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Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-16
and the microbes and soil organisms habitat are destroyed. In a no-till field, high levels of SOM are ... Bacteria 10 8 –10 9 40–500 Actinomycetes 10 7 –10 8 40–500 Fungi 10 5 –10 6 100–1500 Algae 10 4 –10 5 1–50 ... nutrients. Consider the following three scenarios. Soils typically turnover 1 to 3 percent of their nitrogen ...
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Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa Yield Responses to Micronutrient Fertilization in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-519
Micronutrient Deficiencies May Occur. Micronutrient Soil Crop Boron (B) Sandy soils or highly weathered soils ... Alfalfa. Diagnosing Micronutrient Deficiencies There is a large degree of uncertainty in using soil tests ... for monitoring soil micronutrient levels, as crop micronutrient availability is determined by complex ...
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Gibberella Ear Rot and Mycotoxins in Corn: Sampling, Testing, and Storage
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-04
steps. Semi-quantitative tests estimate vomitoxin at or above certain levels (>5ppm) or within a given ... (DON), also called vomitoxin. As a result, high levels of Gibberella ear rot severity and moldy grain are ... usually accompanied by high levels of vomitoxin. Mycotoxins are harmful to both humans and animals. ...
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Statistics and Agricultural Research
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-40
between the two treatments may have occurred by chance alone. Scenario 2: At harvest the yield levels of ... level differences, insect pressure, disease pressure, natural variation in soil productivity, etc.). ... at two different scenarios based on the harvest information. Scenario 1: At harvest the yield levels ...
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Nutrients Removed with Harvested Corn, Soybean, and Wheat Grain in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-74
to maintain soil test levels, then we should apply fertilizer at the same rates as nutrients removed ... exported to maintain soil test levels. Acknowledgments The authors wish to acknowledge the contribution of ... with fertilizers or manures, then plant-available soil nutrient levels will draw down over time and the ...
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Injury Prevention: Working in Cold Weather
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.14-11
windy conditions can be dangerous, even at temperatures above freezing. At an increased risk are farmers ... high blood pressure, or cardiovascular disease. When working in cold weather, precautions should be ... taken to minimize the risk of injuries like frostbite or hypothermia. Clothing should be your first ...
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Campylobacteriosis: A Concern for Parents with Young Children and Other Young Adults
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5565-11
systems are at higher risk for infection. Foods Implicated Most cases of campylobacteriosis are associated ...
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Farming with Diabetes
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-982.6-11
fatigue easily. Those individuals with diabetes are at higher risk of infection even with small cuts or ... Managing energy level and time for task completion are critical for controlling diabetes. Meal planning ... An electronic prompting aid helps remind the person of meal/snack times and when it is time to test ...
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Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2010
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-11-10
/ Loaded / Hour $0.93 $1.70 $2.46 Bulldozing per Foot of Blade / Hour $6.00 $9.80 $12.50 Soil Testing ... includes approximately two-thirds of all survey responses.) Low Average High Soil Preparation Stalk ... / Sample $5.60 $9.65 $13.65 Soil Testing / Acre $2.00 $6.40 $10.80 Grid Soil Sampling / Acre $5.20 $8.10 ...
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Using Pasture Measurement to Improve Your Management
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/11-HCS-868
of plants that is highly variable. To overcome the variability, many samples must be taken in order ... also need to know how much is being consumed. If we had 50 dairy cows weighing 1,100 pounds each, and ... growing. By taking the difference between the two measurements and dividing it by the number of days ...