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C.O.R.N. Newsletter : 2025-01

January 7 - January 20, 2025
Editor(s): Amanda Douridas, CCA
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    Ohio Corn Performance Test (OCPT) – 2024 Results Overview

    Author(s):
    Rich Minyo, Osler Ortez

    The purpose of the Ohio Corn Performance Test (OCPT) is to evaluate corn hybrids for grain yield and other important agronomic characteristics. Results of the test can assist farmers in selecting hybrids best suited to their farming operations and production environments as well as recommendations made by seed companies and breeding programs.

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    Winter Weather Preparedness on the Farm

    Author(s):
    Wayne Dellinger, CCA

    With the turn of the calendar year coming off a year with a record setting number of tornados in Ohio, what should we expect for early 2025?  The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) forecasts the 2024-2025 winter season in Ohio have temperatures leaning above to likely above normal, and precipitation leaning above to likely above normal.  While these forecasts are for the overall winter season, OSU Extension Climate Specialist Aaron Wilson cautioned of the possibility of significant snowfall or ice accumulation in the coming days.  This could be followed by ve

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    2024 eFields Report Available Now

    Author(s):
    Elizabeth Hawkins, John Fulton, Dara Barclay

    Now that the 2024 growing season is behind us, it is time to use the lessons from last season to make decisions to improve our operations in 2025. The drought conditions in 2024 may have impacted yields in much of Ohio, but the results provide valuable insights into production strategies in challenging conditions. The economic outlook for 2025 may also have you considering how to remain profitable in the new year. The newest version of the eFields report is packed with valuable data that can help inform your big decisions this season.

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    Register Today: Northwest Ohio Corn-Soybean Day

    Author(s):
    Kendall Lovejoy

    The Ohio State University Extension office in Fulton County is excited to invite you to the 19th annual Corn-Soybean Day, scheduled for Friday, January 17, 2025. The event will kick-off at 8:00am from Founder's Hall in Archbold.

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    Register for the upcoming Water Quality Wednesdays webinar series!

    Author(s):
    Rachel Cochran, CCA/CPAg, Amber Emmons, CCA, Paige Garrabrant, Jocelyn Ruble, Heather Torlina

    Join OSU Extension’s water quality team on January 29th, February 26th, and March 26th for their fifth annual webinar series, Water Quality Wednesdays. This webinar series is held from 10:00AM to 11:30AM on the last Wednesday of the month, via Zoom. Each webinar offers a standalone topic and speakers focusing on a different aspect of water quality and agriculture. Live webinars will offer 1.5 CEUs to Certified Crop Advisers (CCAs), and relevant webinar topics will provide CEUs to Certified Livestock Managers (CLMs).

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    Certified Crop Adviser Exam Online Study Course

    Author(s):
    Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA, Lee Beers, CCA, Amanda Douridas, CCA, Stephanie Karhoff, CCA

    This online course will help those aspiring to become Certified Crop Advisers prepare for the program's required exams. The self-paced course covers fundamental crop production concepts included in the local and International Certified Crop Adviser exam.

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Recent Videos

Episode 144 – Dealing with DON
Agronomy & Farm Management Podcast Episode 144 – Dealing with DON

There is nothing more frustrating than getting rejected at the elevator due to high vomitoxin (aka DON) levels. DON is produced by a fungi produced on the ear and is usually infected at the time of pollination. To give farmers a better perspective of what happens behind the scenes at a grain elevator, we interview 3 grain merchandisers on their process when DON test levels start creeping up. Jason Beckman (Poet (https://poet.com/grain) ), Lisa Mitchell (Gerald Grain (https://www.geraldgrain.com/) ), and Seth Miller (The Anderson (https://www.andersonsinc.com/) ) take us behind the scenes of their operations to look at testing, grain flow and market impacts. We end with some quick reminders about DON management and to check the C.O.R.N. Newsletter (https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/co...) for updates and research on corn fungicide and disease.
Agronomy & Farm Management Podcast Episode 144 – Dealing with DON
Agronomy & Farm Management Podcast Episode 144 – Dealing with DON

There is nothing more frustrating than getting rejected at the elevator due to high vomitoxin (aka DON) levels. DON is produced by a fungi produced on the ear and is usually infected at the time of pollination. To give farmers a better perspective of what happens behind the scenes at a grain elevator, we interview 3 grain merchandisers on their process when DON test levels start creeping up. Jason Beckman (Poet (https://poet.com/grain) ), Lisa Mitchell (Gerald Grain (https://www.geraldgrain.com/) ), and Seth Miller (The Anderson (https://www.andersonsinc.com/) ) take us behind the scenes of their operations to look at testing, grain flow and market impacts. We end with some quick reminders about DON management and to check the C.O.R.N. Newsletter (https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/co...) for updates and research on corn fungicide and disease.
Episode 146 – Agrivoltaics
Agronomy & Farm Management Podcast Episode 146 – Agrivoltaics

Agrivoltaics is combining agriculture and solar energy production. In partnership with Savion Energy, we were awarded a Department of Energy grant to investigate the feasibility of forage production, grazing and impacts on solar health at the Madison Fields solar site near Rosedale, Ohio. In this episode we share the details of the project and what we have learned so far in our first growing season. You can follow along on our progress at Energize Ohio (https://energizeohio.osu.edu/farm-ene...) . To find details on upcoming field days, please visit: https://agcrops.osu.edu/events.
Agronomy & Farm Management Podcast Episode 146 – Agrivoltaics
Agronomy & Farm Management Podcast Episode 146 – Agrivoltaics

Agrivoltaics is combining agriculture and solar energy production. In partnership with Savion Energy, we were awarded a Department of Energy grant to investigate the feasibility of forage production, grazing and impacts on solar health at the Madison Fields solar site near Rosedale, Ohio. In this episode we share the details of the project and what we have learned so far in our first growing season. You can follow along on our progress at Energize Ohio (https://energizeohio.osu.edu/farm-ene...) . To find details on upcoming field days, please visit: https://agcrops.osu.edu/events.
Season 2, Episode 16: Corn Diseases & Ear Rots
Season 2, Episode 16: Corn Diseases & Ear Rots

 

Dr. Pierce Paul from the Department of Plant Pathology discusses corn disease management and ear rots. Learn about a new tool in development to predict the risk of vomitoxin in corn.
Season 2, Episode 16: Corn Diseases & Ear Rots
Season 2, Episode 16: Corn Diseases & Ear Rots

 

Dr. Pierce Paul from the Department of Plant Pathology discusses corn disease management and ear rots. Learn about a new tool in development to predict the risk of vomitoxin in corn.
What's the Beef with Livestock and Soil Health? - March 7, 2024 Soil Health Webinar Series
What's the Beef with Soil Health? Webinar Recorded 3-7-2024

 

 
What's the Beef with Soil Health? Webinar Recorded 3-7-2024
What's the Beef with Soil Health? Webinar Recorded 3-7-2024

 

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