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Webinar offered on farm drainage April 9
Using the right drainage system on a corn crop can increase yields by some 30 percent. Learn more at April 9 webinar offered by OSU Extension.
U.S. EPA scales back renewable fuel standard
Corn ethanol mandate is scaled back, but still higher than previous years.
Online tool estimates corn growth and projects crop maturity
The Corn GDD Decision Support Tool can predict corn growth and development and the potential for corn to reach maturity before a killing frost occurs.
Corn stalks make inexpensive feed source after harvest
After harvest, corn fields still hold value.
Growing opportunity: Ohio farmers take look at white corn
Ohio growers looking for an alternative to yellow feed corn are faced with a growing opportunity in white corn.
Volunteer corn threatens efficiency of modified varieties against pests
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Bt could stand for “big trouble” in the years ahead if farmers aren’t careful in their use of biotech corn, said a
Bt corn gets green light for seven more years
Following a nearly two-year long review process, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency approved corn genetically modified with Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) for an additional seven years.
Grazing corn residue has nutrition and benefits for pastures in the fall
Corn harvest continues across the state and for every bushel harvested there is between 14 to 16 pounds of corn residue dry matter left in the field. Graziers need to view that residue as a resource opportunity. In recent years, between 3.3 to 3.6 million acres of corn have been harvested for grain in Ohio.
Ohio corn test shows no visible sign of nematode injury
COLUMBUS — Amid growing questions of nematodes’ effect on corn yields in Ohio, a recent sampling in the 2011 Ohio Corn Performance Test locations found no visible evidence of nematode injury, an Ohio State University Extension specialist says. Several seed companies submitted hybrid entries in the performance test that included nematicide seed treatments, said Peter
Economist: Corn prices increase, wheat and soybeans fall flat
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — While prices for the 2009 corn crop may continue to slowly climb as corn demand increases in 2010, soybean and wheat prices have a slightly more dismal outlook, said Chris Hurt, Purdue University agricultural economist. “As we look down the road to 2010, demand is going to continue for corn,” Hurt
