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Chow Line: Vitamin D and heart health: jury still out
blood levels of vitamin D might be a separate risk factor for heart disease. But-- and this is a big ... concern that Americans 50 and older are at risk of not getting enough vitamin D to maintain bone health. ... with the lowest levels of vitamin D in their blood at the beginning of the study had twice the risk of ...
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Moisture Stress Biggest Limiting Factor in Crop Production
"Ohio is fortunate in that medium textured soils are common in the state, and many Ohio soils have high ... a little over an inch of that is available to plants. Slater said the ideal soils are medium textured, such ... scenario. Consistent springtime soil moisture failed to promote root growth to its fullest water-exploring ...
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Phosphorus Risk to Water? Seminar Thursday (1/27) on How to Gauge It
Phosphorus Risk Index is a field-based planning tool that integrates soil properties, hydrology and ... a Phosphorus Risk Index Framework in Ohio” from 3:30-4:30 p.m. Thursday (1/27) as part of the school’s ... agricultural management practices to assess the risk of phosphorus movement from soil to water, according to ...
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Soil Health Workshops
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/soil-health-workshops-1
soil health and maximizing cover crops. The workshops are a joint effort with Ohio State University ... Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The workshops will provide farmers with an overview of soil ecology ... program leader for the Healthy Soil Healthy Environment program with OSU Extension. The day-long program ...
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Soil Health Workshops
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/soil-health-workshops
soil health and maximizing cover crops. The workshops are a joint effort with Ohio State University ... Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The workshops will provide farmers with an overview of soil ecology ... program leader for the Healthy Soil Healthy Environment program with OSU Extension. The day-long program ...
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Soil Health Workshops
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/soil-health-workshops-0
soil health and maximizing cover crops. The workshops are a joint effort with Ohio State University ... Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The workshops will provide farmers with an overview of soil ecology ... program leader for the Healthy Soil Healthy Environment program with OSU Extension. The day-long program ...
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Tips to Put Damaged Pastures Back into Production
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/tips-put-damaged-pastures-back-production
distributed legume species to counter high nitrogen prices. "At this level, supplemental fertilizer ... pH should be above 6.0, with a goal of 6.5. Soil phosphorus level should be at 25 parts per million ... and soil potassium should be at 100 to 120 ppm," said Lewandowski. "If the soil is not close ...
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Ohio Climbing Up in Wine Production
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-climbing-wine-production
northeast Ohio near the Lake Erie shoreline. The high level of moisture, particularly in northeast Ohio, the ... is achieving the appropriate level of sulfur dioxide, a preservative added to grapes and wine to kill ... natural predators “The idea is to spray only when you need to so you don’t risk harm to beneficial insects ...
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Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) Training
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/good-agricultural-practices-gaps-training-2
An educational course that covers good agricultural practices or GAPs, which helps reduce the risk ...
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New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-app-helps-farmers-know-when-spray-or-spread
app allows you to specify the location of your field in high resolution,” said Wilson. This means that ... and manures based on the precipitation forecast” Wilson continued. Beyond the high resolution ... applying fertilizers or pesticides if the forecast calls for over a 50 percent chance of rain. If the ...