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Weather Update: A Wet Start to Summer
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/23-2021/weather-update-wet-start-summer
July 1, the most ever recorded through the first 17 days of July. Forecast The week ahead looks a bit ... average this week, with highs in the mid to upper-80s and lows in the mid-60s across southern counties. ... Upper-70s to mid-80s for highs with upper-50s to low-60s expected on Wednesday and Thursday across the ...
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Harvest Management of Sorghum Forages
Summer-Annual Grasses. We planted a trial on July 19, 2013 near South Charleston, OH to evaluate the yield and ... the forage could have been harvested almost 80 days after planting (67 inches tall) and still be ... two varieties of summer annual grasses planted on July 19, 2013 near South Charleston, OH. Forage ...
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USDA Releases July Dairy Outlook
(https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/outlooks/101676/ldp-m-325.pdf?v=2053.7) on July 16, 2021. This monthly outlook provides supply and use projections based on the World ... month since July 2020 (see graph below). The number of dairy cattle slaughtered at federally inspected ... costs Hot, dry weather in the western U.S. The U.S. Agriculture Drought Monitor, as of July 13, reported ...
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Nutrient Value of Wheat Straw
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/22-2021/nutrient-value-wheat-straw
laboratory. However, “book values” can be used to estimate the nutrient values of wheat straw. In previous newsletters ... in the straw (C:N ratio). The USDA reports a C:N ratio of 80:1 for wheat straw which means there are ... 80 units of carbon for every unit of nitrogen. Mineralization rapidly occurs when the C:N ratio is ...
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Oats as an Alternative Forage
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/24-2021/oats-alternative-forage
have examined the planting of oats from July 15 th through late September to learn tonnage and forage ... forage is to plant them into wheat stubble, which is normally available by mid-July at the latest. ... on all planting dates from July through September, but applying 92 pounds only increased yield during ...
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Steps to Speed up Field Curing of Hay Crops
55% dry matter (45 to 60% moisture). Dry hay should be baled at 80 to 85% dry matter (15 to 20% ... are 18-20% for small square bales (80 to 82% dry matter), 18% or less for large round bales, and less ... https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/15-2021/hay-barn-fires-are-real-hazard ...
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2021 Manure Science Review
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/2021-manure-science-review
families, MVP features 6 tunnel-vented barns, with four hundred 72-inch fans, an 80-cow rotary parlor, and ... precision ag technologies. Upcoming event ...
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Now is the Time to Scout for Western Bean Cutworm!
https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/24-2021/now-time-scout-western-bean-cutworm
Adult western bean cutworm (WBC) numbers continue to rise for the week ending July 25. Counties ... July 25, or if the numbers will continue to rise. Regardless, now is the time to get out and scout for ... (fresh-market). View our scouting video here: https://aginsects.osu.edu/news/western-bean-cutworm-video Treatment ...
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Safely Keeping The Farm Clean Cut
Here is some suggested clothing: Close-fitting clothing Heavy boots Safety glasses Heavy textured ... OSU Extension Agricultural Safety and Health Team. https://agsafety.osu.edu/. ...
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Milk Prices, Costs of Nutrients, Margins and Comparison of Feedstuffs Prices
continuing to decline in price from $2.81/lb in May to $2.51/lb in July. The Class III future for August is ... used for average US cows weighing 1500 lb and producing milk with 3.9% fat and 3.2% protein. For July ... farms, July 21, 2021. Economic Value of Feeds Results of the Sesame analysis for central Ohio on July 21, ...