Another county fair in the books
By
John Grimes-
It is hard to believe that another edition of the Highland County Fair is concluding this weekend. A year’s worth of work and planning by countless volunteers is about to conclude. Junior fair members and their families have worked hard on their projects. I’m sure these efforts have resulted in a typically outstanding Highland County fair that the community will be proud of.
Planting Soybeans in
the same field again?
Approximately 1/3 or more of Ohio’s soybean production acres are fields of soybeans following soybeans. These tend to be the fields which we have had frogeye leafspot, sclerotinia white mold and soybean cyst nematode issues.
We’ve also seen SDS, Brown stem rot and Diaporthe stem canker more often in these fields compared to those with more crops in the rotation. The late growth stages are a perfect time to scout fields and identify problems, so you know if you need to move this field out of soybeans or make sure you’ve got a defensive soybean going into that field the following year.
Soybeans are tall throughout the south and eastern portions of the state so pick the area of the field that lies in the lowest portion, where moisture and fog settle in and look in that area. Walk in several feet and look at the upper portion of the canopy for frogeye leaf spot lesions.
Look for those dead plants scattered around: is it sclerotinia, charcoal rot, SDS, brown stem rot, or phytophthora? If you find only one plant, that is a signal that for next year there will be more inoculum and it is time to pay attention to variety selection.
Offensive soybeans are great as long as the weather is perfect and the pathogens are absent. But Ohio has many pathogens, just waiting for that susceptible soybean variety and that perfect environment to substantially lower your soybean yields. So get out there while the weather is cool, and look around, see how that variety did under this year’s conditions and what can be improved.
Source: Anne Dorrance, OSU Extension Plant Pathologist
Get started in
the wine business
Each year over 1.7 million people visit Ohio’s 123 winery operations, and demand for Ohio-produced wines continues to increase.
Ohio State University Extension is offering producers and other interested individuals the opportunity to be a part of the growing industry and learn what it takes to establish a commercial vineyard.
OSU South Centers at Piketon is holding a free workshop, “Key Steps in Establishing a Commercial Vineyard,” Sept. 17 from 6-8 p.m. at 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon.
The workshop is part of the Third Thursday Horticulture Business Training Series. The Ohio Grape Industries Committee is sponsoring the program.
OSU Extension specialist Maurus Brown will discuss the resources and strategies needed to produce winegrapes. The first hour of the workshop will include a walking tour of the vineyard at South Centers, so participants should come prepared to walk to the fields.
“We continue to see interest from individuals who are interested in starting vineyards to grow winegrapes to meet the demand from the growing wine industry in Ohio,” said Brown. According to a recent survey conducted by OSU Extension, Ohio Wine Producers and the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District, Ohio grape producers anticipate planting 234 new acres of grapes in the next five years. Visitors to the workshop will learn more about the status of the Ohio wine industry, the key components of wine production, where to look for vineyard resources and who to contact for farm visits.
Brown and his colleagues have established a winegrape trial at OSU South Centers to help educate growers about varieties that could potentially be grown to meet the demand of the Southern Ohio wine industry. For more information, call (740) 289-2071, ext. 223.
John Grimes is the Ohio State University Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Highland County. Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis.[[In-content Ad]]
Planting Soybeans in
the same field again?
Approximately 1/3 or more of Ohio’s soybean production acres are fields of soybeans following soybeans. These tend to be the fields which we have had frogeye leafspot, sclerotinia white mold and soybean cyst nematode issues.
We’ve also seen SDS, Brown stem rot and Diaporthe stem canker more often in these fields compared to those with more crops in the rotation. The late growth stages are a perfect time to scout fields and identify problems, so you know if you need to move this field out of soybeans or make sure you’ve got a defensive soybean going into that field the following year.
Soybeans are tall throughout the south and eastern portions of the state so pick the area of the field that lies in the lowest portion, where moisture and fog settle in and look in that area. Walk in several feet and look at the upper portion of the canopy for frogeye leaf spot lesions.
Look for those dead plants scattered around: is it sclerotinia, charcoal rot, SDS, brown stem rot, or phytophthora? If you find only one plant, that is a signal that for next year there will be more inoculum and it is time to pay attention to variety selection.
Offensive soybeans are great as long as the weather is perfect and the pathogens are absent. But Ohio has many pathogens, just waiting for that susceptible soybean variety and that perfect environment to substantially lower your soybean yields. So get out there while the weather is cool, and look around, see how that variety did under this year’s conditions and what can be improved.
Source: Anne Dorrance, OSU Extension Plant Pathologist
Get started in
the wine business
Each year over 1.7 million people visit Ohio’s 123 winery operations, and demand for Ohio-produced wines continues to increase.
Ohio State University Extension is offering producers and other interested individuals the opportunity to be a part of the growing industry and learn what it takes to establish a commercial vineyard.
OSU South Centers at Piketon is holding a free workshop, “Key Steps in Establishing a Commercial Vineyard,” Sept. 17 from 6-8 p.m. at 1864 Shyville Road, Piketon.
The workshop is part of the Third Thursday Horticulture Business Training Series. The Ohio Grape Industries Committee is sponsoring the program.
OSU Extension specialist Maurus Brown will discuss the resources and strategies needed to produce winegrapes. The first hour of the workshop will include a walking tour of the vineyard at South Centers, so participants should come prepared to walk to the fields.
“We continue to see interest from individuals who are interested in starting vineyards to grow winegrapes to meet the demand from the growing wine industry in Ohio,” said Brown. According to a recent survey conducted by OSU Extension, Ohio Wine Producers and the Lake County Soil & Water Conservation District, Ohio grape producers anticipate planting 234 new acres of grapes in the next five years. Visitors to the workshop will learn more about the status of the Ohio wine industry, the key components of wine production, where to look for vineyard resources and who to contact for farm visits.
Brown and his colleagues have established a winegrape trial at OSU South Centers to help educate growers about varieties that could potentially be grown to meet the demand of the Southern Ohio wine industry. For more information, call (740) 289-2071, ext. 223.
John Grimes is the Ohio State University Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Highland County. Ohio State University Extension embraces human diversity and is committed to ensuring that all research and related educational programs are available to clientele on a nondiscriminatory basis.[[In-content Ad]]