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While the year started with slower growing degree accumulation the warm weather over the last couple of weeks, has rapidly progressed forage maturity. Harvesting forages at the proper time for the livestock you are feeding is critical to farm profitability. Poor quality forages must be supplemented to maintain livestock. In the southern part of the state, some forage grasses are in head while in the northern part of the state, barnyard grass is in head.

It is week 2 of monitoring Lepidopteran pests in ag crops across Ohio, and despite all of the rain over the past week the temperatures continue to increase and we are continues to see counties with high numbers of black cutworm (BCW) and true armyworm (AMW) moths.  Read below for more information.

Black cutworm

Without the option of dicamba, more growers will be relying on 2,4-D and glufosinate for POST herbicide applications in the respective traited soybean systems. A previous C.O.R.N. article, “Considerations for Soybean Trait Programs in 2025” covers reminders for use of these products in 2025, and especially for the Enlist system.