The agronomic crop scientists at The Ohio State University are pleased to present the 16th edition of the Ohio Agronomy Guide. First published in 1966, the Ohio Agronomy Guide continues to serve as the official compilation of adaptive research results and recommendations from research and educational program. A copy of the guide is available for purchase through OSU Publishing: https://extensionpubs.osu.edu/ohio-agronomy-guide-16th-edition/
Ohio agronomic research programs are designed to determine responses of various crops and cropping systems to management practices and resource inputs, as well as to underand the basic biological and chemical mechanisms responsible for these responses. This basic research thrust allows us to model cropping systems and predict their behavior under a variety of management schemes. Our aim is also to continue developing technologies and cropping systems that are efficient in capuring solar energy, sustainable over time, and environmentally compatible.
The 16th edition contains several updates, including:
- Climate normal and trends to include the most recent 30-year period
- Revised soil fertility recommendations
- Double crop sunflower management
- Wheat and soybean double crop economic comparisons
- Winter malting barley management
- Use of cover crops as part of an integrated crop management system