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Determining Need for Phosphorus and Potassium Fertilizer
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There are a couple of agronomic newsletters I read regularly: Ohio State University’s CORN and Purdue’s Chat ‘n Chew. In a recent edition of Chat ‘ n Chew, Camberato and Joern wrote an excellent article on reducing phosphorus and potassium fertilizer use to save money. The article discusses the differences between critical [...]
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Western Bean Cutworm 2008 Ohio Summary
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Western bean cutworm, traditionally a pest of the western Corn Belt, is an emerging pest in Ohio. As this pest will likely become established after arrival in Ohio, it is important that growers and agricultural professionals know how to identify and manage it. The above photo is from Dr. Marlin Rice, Iowa State University. In this [...]
ACRE, SURE and Farm Bill Analysis
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Carl Zulauf, Ohio State University Professor of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics, has released a series of papers to explain ACRE, SURE, and their role in the new farm bill. I have summarized the papers and links here: ACRE (Average Crop Revenue Election) Provisions in Conference Farm Bill - This one page article contains the [...]
Word on the street: USDA forecast overly optimistic
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First reported in Stu’s blog the farm gate, the local word on the street is that USDA is too optimistic on their crop production estimate for 2008. Farmers in my locality are wondering ‘where is this corn coming from?’ I know several farmers that drive truck and they also indicate that parts of [...]
Nitrogen Deficiencies in Corn — Easy to See Now
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Emerson Nafziger, Extension Agronomy Specialist for the University of Illinois, wrote an article on nitrogen deficiencies in corn. The article is very timely as many growers are now seeing the effect of nitrogen deficiency appear in their corn fields in NW Ohio. Unfortunately there isn’t much that can be done at this stage [...]
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