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  1. Red Thread and Leaf Spot are Active!

    https://turfdisease.osu.edu/news/red-thread-and-leaf-spot-are-active-0

    long periods of wet turf. The disease is more prevalent in spring and fall but can occur in any season. ... brown or straw colored. This is referred to as the melting-out phase of the disease. Severe melting-out ... can result in irregular patches of dead turf. Damaged lawns often appear "thin" or uneven ...

  2. Warring with Weeds

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/warring-weeds

    specifically a family of weeds known as pigweeds. As they harvest, farmers should watch for patches of  ... best to avoid going through a patch of pigweed with a combine because that could spread the seeds, Loux ...

  3. Ohio State expert warns about effect of rock salt on plants

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-expert-warns-about-effect-rock-salt-plants

    notice more damage,” Bennett said.   Plants affected can range from turf grass to white pines. Often ... spill a large amount of it in one spot, you will see turf burn from the high amounts of salt.” Luckily, ...

  4. Corn Prices Expected to Improve

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/corn-prices-expected-improve

    corn shrinks, that will drive up corn prices, said Ben Brown, manager of the farm management program in ... average price of corn was $3.36 in 2018, and that likely will rise above $3.60 in 2019, Brown said. Though ... begun to rebound, Brown said. The current low price of U.S. corn spurred exports of the crop beginning ...

  5. Keeping Phosphorus Out of Waterways

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/keeping-phosphorus-out-waterways

    said Larry Brown, an agricultural engineer and faculty member at CFAES who is studying phosphorus ... Brown said. But Brown, who is researching the effectiveness of phosphorus filters with other CFAES ... problem,” Brown said. “We’re trying to figure out what can take care of the problem.” Brown will be one of ...

  6. Waitea Patch...again!

    https://turfdisease.osu.edu/news/waitea-patchagain

    It appears that there is now a second occurrence of Brown Ring Patch / Waitea Patch (Waitea ...

  7. Bee Lab Webinar

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/bee-lab-webinar

    Randy Mitchell, The University of Akron:  The Ohio Bee Survey: In Search of the Rusty Patched Bumble Bee ...

  8. Red Thread and Leaf Spot are Active!

    https://turfdisease.osu.edu/news/red-thread-and-leaf-spot-are-active

    usually occurs during mild temperatures and long periods of wet turf. The disease is more prevalent in ... deficient in phosphorous the disease is often severe. Other cultural practices that promote healthy turf and ... brown or straw colored. This is referred to as the melting-out phase of the disease. Severe melting-out ...

  9. Farm income projections hold a bit of good news

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farm-income-projections-hold-bit-good-news

    Brown, manager of CFAES’ farm management program. It might take about a decade or more for profit levels ... balance sheets, it’s the land values,” Brown said. Overall, the value of cropland in Ohio has changed very ... year’s crop if they don’t own the land they cultivate, Brown said. Land costs factor significantly into ...

  10. High Yields and Aid Help Offset Low Commodity Prices

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/high-yields-and-aid-help-offset-low-commodity-prices

    yields statewide, it’s an incredible year. And that’s helping our financial standing,” said Ben Brown ... (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. Brown is one of three authors of a recent CFAES study about a new ... Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, where Brown and Sheldon work. Through the new government ...

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