It features new research projects, recent weather conditions, harvest results and more. Midwestern corn is gaining a Latin American flavor. The program is a joint effort among land-grant universities, USDA, corn breeders and industry leaders to improve U.S. Corn Belt corn varieties. Add value to U.S. corn and reduce its genetic vulnerability to disease. There are fewer oak trees in maturing forests in southeastern Ohio.
Oaks provide wildlife habitat and are valuable to the Ohio forest products industry.
Ohio farmers can secure good wheat yields despite threatening diseases and winter weather. By using the 1996 Ohio Wheat Performance Test report to select varieties for fall sowing. The report lists the yield, maturity date, winter hardiness, disease resistance and more of specific soft red winter wheat varieties. The results allow growers to choose varieties that produce consistently good yields under challenging conditions. Available at county offices of Ohio State University Extension.