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Diabetes and Your Health
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SS-166
increased risk for diabetes, you should see a doctor and be tested for diabetes. Warning Signs of Type ... : Frequent blood-sugar testing will help check your glucose level. Some people test their glucose several ... diabetes. Another 86 million people have pre-diabetes, meaning that their blood glucose levels are higher ...
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Growing Cabbage in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1611
between 35 and 50 degrees F can lead to premature flowering. Cabbage should be grown in the spring or fall ... Soil pH should be maintained between 6.0 and 6.8 for optimum growth. This range of soil pH will ... Fertilizing Fertilizer and lime are best applied using the results of a soil test as a guide. Contact your ...
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Meat Goat Production and Budgeting
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/14
the herd). Kiko goats (weighing roughly twice the weight of feral goats) are capable of high levels of ... improved type. The Boer goat has a good conformation with high growth and fertility rates. In the late ... United States from Australia and New Zealand. A mature Boer buck weighs between 240 and 300 pounds, and ...
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Eating Healthy During Stressful Times
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5244
development of chronic inflammation developing and affecting our body. High levels of chronic inflammation are ... dessert References American Heart Association. (2011). “High sugar consumption may increase risk ... stressed, such as cookies, cake, candy and other high sugar, low fiber foods. These foods can increase the ...
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Hearing Protection
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-7902
exposure to the noise can increase the risk for noise-induced hearing loss. Noise levels are measured in ... exposure to high noise levels can lead to gradual hearing loss that is not detected immediately, and sounds ... prolonged exposure to noise can be very damaging to hearing. Both the level of noise and the length of ...
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Teen Opportunities
https://franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/teen-opportunities
their attention to deadlines at the club level completed a 4-H project in 2023 if they have attended ... September 30, or at least a freshman in high school to 18 years old as of the application deadline, and ... 25-30, 2023 4-H leadership program for high school youth, ages 15-19, from across the country. The ...
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Native Shrubs: Creating Living Landscapes for Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficials
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5813
shade-tolerant shrubs that prefer moist, acidic, well-drained soil that is high in organic matter. Spring flowers ... providing excellent fall color. Blueberry plants prefer full sun sites with acidic, well-drained soils high ... series are native to the region and generally suitable to grow throughout Ohio, keep in mind that soil ...
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Growing Onions in the Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1616
sandy-loam to silt-loam soils soil with plenty of organic matter. Onions are easily affected by high acid ... soils and prefer soil pH between 6.0 and 6.8. Avoid heavy clay soils as they retain water longer after ... apart. Onion transplants should be planted with 1 inch of the lower portion in the soil. Fertilizing High ...
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Keeping Sun Safe
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hsc-7
and reduce your risk of skin cancer. Daily sunscreen use and following these recommended practices ... a 30 to 50 SPF (Sun Protection Factor) rating for best protection. Sunscreens contain one or more ... between the hours of 10:00 AM and 4:00 PM, trying to stay in the shade when you need to be out during ...
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Ohio Farm Custom Rates 2010
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-11-10
Foot of Blade / Hour $6.00 $9.80 $12.50 Soil Testing / Sample $5.60 $9.65 $13.65 Soil Testing / Acre ... survey responses.) Low Average High Soil Preparation Stalk Chopper / Acre $7.00 $10.10 $13.05 Moldboard ... $2.00 $6.40 $10.80 Grid Soil Sampling / Acre $5.20 $8.10 $11.05 Power Washing / Hour $10.50 $28.75 ...