Corn

Recently revised corn related fact sheets

 
Corn Production and Management by Topic
Agronomy  
Disease Weeds
Insects Growth and Development
Fertility Planting
Harvest Silage

 

We recently updated the “Troubleshooting Abnormal Corn Ears” site to help corn growers and agricultural professionals diagnose and manage various ear and kernel anomalies and disorders

 

 

 

 

2020 Ohio Corn Performance Test

2020 Ohio Silage Performance Test

C.O.R.N. Newsletter Articles

  1. Northwest Ohio Corn-Soybean Day

    Author(s): Courtney Krieger

    The annual Northwest Ohio Corn & Soybean Day is scheduled for Friday, January 20 in Founders Hall at Sauder Village in Archbold from 8:00 am to 2:45 pm. The program has a variety of speakers, farmer/retailer re-certification credits and 30 exhibitors sharing information on management practices for the 2023 crop production season. 

    Topics and speakers for the day include:

     

    Issue: 2022-40
  2. Ears of Corn

    October is here, harvest considerations for corn grain

    Author(s): Osler Ortez , Author(s): Alexander Lindsey

    Despite a late start in many areas on the 2022 crop season, during the last days of September and early October, combines started to roll around the state. On October 3 (week ending 10/02/2022), USDA reported 7% of corn harvested from grain in Ohio (slightly behind the 10% harvested last year and the 5-year average for this time of the year).

    Issue: 2022-35

  3. Lep Monitoring Update CEW and ECB Updates

    Author(s): Amy Raudenbush , Author(s): Suranga Basnagala , Author(s): Kyle Akred , Author(s): Mark Badertscher , Author(s): Lee Beers, CCA , Author(s): Alan Leininger , Author(s): Clifton Martin, CCA , Author(s): James Morris , Author(s): Eric Richer, CCA , Author(s): Beth Scheckelhoff , Author(s): Cindy Wallace , Author(s): Curtis Young, CCA , Author(s): Andy Michel , Author(s): Kelley Tilmon

    Corn Earworm

    Issue: 2022-19

  4. Managing Corn and Nitrogen with Water Excess Conditions

    Author(s): Osler Ortez , Author(s): Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA , Author(s): Alexander Lindsey , Author(s): Wanderson Novais

    Excess water challenges plant growth and fitness in farming systems. Depending on the geography, dramatic fluctuations and extremes in weather patterns have been experienced in Ohio, the US, and other parts of the world (e.g., droughts, floods). Research has shown that such events have increased in frequency and intensity over the past 50 years, making farming more challenging.

    Issue: 2022-19

  5. REMINDER: Replanting Decisions in Corn and Soybeans… What to Consider

    Author(s): Osler Ortez , Author(s): Laura Lindsey , Author(s): Alexander Lindsey

    Unfavorable weather during the months of April, May, and early June has negatively affected corn and soybean acres establishment in the state. If considering replanting fields, a C.O.R.N. Newsletter article released in mid-May has several steps and considerations that can help the decision.

    Issue: 2022-18
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Publications

  1. Abnormal Ear Diagnosis Poster, ACE-1

    Abnormal Ear Diagnosis Poster,  ACE-1. Farmers frequently encounter abnormal corn ears in their fields when the crop has experienced a major stress, such as drought, temperature extremes, disease, insect injury, or misapplied chemicals. These abnormalities often affect yield and grain quality adversely. In this poster, ten abnormal corn ears with distinct symptoms and causes are highlighted. The purpose of the poster is to help corn growers and agricultural professionals diagnose various ear disorders.

  2. Corn Disease Management in Ohio, Bulletin 804

    Corn Disease Management in Ohio, Bulletin 804. Five to 15 percent of Ohio's corn crop is lost to disease each year, amounting to nearly $100 million in lost farm income. Corn diseases include seedling diseases, leaf blights, stalk rots, ear and kernel rots, and viruses. This bulletin describes the disease symptoms, provides color images, gives the environmental factors favoring the disease, the method of transmission and infection, and management options for the major diseases affecting corn in Ohio.

  3. Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide, Bulletin 827
    06/2019

    Corn, Soybean, Wheat and Alfalfa Field Guide, Bulletin 827.Looking for a handy guide to take to the field to diagnosis various pest and production problems? This guide is the answer! You will want one of these guides in the truck and maybe a second in the tractor.

  4. Ohio Agronomy Guide 15th Edition, Bulletin 472
    04/2017

    Ohio Agronomy Guide 15th Edition, Bulletin 472. The newly revised Ohio Agronomy Guide serves as the official compilation of adaptive results and recommendations from research and educational programs. Described in this manual is information on Ohio's climate and soil, soil and water management, soil fertility, and corn, small grain, and forage crop production and management. Also, seed evaluation and weed control for the previously listed crops are discussed.

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