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  1. Corn Vomitoxin Management Critical Considerations at Tassel

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-22/corn-vomitoxin-management-critical-considerations-tassel

    ear rot (GER), a disease caused by the fungus  Fusarium graminearum. The Ohio State University Cereal ... many fungicides available for corn disease management, two are considered to be the most consistently ... after silks are dry and brown are considerably less effective at reducing DON, with research showing ...

  2. Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 16 – Tar Spot in Corn

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-22/battle-belt-season-3-episode-16-%E2%80%93-tar-spot-corn

    and where tar spot is occurring and the impact of this important disease. Crop Progress Updates from ... soybean reached R3 (beginning pod) and the only present disease in soybean has been Septoria brown spot, ... Specialist, discusses tar spot symptoms and scouting techniques. Tar spot is a relatively new disease in Ohio, ...

  3. Early Detection, Better Decisions: Scout for Soybean Diseases and Test for SCN

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-21/early-detection-better-decisions-scout-soybean-diseases-and-test

    for growers to walk their fields and scout for early symptoms of disease and other abnormalities. At ... fields and collecting soil samples, keep an eye out for: Dead or dying plants – especially in patches or ... along rows. Stem lesions and root rot – early indicators of disease that can escalate under favorable ...

  4. How to Use the Crop Risk Tool

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-22/how-use-crop-risk-tool

    Unfortunately, there is no crystal ball that can reveal what impact disease will have on your ... Network to assess disease risk. The Crop Risk Tool forecasts the risk of multiple foliar diseases like tar ... spot and gray leaf spot in corn and white mold in soybean using validated disease models and ...

  5. Statewide Slug Monitoring Project – Update #9

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-22/statewide-slug-monitoring-project-%E2%80%93-update-9

    Our ninth (and final) slug update for the season and it covers monitoring from July 7 th to July ... counties have completed the monitoring period, so we will no longer be giving weekly slug updates. Slug ...

  6. Disease Management in Forages

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/disease-management-forages

    Diseases can negatively affect stand establishment, limit yields and hasten stand decline in ... established forage crops. Effects of disease on individual plants vary widely. Some diseases are lethal while ... production practices will lower the chances for serious losses to forage productivity due to disease because ...

  7. Battle for the Belt: Season 3, Episode 14: Corn Disease

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-20/battle-belt-season-3-episode-14-corn-disease

    Pathology and State Extension Specialist for Cereal Crop Pathology. We discussed common diseases in corn, ear ... rots, vomitoxin, and crop disease forecasting tools. Season 3, Episode 14 of Battle for the Belt is now ... in corn. What are the potential impacts of planting date and seeding rate on corn disease ...

  8. Stack Smart: Daily Hay Temperature Checks Could Save Your Barn

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/stack-smart-daily-hay-temperature-checks-could-save-your-barn

    also be updates from ODA Director Brian Baldridge, new OSU Extension ANR Program Leader Chris Zoller, ...

  9. Statewide Slug Monitoring Project – Update # 8

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-21/statewide-slug-monitoring-project-%E2%80%93-update-8

    Our eighth slug update covers monitoring from June 30 th to July 6th. During this time, there were ...

  10. Summer-Annual Grasses

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/forages/summer-annual-grasses-0

    varieties with higher digestibility are available, known as brown midrib (BMR) varieties. Those varieties ... have a characteristic brown discoloration on the main vein (midrib) of the leaves, which is a marker ... following each harvest, barring restrictive environmental conditions. Brown midrib varieties with higher ...

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