The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences
COLLEGE OF FOOD, AGRICULTURAL, AND ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
C.O.R.N. Newsletter
CFAES
OARDC
OSU Extension
Ohio State ATI
April 12 - April 18, 2016
Editor: Glen Arnold, CCA

Weather outlook

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After a very warm March with temperatures 5-10 degrees above normal, April got off to a cold start with temperatures running 5-10 degrees below normal. 
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Soybean Planting Date, Seeding Rate, and Row Width

Author: Laura Lindsey

Planting date.  Planting date (both too early and too late) can reduce soybean yield potential.  In 2013 and 2014, we conducted a planting date trial at the Western Agricultural Research Station near South Charleston, Ohio.  In both years, soybean yield decreased by 0.6 bu/ac pe
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Mining Ohio Historic Data that went into Tri-State Recommendations

Authors: Steve Culman, Muhammad Tariq Saeed, Anthony Fulford

The Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations, published in 1995, provided a unified soil fertility framework between Michigan, Ohio and Indiana.
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Soil Amendment and Foliar Application Product Evaluation Trials Summary

Author: Steve Culman

In 2015, the Soil Fertility Lab at Ohio State started offering a third party evaluation of proprietary soil amendments and foliar applications aimed at improving the mineral nutrition and productivity of crops.
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The Big Data Confusion: Part 5 – Notice

Authors: John Fulton,

This week’s installment of “The Big Data Confusion” highlights “Notice”.
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Temperatures Went the Wrong Way!

Author: Anne Dorrance

This was more for my own curiosity to see what has happened to the soil temperatures in the state following 2 weeks of cold, snowy weather.  Our temperatures went down in almost all of the locations.  From the weather stations at the OARDC branches, these are the soil temperatures at 2.5 inches,

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About 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.

Mark Badertscher
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Bruce Clevenger, CCA
Field Specialist, Farm Management
Sam Custer
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Amanda Douridas, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Nathan Douridas, CCA
Farm Science Review Farm Manager
Mike Gastier, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems
Mark Loux
State Specialist, Weed Science
Andy Michel
State Specialist, Entomology
Les Ober, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Eric Richer, CCA
Field Specialist, Farm Management
Peter Thomison
State Specialist, Corn Production

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