Cover Crop ‘Forage’ an Option for Prevented Planting Acres

Jun 16, 2025

By Stan Smith

According to USDA’s June 9 Crop Progress Report only 89% of Ohio’s corn had been planted. At the same time soybean planting progress stood at 84% complete. Today, as we sit here on June 11, we know a few things for certain:

Throughout Ohio there remain thousands of unplanted acres that were originally intended for either corn or soybeans.
The Risk Management Agency (RMA) ‘final planting date’ that allows planting without reducing the crop insurance guarantee for corn in Ohio was June 5, and is June 20 for soybeans.
Despite the value of producing corn and soybeans for the marketplace, for those with coverage, today the income resulting from the Prevented Planting option offered by crop insurance must be considered a viable alternative. (see the recent C.O.R.N. newsletter and Ohio AgManager blog posting June Considerations When Using the Prevented Planting Option)

Source : osu.edu

Video: Post-Weaning E. coli Control - Dr. Rodrigo Paiva

In this episode of The Swine it Podcast Show Canada, Dr. Rodrigo Paiva, DVM and PhD candidate at Iowa State University, explains how post weaning colibacillosis has changed in recent years and why pathogenic Escherichia coli has become more important in swine production. He discusses virulence factors, diagnosis, whole genome sequencing, biosecurity, and practical strategies to reduce disease risk while improving herd health. Listen now on all major platforms!

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