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
March 4 - 10, 2025
Editor: Amanda Bennett

Top-dressing Wheat with Liquid Manure

Author: Glen Arnold, CCA

Wheat fields will be firming up across Ohio and spring top-dressing with nitrogen fertilizer will soon start in the most southern counties.

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Spring Planting Outlook

Author:

Last autumn much of Ohio was drier than normal. Ohio saw anywhere from 60-100% of normal rainfall except far southern Ohio which was hit by the remnants of Hurricane Helene allowing for rainfall of 100-125% of normal.  See Figure 1. 

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Register for the upcoming Water Quality Wednesdays webinar series!

Authors: Rachel Cochran Henry, CCA/CPAg, Amber Emmons, CCA, Paige Garrabrant, Jocelyn Ruble, Heather Torlina

Join OSU Extension’s water quality team on 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.

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Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference March 11-12

Authors: Mark Badertscher, Randall Reeder

Don’t miss this year’s Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference March 11-12, 2025, (Tuesday-Wednesday) at Ohio Northern University, Ada, Ohio. Connect with other great farmers and CCAs, experience new ideas, and increase your net income.  

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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.

Tim Barnes
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Nic Baumer
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Bruce Clevenger, CCA
Field Specialist, Farm Management
Rachel Cochran Henry, CCA/CPAg
Water Quality Extension Associate, Defiance, Van Wert, Paulding Counties
Wayne Dellinger, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Amanda Douridas, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Nick Eckel
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Alyssa Essman
State Specialist, Weed Science
Ken Ford
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Mike Gastier, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Elizabeth Hawkins
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems
Stephanie Karhoff, CCA
Field Specialist, Agronomic Systems
Brett Kinzel
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Dean Kreager
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ed Lentz, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Clifton Martin, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Garth McDorman
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ryan McMichael
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Gigi Neal
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Sarah Noggle
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Jordan Penrose
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Amanda Perkins
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Rylee Kay Puthoff
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Jocelyn Ruble
Water Quality Extension Associate
Beth Scheckelhoff
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Clint Schroeder
Program Manager
Heather Torlina
Water Quality Extension Associate
Ben Torrance
State Statistician
Kyle Verhoff
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Aaron Wilson
Field Specialist, Ag Weather & Climate State Climatologist of Ohio
Jacob Winters
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Ted Wiseman
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources
Curtis Young, CCA
Educator, Agriculture and Natural Resources

The information presented here, along with any trade names used, is supplied with the understanding that no discrimination is intended and no endorsement is made by Ohio State University Extension is implied. Although every attempt is made to produce information that is complete, timely, and accurate, the pesticide user bears responsibility of consulting the pesticide label and adhering to those directions.

CFAES provides research and related educational programs to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis. For an accessible format of this publication, visit cfaes.osu.edu/accessibility.

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