Agronomy and Farm Management

We have been monitoring different species of cover crops throughout the winter to see how each one breaks down or survives. If you are interested in planting cover crops but concerned about what spring planting conditions may be like, this is the podcast for you. Jason Hartschuh, Crawford County, and Mary Griffith, Madison County, join us as we hit a variety of cover crops and what they look like in April after the 2021 winter. To see the cover crops, visit youtube.com/c/OSUAgronomicCrops under the Cover Crops playlist.

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It’s Stand Up for Grain Safety Week. Handling grain safely all begins before the grain ever leaves the field. We provide some harvest and storage tips and tools farmers can implement to reduce poor grain quality. We also share some safety practices you can implement on the farm to keep all employees and family safe around grain handling scenarios. Visit standup4grainsafety.org for education and resources. Also check out Lisa Pfeifer’s latest article at: agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2021-07/turning-national-focus-grain-safety.

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Dr. Mark Loux, the Ohio State University Extension Weed Specialist, and Peggy Kirk Hall, Ohio State Extension Ag Law Specialist, combine their expertise to dissect the dicamba lawsuit, what led to it and what has happened since. New technologies and a buying shift has changed some reliance on this product as farmers continue to sort out what the best option is for their farms. Remember to complete the required dicamba training if you plan to use one of these products. Visit pest.osu.edu for a list of training options.

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It’s that time of year again. Dr. Aaron Wilson, Research Scientist with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, joins us to talk current weather conditions and reveal what forecasts are saying for this spring. To view the videos mentioned during this podcast, please visit the Agronomic Crops Team and Ohio State Precision Ag YouTube channels.

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The 4th eFields report was released at the beginning of the year sharing research results from the 2020 growing season. Each year OSU Extension continues to add partners and trials. This year the report encompasses 39 counties and 218 on-farm sites. Mary Griffith joins us as we focus in on 3 trails: SmartFirmer seedings rates, soil health sampling, and soil moisture sensors under irrigation.

You can view the eFields report at go.osu.edu/efields or request a hardcopy from Elizabeth at hawkins.301@osu.edu. You can view webinar recordings of several reports at go.osu.edu/2020efields.

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Farm transition goes beyond estate planning and is critical whatever your goals for the future of the farm may be. David Marrison, OSU Extension Educator in Coshocton County, gets us started with some questions every farm should consider before planning for the future. Jot them down and call a farm meeting ASAP because, as David said, “You don’t know, on the tape measure of life, where you’re at.” We cover succession goals to preparing the next generation and little bit in between but cannot do it all in 20 minutes.

Register for the Farm Succession webinar series for an in-depth workshop to learn more strategies and tools. visit go.osu.edu/farmsuccession.

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Corn and Soybean prices have been in an upward trend for the past 6 months. We brought Andrea Flowers with Cargill-Dayton on to help us figure out what caused the price increases and where they will go from here. We talk about what we can expect from China and South America. Andrea shares some marketing tips and what to keep our eye on as we head into planting season.

Questions for Andrea can be directed to andrea_flowers@cargill.com or 937-419-7149. To view the upcoming Outlook Meetings, visit: agnr.osu.edu/programming/farm-office.

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The Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations have been updated and there has been a change in how universities across the Midwest are making P and K recommendations. Listen in as Dr. Steven Culman, Ohio State Soil Fertility Specialist, shares details about these changes and what else we can expect from the updated Tri-State.

This is the second in a two-part series. The previous episode covered nitrogen recommendations.

Find the Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations online at extensionpubs.osu.edu/crops. Let us know what you think about the podcast and suggest episode topics at go.osu.edu/afmsurvey.

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The Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations have been updated and there has been a change in how universities across the Midwest are making nitrogen recommendations. Listen in as Dr. Steven Culman, Ohio State Soil Fertility Specialist, shares details about this change and what else we can expect from the updated Tri-State.

This is the first in a two-part series. The next episode will focus on phosphorus and potassium recommendations. Find the Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations online at go.osu.edu/fert-recs.

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Dr. Aaron Wilson, Research Scientist with the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center, and Ben Brown, Assistant Professor with the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics at The Ohio State University provide an outlook into weather and markets.

We discuss what we have seen lately and what caused those occurrences and then move into what to expect from both weather and the markets through the rest of harvest.

To join in the rest of the Outlook Conference, visit go.osu.edu/aedeoutlook

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