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Teaching Youth to be Safe Around Livestock
tripping hazards and cluttered areas to decrease the risk of injury. Fences, gates, alleyways, and panels ... you know livestock can hear sounds and pitches that humans cannot? Loud noises scare animals and high ...
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Hay Baler Safety
https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/safety-through-seasons-2021/hay-baler-safety
most common bale ejecting or throwing mechanisms are hydraulically powered, high speed belts and ... is risk for workers being struck by a bale as it is ejected, or by the throwing frame and pan if ...
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New book release: Cover Crops and Sustainable Agriculture
https://southcenters.osu.edu/new-book-release-cover-crops-and-sustainable-agriculture
how cover crops should look in the field. Long-term benefits are described for soil health, water ... quality, nutrient contributions, soil biodiversity, air quality, and climate change. In addition to the ...
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Journal Articles
https://southcenters.osu.edu/soil-water-bioenergy/publications-presentations/journal-articles
to remediate high ground water-table saline soil under continental climates. Inter. J. Plant & ... (1997) Test of active organic carbon as a measure of soil quality. Ph.D. dissertation. University of ... No-till Soil Quality. Commun. Soil Sci. Plant Analy. https://doi.org/10.1080/00103624.2021.1872594 Heba S. ...
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Summer Days Ahead: Don’t Ignore Heat Stress!
Mary Ann Rose, Pesticide Safety Education With the arrival of summer, the risk of heat stress ... increases. Farmers have an elevated risk of heat stress for obvious reasons – working outdoors. Activities that ... require protective clothing, such as pesticide application, further increase the risk. Heat stress is ...
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Don’t let arthritis or chronic pain stop you from gardening: Raised, vertical and elevated beds and container gardens
A few points to consider are that gardens that are not in the ground may require more watering, and soil ... items listed, and has not reviewed or tested the instructions for building beds or containers. Raised or ... a stand, table or plant rack. Ideally the planter will be at least 24” – 36” high. Container gardens work ...
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Balancing Your Health and the Spring To-Do List
medium sized farms these tasks are commonly placed on the shoulders of a few individuals. With less labor ...
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USDA grant received to explore greenhouse vegetable soilborne disease control
collected form this study is being used to develop a new soil diagnostic testing service to identify key ... Center began high tunnel research on tomato and berry crops. Since that time over 3,000 high tunnels have ... cropping of high tunnels with specialty crops is resulting in reduced yields and quality of tomato crops. ...
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Sarah Swanson
https://southcenters.osu.edu/sarah-strausbaugh
swanson.345@osu.edu Administration Aquaculture Soil and Bioenergy ...
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About
https://southcenters.osu.edu/soil-and-bioenergy/about
management practices that sustain soil & water resources and are economical for producers and growers. ... Our Team: Our team for the Soil, Water, and BioEnergy program at OSU South Centers consist of ... activities. Dr. Rafiq Islam, is leading the program for the Soil, Water, & BioEnergy team. We currently ...