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C.O.R.N. Newsletter : 2019-35

October 15 - 21, 2019
Editor(s): Mary Griffith

  1. Sampling for Soybean Cyst Nematode – Fall is the time!

    Author(s):
    Anne Dorrance

    Harvest is well underway and once the soybeans are off the fields this provides some time to sample soil for the SCN populations.  The SCN Coalition theme for the next few years is What’s your number?  Do you know which fields have SCN and what the current population is sitting at?  If its high, then there is a second number – what is the SCN type?  Which addresses the bigger question can it reproduce on the SCN resistance source PI 88788 or Peking.  All of these numbers can impact management of this root pathogen and future losses.

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  2. Managing Phosphorus for Yield and Reduced Edge of Field Losses

    Author(s):
    Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA

    A new factsheet highlights eight steps to reducing edge of field P losses while maintain soils for increase crop production. The Phosphorus Nutrient Management for Yield and Reduced P Loss at Edge of Field-AGF-509 (https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-509) highlight practices that can be used to reduce edge of field losses of P. There are eight field specific steps to considered.

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  3. 2019 Ohio Soybean Performance Trial- South Region Results Available

    Author(s):
    Laura Lindsey, Wayde Looker

    The South Region results of the 2019 Ohio Soybean Performance Trials are available online here: https://stepupsoy.osu.edu/news/2019-ohio-soybean-performance-test-south-region-results Results from the north and central regions will be added as harvest continues.

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  4. Surface Application of Manure to Newly Planted Wheat Fields

    Author(s):
    Glen Arnold, CCA

    Several livestock producers have inquired about applying liquid dairy or swine manure to newly planted wheat fields using a drag hose. The thought process is that the fields are firm (dry), there is very little rain in the nearby forecast, and the moisture in the manure could help with wheat germination and emergence.

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  5. Tar Spot of Corn in Ohio Again this 2019

    Author(s):
    Pierce Paul, Felipe Dalla Lana da Silva

    Tar Spot, a new disease of corn caused by the fungus Phyllachora maydis, was reported for the first time in Ohio at the end of the 2018 growing season. At that time, it was found mostly in counties close to the Indiana border, as the disease continued to spread from the middle of country where it was first confirmed in 2015. Over the last few weeks, there have been several new, confirmed report of Tar Spot in Ohio, this time not only in the northwestern corner of the state, but also from a few fields in central and south-central Ohio.

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  6. New and Upcoming Episodes of the Agronomy and Farm Management Podcast Focus on Harvest and Compaction

    Author(s):
    Elizabeth Hawkins, Amanda Douridas

    The Agronomy and Farm Management Podcast has new episodes available to check out. Episode 36 features an interview with Jason Hartschuh and Will Hamman where we discuss tips for harvesting late planted or drought stressed crops this fall.

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