This booklet contains the on-farm research results of Extension agents, specialists, and associates affiliated with the Ohio State University Extension Agronomic Crops Team. Results are primarily from experiments conducted during 2002.
All research trials in the report used at least three replications of the treatments compared. Many of the results reported are based on a single year of data. For the producers who collaborated in these trials and those who read these results, major production changes should not be based on one year of information. This information is published to stimulate discussion and to encourage further testing on individual farms.
We hope that the publishing of these applied research reports will enhance the Agronomic Crops Team’s efforts in meeting the needs of Ohio farmers and the state’s agricultural industry. We would also like to express our appreciation to all the Ohio producers who participated in these trials.
I would like to thank the Ohio State University faculty and staff who assisted in the review and editing of these reports, especially Ed Lentz, district agronomy specialist; Steve Bartels, Jim Beuerlein, Bruce Clevenger, Bruce Eisley, Mike Estadt, Mike Haubner, Rafiq Islam, Jim Jasinski, Andy Kleinschmidt, Greg LaBarge, Ed Lentz, Pat Lipps, Mark Loux, Dave Marrison, Jeff McCutcheon, Dennis Mills, Gary Prill, Steve Prochaska, Randall Reeder, Steve Ruhl, Steve St. Martin, Howard Siegrist, John Smith, Jeff Stachler, Alan Sundermeier, Peter Thomison, Barry Ward, and Maurice Watson.
— Phil E. Rzewnicki, On-Farm Research Coordinator and Editor