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  1. 2025 Ohio Wheat Performance Test

    Author(s): Laura Lindsey , Author(s): Matthew Hankinson

    Results from the 2025 Ohio Wheat Performance Test are now online at: https://stepupsoy.osu.edu/sites/hcs-soy/files/2025%20OWPT%20v2.pdf

     

    Issue: 2025-24
  2. Figure 1. Wheat heads exhibiting signs and symptoms of head scab. Photo credit: Curtis Young, Ph.D.

    Harvest Strategies to Avoid Wheat Quality Losses

    Author(s): Stephanie Karhoff, CCA , Author(s): Pierce Paul

    Fusarium head blight (FHB) or head scab has been reported in western Ohio. As we approach wheat harvest, there are strategies to reduce the effect of FHB and DON (or vomitoxin) contamination on grain quality.

    Issue: 2025-19

  3. Spring Nitrogen Recommendations for Winter Wheat

    Author(s): Laura Lindsey , Author(s): Ed Lentz, CCA

    Winter wheat is beginning to show signs of green-up (Figure 1). Nitrogen fertilizer should be applied to winter wheat between green-up and Feekes growth stage 6.

    Issue: 2025-06

  4. Wheat To Beat Project: Year 1 Results

    Author(s): Laura Lindsey , Author(s): Matthew Hankinson

    Wheat farmers are interested in a variety of management practices. However, implementing these practices on-farm can be risky, costly, and time-consuming.

    Issue: 2025-06
  5. field of ripening wheat

    2024 Ohio Wheat Performance Test- Results Available Online

    Author(s): Laura Lindsey , Author(s): Matthew Hankinson

    Results from the 2024 Ohio Wheat Performance Test are now online by clicking here. This year’s report includes 84 winter wheat varieties and 17 brands grown in five counties (Wood, Wayne, Darke, Union, and Pickaway) (Figure 1).

    Issue: 2024-25
  6. harvested field of wheat with windrow of straw

    Nutrient Value of Wheat Straw

    Author(s): Laura Lindsey , Author(s): Ed Lentz, CCA , Author(s): Eric Richer, CCA

    Before removing straw from the field, it is important for farmers to understand the nutrient value. The nutrient value of wheat straw is influenced by several factors including weather, variety, and cultural practices. Thus, the most accurate values require sending a sample of the straw to an analytical laboratory. However, “book values” can be used to estimate the nutrient value of wheat straw.

    Issue: 2024-21