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  1. A Guide to Corn Growth and Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148

    accumulation) primarily drive development, and it can be predicted (corn growing degree days, see how it works ... planting dates in the Corn Belt often have cooler temperatures, leading to more days (up to 30 days) ... agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2022-18/corn-growth-and-development-crop-staging Ortez, O., McMechan, A. J., Hoegemeyer, T., Ciampitti, I. A., Nielsen, R. L., Thomison, P. R., ...

  2. Timber Theft in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-97

    price paid at the mill. Again, without contract specifics it is difficult to prove theft occurred on ... person's property and knowingly cuts and removes a tree or trees without the permission of the landowner it ... it is difficult to obtain reliable statistics. However, many in Ohio's forest community believe ...

  3. Measuring Standing Trees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-35-02

    trees. If an estimate is needed for several acres, however, it is recommended that the woodland owner ... 144 cubic inches. It can most easily be visualized as a board 12 inches square and one inch thick ... merchantable tree height (discussed later). The Doyle rule is the most common rule in Ohio. It is used by the ...

  4. Timber Sale Contracts

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-38-02

    to leave standing, they improve the health and vigor of their forest as well as its quality for other ... uses. However, some woodland owners sell their timber for only a fraction of its value because they ... either fail to recognize its true value or they do not market it properly. If you are thinking about ...

  5. Whole Farm Planning Model

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-52

    weather, commodity prices) associated with agriculture. It is essential that farm managers take time to ... businesses is the family unit. Each family, individually and collectively, has its own history, values, and ... goals. It is valuable for the business to begin the planning process by reflecting on family and farm ...

  6. Getting the Most Return From Your Timber Sale

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-37

    the time and money necessary to harvest it. If possible, have a written contract with the buyer. ... or how arrangements can be made to gain access need to be described. The date, time, and place at ... of a properly executed harvest.  The bids are opened on the date and at the time and the place ...

  7. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Ailanthus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65

    Ailanthus (Ailanthus altissima), also known as tree-of-heaven, is a moderate sized (60 to 80 feet in ... is an ideal invasive—it grows rapidly (sprouts can attain a height of 6 to 12 feet the first year and ... aggressive competitor that thrives in full sunlight. It also produces an allelopathic compound that ...

  8. Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Bush Honeysuckle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-68

    carbohydrates it lacks the high-fat and nutrient-rich content that most of our native plants provide migrating ... honeysuckle called Bella (L. x bella) or showy fly honeysuckle. This hybrid has characteristics of both parent ... removed. While this is perhaps impossible, if it is repeated frequently, small honeysuckle shrubs can ...

  9. Ohio Tobacco Farm Custom Rates 2010

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-14-10

    often due to lack of proper equipment, lack of time, or lack of expertise for a particular operation. ... full-time custom operators versus farmers supplementing their income. Also, some custom operations are ... fuel at the time of this survey was $2.50 per gallon for off-road (farm) usage. For the custom rates ...

  10. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    (Heracleum mantegazzianum) is on the federal and Ohio noxious weed lists making it unlawful to propagate, ... sell or transport. It has been included on these lists because of its ability to crowd out native ... plants and because of its potential human health hazard.     Figure 1. Giant hogweed can grow up to 15 ...

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