Articles by Roy Ulrich
Yield monitor management
Equipment, Top Headlines By John Fulton and Elizabeth Hawkins It hard to believe fall harvest is approaching here in Ohio. With that, the Ohio State Digital Ag team wants to highlight that yield monitor is setup and calibration is important to ensure quality yield data collection and use of this data. Geo-referenced yield data (i.e. yield maps) are being used to provide precision agriculture insights and recommendations at the field level.
More than counting kernels
Blogs, Matt Reese, Top Headlines By Matt Reese Of course, the outward goals of the 2023 Ohio Crop Tour are to get an idea of what is actually out there in the corn and soybean fields around the state of Ohio in terms of yields, pests and diseases. And, in general we have accomplished just that in the 11 years since we started the effort.
A look at the August WASDE
By Doug Tenney, Leist Mercantile A while back the seals failed in top and bottom sashes of one of our sunroom windows. Cindy tackled the project of paperwork and photos of the cloudy glass to order replacements. We picked them up and I leaned them against the wall in the garage. Rather than add the installment to my “overdue to-do list,” she chose to bring them in and managed to remove the damaged bottom sash, aware that rain was in the forecast that evening.
No such thing as normal
By Roy A. Ulrich, Technical Agronomist, Dekalb & Asgrow There is no such thing as normal when it comes to a growing season. However, they are usually marked by a pattern or trends that dictate the year and the outcomes. The 2023 growing season seems like it will be marked by periods of extremes and quick changes in the weather and growing conditions.
A look back at planting for a better plan moving forward
By Roy A. Ulrich, Technical Agronomist, DEKALB and Asgrow, Southern Ohio At the mid-point of the 2023 growing season, we have the opportunity to look back at the spring to evaluate the management practices left to employ during the remainder of the growing season. Did the weather put in jeopardy the success of this crop by raining too much? Not raining enough? Can we mitigate the potential impact of those stresses?
Here's how to win, Democrats: Vow to tax the rich!
As Democrats approach a November election that looks more winnable by the day, it will not be enough to run on what they've already accomplished. They must sell voters on bigger and better things to come if they hope to keep the House and expand their Senate majority. Their case should start with the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), particularly the tax provisions that proved to be the most popular pieces of the bill, but it can't end there.
Today’s Bio-Capsule is not your grandpa’s bucket
Home/Featured News/Top Headlines/Today’s Bio-Capsule is not your grandpa’s bucket Top Headlines, Videos In this video, Ohio Ag Net’s Dale Minyo talks with Nathan Louiso of Meristem Crop Performance about unique, new technology for a next generation starter meant to dramatically increase performance for farmers at planting, all with ease of use in mind.
Night temperatures key for corn yields
By Roy A. Ulrich, Technical Agronomist, Dekalb & Asgrow, Southern Ohio “So, what do you think this corn and bean crop will yield?” This is the most commonly asked question of agronomists at field days during the month of August.
Managing nitrogen in 2022
By Roy Ulrich, technical agronomist for Dekalb and Asgrow, Southern Ohio Adequate rates of nitrogen available to a corn plant during the entire growing season is a foundation to a successful harvest. This fact is foundational that Fred Below from the University of Illinois in his “Seven Wonders of the Corn Yield World” ranked nitrogen as the second most important factor in corn yield, only to be outdone by weather.
More green stem syndrome in soybeans
October 6, 2021 Crops, Ohio Field Leader, Top Headlines By Laura Lindsey, Kelley Tilmon, and Andy Michel, Adapted from C.O.R.N. 2021-34 Green stems on mature soybean plants may be the result of a source/sink problem. If there are a limited number of pods (sink), there are fewer places for the plant’s photosynthates (source) to go.
The benefits of late-season scouting
August 30, 2021 Agronomy Notebook, Crops, Top Headlines By Roy A. Ulrich, Dekalb and Asgrow Technical Agronomist in Southern Ohio Many of the crops in the state are advanced enough in their growth stages, that no further management decisions or applications will impact yield, except for harvest timing decisions. However, much of the final yield is still to be determined by the previous management decisions and the weather over the coming weeks.
Assessing stands, weeds and nutrients
June 1, 2021 Agronomy Notebook, Crops, Top Headlines By Roy A. Ulrich, Technical Agronomist for Dekalb/Asgrow for Southern Ohio Planting corn and soybeans in the spring of 2021 in the state of Ohio was once again wracked with the inevitable decisions of when to plant and when not to plant. Countless hours were spent staring into those crystal balls of smart phone weather apps that we all seem to praise or curse depending on the outcome or the forecast.
