Agronomy and Farm Management

Episode 185 – A Slippery Situation: Battling Slugs in Row Crops

Slug pressure has become an increasingly common and frustrating challenge in crop fields in recent years, driven by wetter springs, heavy residue, and changing production systems. In this episode, we dig into why these slippery pests seem harder to manage than ever. With Kelley Tilmon [https://aginsects.osu.edu/people/kelley-tilmon-phd] joining us, discuss the limitations of traditional control options and what growers should realistically expect from different management strategies. From scouting and risk factors to cultural, biological, and chemical tools, we’ll break down what we know and how to make informed decisions when slugs start putting your stand at risk. For more information, visit aginsects.osu.edu [http://aginsects.osu.edu/] where you can find publications, fact sheets and ID cards. Most slug info is found under the soybean section.

Episode 184 – Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator

Join Bruce and Josh as they talk with Greg LaBarge is a field specialist in agronomic systems and a professor at Ohio State University Extension, Columbus, Ohio. Greg discusses the Corn Nitrogen Rate Calculator and how farmers can use this research based tool to help make decisions on their operation. The tool can be found here: https://www.cornnratecalc.org/ [https://www.cornnratecalc.org/]

Episode 183 – Planting Weather Outlook

After a grueling winter, spring is arriving across Ohio and we are itching to get the planters rolling. After looking at where this past winter landed in the books, we talk with Dr. Aaron Wilson [https://byrd.osu.edu/people/wilson.1010] about what we can expect for this season. With drought conditions lingering in some parts of the state and heavy rains across others, we have our fingers crossed for a good growing season. Will Mother Nature deliver? Tune in to find out. Sign up to receive monthly and quarterly updates from the State Climate Office: climate.osu.edu [https://climate.osu.edu/]. Check out mrcc.purdue.edu/ [https://mrcc.purdue.edu/] to find useful tools such as the GDD calculator and freeze predictor. You can also reach out to Aaron at wilson.1010@osu.edu [wilson.1010@osu.edu].

Episode 182 – Ag Technology: Target Spray – Pre and Post Applications

Amanda Douridas is the Ohio State University Extension Educator for Agriculture and Natural Resources in Madison County. Her on-farm research has focused on nutrient management and adapting to changing weather patterns within cropping systems. In this episode, Bruce and Josh talk to Amanda about a research project for target spray for pre and post application.

Episode 181 – From the Ground Up Research

Two farmers, Fred and Josh Yoder, discuss one conservation focused research project developed by a group of farmers in Ohio. They are part of a multi-state, four-university effort to discover how to increase conservation adoption on farms. Our farmer-led team is working to improve real-world, on-farm performance of conservation practices to ensure they better generate the outcomes – e.g. profitability, yield stability, and protection from extreme weather events – that farmers need. To learn more about this project, visit: https://ftgup.org/ [https://ftgup.org/].