areas. A tour of Ohio’s […]
Ohio Corn: Ear Abnormalities – When and Why Do They Develop? Jul 27, 2022
Despite many corn acres having reached tasseling, other corn acres are still in rapidly growing stages, mid to late vegetative. Any adverse conditions can still affect the crop through or […]
Ohio Corn: How Can You Prevent Arrested Ear Development? Jul 13, 2022
The crop season in Ohio is rapidly gaining progress. Depending on planting dates and hybrid relative maturities corn crop can be anywhere between early vegetative and up to tasseling. However, […]
Ohio Corn: Management Considerations with Excessive Water Jun 22, 2022
Excess water challenges plant growth and fitness in farming systems. Depending on the geography, dramatic fluctuations and extremes in weather patterns have been experienced in Ohio, the US, and other […]
Ohio Corn: Growth and Development – Crop Staging Jun 16, 2022
One of the bottom-line activities in growing crops should be understanding and keeping track of crop growth and development. Crop growth is related to the increase in size. It is influenced by factors such […]
Ohio Corn, Soybeans: Fields Underwater? Crop Stage Critical for Recovery Jun 16, 2022
Large rain events seem to be trending this year in many parts of Ohio, especially in Northwest Ohio where 3-5 inches of rain fell in 24-48 hrs. This can lead […]
Ohio Corn: Planting Progress Slow but Coming Along May 14, 2022
Better weather: more planting April was a difficult month for farmers in Ohio; conditions were cold. Some snow and late freeze events were part of the month. This was conducive […]
Ohio Corn, Soybeans: Considerations for Handling Crusted Soil May 10, 2022
Warmer temperatures combined with dryer weather will push planting progress along. For fields that have been already planted, recent precipitation and warmer days ahead can build conditions for soil crusting. […]