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By Harold Watters and Greg LaBarge, Ohio State University Extension With the crappy spring we missed proper burndown timing, pre-emergent herbicide application, and now are working on missing the proper timing for post applications. In 2020 we lost the soybean dicamba products after June 30, and now that is permanent with the new labels. In most years and most scenarios we should be done with soybean spraying by July 1, right. The Ohio, Indiana & Illinois Weed Control Guide is a great resource for getting management tips on how best to apply herbicides. See the recommendation tables to choose...

Dandelions back in full swing on Ohio farms By Alayna DeMartini - Ohio State University Extension The resurgence of dandelions in Ohio has been occurring over the last couple of years, said Mark Loux, a weed specialist with The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). Ohio State University Extension The weed is making a comeback in Ohio after decades of thinning out. The resurgence of dandelions in Ohio has been occurring over the last couple of years, said Mark Loux, a weed specialist with The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultur...

Virtual Extension programming Brooke Beam Contributing columnist The following is virtual program offered the week of Feb. 8 through the Highland County OSU Extension office. Monday, Feb. 8 6-7:00 p.m. EPD Update: Breeding for Cow Longevity – John Grimes Registration: https://osu.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_N_CtcKYwQB2l60Afug10aA Tuesday, Feb. 9 Registration: www.go.osu.edu/AgTechTues The Digital Ag Team will present on various topics on the latest on-farm technology. CCA credits can be earned. High Tunnel Production School (Virtual) 12:30-1:30 p.m. Dairy Labor Management Mini-Series (Virt...

By Dr. Mark Loux, Ohio State University Extension Waterhemp populations across the Midwest continue to develop more complex variations of herbicide resistance.  Multiple resistance to an increasing number of herbicide sites of action is the norm in many populations in states west of Ohio.  Waterhemp has on the whole developed resistance to seven sites of action, including the following: Group 2 – ALS inhibitors – chlorimuron, imazethapyr, etc Group 4 – Synthetic auxins – 2,4-D, dicamba, etc Group 5 – Photosystem II inhibitors – atrazine, metribuzin, etc Group 9 – EPSP synthase...

By Dusty Sonnenberg, CCA, Ohio Field Leader: a project of the Ohio Soybean Council and soybean checkoff. The Ohio State University’s Precision U winter meeting series wrapped up with a look at sprayer application tips and technologies. Joe Luck, Associate Professor and Precision Agriculture Engineer in the Department of Biological Systems Engineering at the University of Nebraska – Lincoln was the featured presenter. Joe Luck, Associate Professor of Biological Systems Engineering, Precision Agriculture Engineer, photo credit, UNL When farmers make a chemical application with a sprayer, th...