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Using Corn for Livestock Grazing
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-11
grazing. These have been bred for high forage yields, high digestibility, low fiber levels, and high fiber ... prevent founder. High nitrate levels have been documented in drought-stressed grazing corn at EORDC. Check ... prussic acid poisoning. Table 5. Level of Nitrate in Forage and Potential Effect on Animals. Nitrate ppm ...
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Chicken Breed Selection
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-60
support shell development. Egg colors vary between breeds. Egg colors include: white, various shades of ... for desired characteristics to be able to grow quickly with high feed efficiency. Similar to White ... and avian influenza. Breeders that are members are required to have their birds tested for ...
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Plan Now For Frost Seeding Renovation
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/plan-now-frost-seeding-renovation-0
fertility are important. A soil pH of 6.5 is desirable for legume plants. Critical or base level soil test ... hay field. It involves broadcasting seed on to the soil surface and letting natural freeze/thaw cycles ... work to increase seed to soil contact. Fields roughed up by livestock grazing and/or are overgrazed ...
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Tool-Based Analyses of Monthly Heating Costs for Protected Cultivation in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-98
crops by applying simple protection from cold temperatures. Structures classified as ‘high tunnels’ are ... production season. Because of relatively high market prices for locally grown, fresh vegetables and fruits in ... winter, there is increasing interest among high tunnel growers to produce crops throughout the winter ...
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Warm Temps Prompt Early Grazing, Soil Tests May Help
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/warm-temps-prompt-early-grazing-soil-tests-may-help
about soil testing and briefly about poison hemlock. “If you haven’t taken any soil tests on your ... Record. grazing Forage soil health soil testing Poison Hemlock ANR Agriculture and Natural Resources ... did it last fall. Fields that have had any hay taken off them should be tested more often and at least ...
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Testing Private Water Sources and Resolving Contamination Issues near Shale Oil and Gas Development
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SOGD-ENV1
recommended. The treatment equipment required to remove high levels of dissolved salts and organic compounds is ... chemicals could contaminate private water supplies. Proper water tests are valuable tools for addressing ... concerns about contamination. If a water test reveals potential contamination, a landowner can take steps ...
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Fall Strip Tillage Systems: An Introduction
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-507
4 inches high, which improves soil drainage and warming. By spring, it usually settles down to 1 to ... alternative to plowing. Benefits of strip tillage soil conservation –undisturbed residue between corn rows ... the field should be flat. It is important not to apply nitrogen in the fall to soils above 50°F as ...
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Turfgrass Science at OSU
biology, soil and turfgrass science. Please note that Turfgrass Science is a specialization of our ... level forums. Check out the SPS Program Learning Goals & Outcomes Career Opportunities Sports ...
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Chelsie Rodriguez
https://hcs.osu.edu/our-people/chelsie-rodriguez
Autumn 2023 Research Focus: I want to study relationships between native warm-season grass forages for ... cattle and soil microbes. I will study this by doing a greenhouse study measuring the morphogenesis of ...
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Growing Rhubarb in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1631
adjust the values based on a soil test report for the site and the site’s planting area characteristics. ... feet Potash/Potassium oxide (K 2 O): 4½ pounds K2O per 1,000 square feet If no soil test is available, ... soils, but grows best in fertile, loamy, well-drained soil that has good organic matter content. Careful ...