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Managing soil compaction: Part 3
By Sjoerd Duiker, Penn State soil management specialist If fields are compacted this fall due to the wet conditions, there are some different strategies that can be taken to correct the problem. If no ruts are seen, it is probably not necessary to ...
Ohio Sheep Day focused on expanding the flock
By Kyle Sharp The U.S. sheep industry is experiencing a historic time. Lamb prices are at an all-time high, the wool market and wool pelt prices are setting historical records, and the cull ewe market is strong. That reality made for a happy gathering of roughly 130 sheep enthusiasts from across the state and beyond ...
Between the Rows – July 18
“We got four-tenths last Monday and we’re sure not complaining about it, but we could’ve used 2 inches and four-tenths and it wouldn’t have hurt a thing. The clay soil holds the moisture but does crack in the summer. The tile was running after that four-tenths because the rain went right through those cracks and ...
The Country Chaplain
By Tim Reeves As just about everyone reading this magazine knows, it’s been a tough year to try and grow anything in Ohio. Patience has been more than a desired virtue; it’s been a way of life. Someone once said patience is the ability to throttle your engine when you feel like stripping your gears. ...
Legal Lingo
By Leisa Boley Hellwarth Once upon a time, there was a Grandma and a Grandpa who retired in Ohio. They owned a farm in Indiana, where their Grandson and another Minor Relative went to ride ATVs. Apparently confusing the agricultural terrain with a demolition derby track, Minor Relative drove her ATV straight at Grandson, failed to ...
Late start for soybeans increases the need for scouting
With the significance of Ohio’s wet spring fresh in farmers’ minds, Ohio State University experts recommend extra vigilance when scouting fields for soybean pests and diseases this summer. The late start could increase the chances of yield losses from soybean rust, though early conditions in the south were not particularly favorable for the disease. “The ...
Between the Rows – July 11
“We took a crop tour around part of the country, and Ohio is almost like the rest of the nation — variable. From southern Indiana to Illinois there was a lot of wet, yellow corn in standing water. There is flooding in St. Louis through Missouri. In Arkansas they hadn’t had rain in 60 days, ...
The Country Chaplain
By Tim Reeves In 1835, a Frenchman named Alexis de Tocqueville visited the United States of America. A historian, philosopher, writer and an early social scientist, de Tocqueville wanted to discover what made America America. For nearly a year, he traveled across the country, interviewing and studying Americans of all races, classes, ethnicities, etc. After ...
A feather in agriculture’s cap: A surprising way to fight foreign oil dependence
By Doc Sanders A new raw material has been discovered for making thermoplastics — and it comes from a source you may not expect. When I tell you what it is, you may say, “Horsefeathers!” Traditionally, crude oil is the key ingredient of thermoplastics, which can be molded into any shape when heated. You find ...
Managing corn diseases
By Jerron Schmoll, Agronomy Research Manager, Pioneer The practice of managing diseases with fungicides in corn has increased significantly in the last few years as commodity prices have made this practice more economically viable. As we approach tasseling, many growers will be considering whether or not to spray their acres. Let’s review what we have ...
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