Bearish corn, bullish soybean numbers Sept. 10
By Doug Tenney, Leist Mercantile In the days leading up to this USDA report day, traders were looking for both corn and soybean yields to increase from the August report. In addition, U.S. corn acres were expected to be up one million acres and U.S. soybean acres near unchanged. This report was to include FSA acres into the mix of publishing supply and demand tables for corn, soybeans, and wheat. In the past, it was very common to have those FSA acres released after the October WASDE report.
Scouting is worth the August effort
By Roy A. Ulrich, technical agronomist for DEKALB/Asgrow in Southern Ohio This is the time of year when growers can learn a lot about the crop, the growing season, weather, and the impact of some of the management decisions made earlier in the year. Unfortunately, it also coincides with the time of year that most people despise scouting fields. It is August.
Late planting and corn stands in 2020
May 29, 2020 Crops, Top Headlines By Harold Watters, Ohio State University Extension agronomist I finished planting my corn about 6 weeks ahead of last year. I thought with the stay-at-home policy for OSU I would be ready to plant at a moment’s notice. While things are not as delayed this year as they were last, the weather still didn’t allow me to plant in April or even in early May. Oh, and for my planting window, I have had three periods of about 24 hours each.
Setting the stage for high yielding corn
May 28, 2020 Agronomy Notebook, Crops, Top Headlines By Roy A. Ulrich, DEKALB/Asgrow technical agronomist Over the next week or so we will reach the time of year when field activity begins to slow down after the rush of planting, herbicide applications, and sidedress nitrogen applications have been completed. While we may be slowing down, our crops are beginning to ramp up growth and development from the vegetative stages to the very critical reproductive stages.
No, Bernie & Liz, Federal Net Worth Tax Is Unconstitutional
A man proffers dollar bills. (Photo credit: Getty/Yuri Cortez/AFP) Question Presented: Would a federal net worth tax violate Article I, Section 9, Clause 4 of the United States Constitution? Answer: Yes Broad powers of taxation are granted to Congress by express provisions of the Constitution.
Watch for important yield-determining factors as planted corn moves forward
Home / Crops / Agronomy Notebook / Watch for important yield-determining factors as planted corn moves forward June 6, 2019 Agronomy Notebook, Crops, Slider By Roy A. Ulrich, DEKALB/Asgrow technical agronomist The long fight with Mother Nature that started in the fall with harvest rolled right into spring and never really relented.
Why Is the IRS Auditing the Poor More Than the Rich?
A portion of the International Revenue Service (IRS) 1040 tax form Just in case you didn’t have a clue who Donald Trump’s friends are, a peek into the recent enforcement actions and inactions of the Internal Revenue Service will offer some guidance on this matter. Budget cuts have crippled the IRS over the past eight years.
A Progressive Call for a Constitutional Convention
JURIST Guest Columnist Roy Ulrich, of University of California, Berkeley, discusses potential constitutional reforms in the wake of the most recent US national election. . . After the midterm elections, it is worth considering how we might change our founding document, the U.S constitution, and update it so that it reflects the times we live in. One glaring example of a needed update is the Electoral College. Actually, I should say “eliminate” instead of “update”.
Stress during corn reproductive stages a concern
The growing season has been quite variable across the region this year so far. For some regions of Ohio, the start to the growing season may have been slightly delayed, but once it was fit the crop went in relatively fast and stress free. For other regions, the growing season was extremely late to get started and each management step has been a struggle to accomplish between all the rains.
Ohio Ag Net | Ohio's Country Journal
The growing season of 2017 continues to be a challenge for management and forces work to be done in between torrential rainfall events. Some areas of the state have already received more than 20 inches of rain since planting which is more than 8 inches above the 10-year average. This above average rainfall may seem like a huge relief, especially to those areas of the state that were in a drought last growing season, but it creates its own agronomic challenges as well.
Dump the Electoral College!
For many years, progressives and the Democratic left have been clamoring for a constitutional amendment that would replace the antiquated Electoral College with a popular vote for president. Their argument is simple and persuasive—chiefly, that the institution is undemocratic and, as the 2000 election made clear, not necessarily a reflection of the popular vote.
Is Business Success a Predictor of Political Success?
Donald Trump (as Mitt Romney did before him) makes the claim in his stump speech that business experience is a fundamental advantage to him as a candidate for president. Trump’s supporters, in fact, tell pollsters that one of the reasons they plan to vote for him is his “real world� experience. They also like the fact that he is self-funded, that he’s not beholden to wealthy donors. And if the election of 2016 has taught us anything it’s that career politicians are not a favored class.
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