Corn Newsletter : 2018-38

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

    Author(s): Anne Dorrance

    As we wait another week for the fields to dry out, 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 where SCN is in your fields 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.

  2. 2018 Ohio Corn Performance Test Preliminary Results Now Available On-Line

    Author(s): Rich Minyo, Peter Thomison, Allen Geyer

    Results from the 2018 Ohio Corn Performance Test are now available on line at:  http://oardc.osu.edu/corntrials

  3. Variable Rate Corn Seeding Considerations

    Author(s): Alexander Lindsey, Peter Thomison

    As producers are planning their seed needs for next year, it is important to think about acreage, hybrids, and seeding rates. Finding the best corn seeding rate is important for efficient production, but the “optimum” corn seeding rate – the one that maximizes profitability – can vary within and among fields with small differences in soils and weather.

  4. Communicating With Your Landowner Meeting November 15

    Author(s): Alan Sundermeier, CCA

    Farmers are invited to attend a public meeting on landowner communication.  November 15 from 9 am – noon at Luckey Farmers, Inc., Woodville, Ohio.  RSVP to Wood SWCD at 419-354-5517.  No cost to attend.

    Click here …..  for more information.

  5. All-Ohio Chapter Soil & Water Conservation Society Conference January 18, 2019

    Author(s): Alan Sundermeier, CCA

    “Sharpen the Scalpel – Tools to Identify High-Risk Conservation Needs” will be the theme of the SWCS conference on Friday, January 18, 2019 from 9:00 am to 3:45 pm at the Der Dutchman Restaurant in Plain City, Ohio. 

    Topics include:  Ag Conservation Planning Framework (ACPF), Elevated Phosphorus Management, Watershed application of ACPF, Municipal Partnership for Ecosystem Services.

About the C.O.R.N. Newsletter

C.O.R.N. Newsletter is a summary of crop observations, related information, and appropriate recommendations for Ohio crop producers and industry. C.O.R.N. Newsletter is produced by the Ohio State University Extension Agronomy Team, state specialists at The Ohio State University and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC). C.O.R.N. Newsletter questions are directed to Extension and OARDC state specialists and associates at Ohio State.

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