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  1. Soil Sampling Only Way to Catch Silent Robber of Soybean Yields

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soil-sampling-only-way-catch-silent-robber-soybean-yields

    rust, but its threat is far more immediate. And soil sampling is the only way to identify its presence. ... "Now is the best time to sample, right after harvest. The test is very simple and once you've got ... samples submitted to Ohio State's C. Wayne Ellett Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic). However, what ...

  2. Soybean Rust Moving Slower than Predicted

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    into the Atlantic and not back into the gulf (of Mexico)." The reports spell good news for many, ... pin-prick lesions on the plants, then the best thing to do is just send the sample to the diagnostic clinic ... go." There is no cost this year to send samples in for testing. Growers should send samples to the Ohio ...

  3. Now's the Time to Scout for Soybean Cyst Nematode

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    harvest. "Sampling in the fall will give an estimation of the population levels on which to base ... management decisions for planting next spring," said Mills. Mills said soil sampling is inexpensive, ... to prepare a soil sample, growers should follow these guidelines: • Use a 1-inch diameter soil probe ...

  4. OSU Expert: Growers Should Begin Scouting for Potato Leafhopper in Alfalfa Earlier This Year

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    sweep-net sampling, said Ron Hammond, who also has an appointment with the Ohio Agricultural Research and ... Hammond said. “We have really good thresholds for them.” Growers should start by scouting and sampling ... their fields, he said. A single sample is 10 sweeps of a sweep net.  When the average number of adults ...

  5. All-new North American Maple Syrup Producers Manual Now Available

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    adjusting off-density syrup, identifying and eliminating undesirable flavors, and a sample sugarbush lease ... Editor: A color pdf of the cover is attached to this story. Note: This news release was updated with ...

  6. Growing Numbers of Insects in Ohio Could Cause a Stink for Soybean Growers

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    especially for food grade (soybeans) and soybeans grown for seed.” Growers are advised to sample their fields ... for the smelly pests, Hammond said. To do that, growers need to take multiple, 10-sweep samples with ... the 10-sweep samples. “The threshold to treat is four or more stink bugs, adults or nymphs,” Hammond ...

  7. In Debt? Out of a Job? OSU Extension Tool Assists Ohioans Faced with Financial Difficulties

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    site. With unemployment rates in the five counties in double digits — some as high as 16 percent — and ... with news, information, and resources, and will soon include a blog. Other OSU Extension educators ...

  8. Learn How to Manage the Silent Robber of Soybean Yields at FSR

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/learn-how-manage-silent-robber-soybean-yields-fsr

    analyze submitted samples of insects, pests and diseases; answer questions related to field crops and ... exhibit grounds. Soybean cyst nematode will be specifically emphasized. "With soil sampling required ... soybean variety planted. The most effective means of managing SCN is to conduct soil samples for nematode ...

  9. Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Barrel o' Rain, Barrel o' Fun (for the Week of March 16, 2008)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/smart-stuff-twig-walkingstick-barrel-o-rain-barrel-o-fun-week-march-16-2008

    Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair at http://www.wcsen.org/wcsggf/. Notes: A small sample barrel o' ... http://extension.osu.edu/~news/archive.php?series=science. Kurt Knebusch twig 03-16-08.pdf ...

  10. See Our New Website, extension.osu.edu/news-releases

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    March 2, 2011 Please see our new web news release web site at ... http://extension.osu.edu/news-releases. NULL ...

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