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Selecting, Storing, and Serving Ohio Apples
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5507
in apple production in the United States. It produces around 50 different varieties, including Ohio ... recommendations below are approximations. 1 pound = about 3 medium apples 1 pound = approximately 1½ cups ... recommends two cups of fruits per day as part of a healthy diet. A medium, raw, 3-inch apple is low in ...
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Preventing and Controlling Coyote Problems
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/W-4
a medium-sized member of the dog family that includes wolves and foxes. With its pointed ears, slender muzzle, ... time coyote packs increase their territorial behavior. They maintain their high degree of territorial ... housecats may be attacked at any time, whereas attacks on medium-to-large dogs tend to occur during mating ...
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Current Sanitation Practices for Leafy Green Vegetables For Processors, Retailers and Consumers
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-261
highest safety risk. Understanding the individual unit operations in fresh produce processing will lead to ... harvesting. Equipment used to remove the produce from the soil must be sharp, and handling must be done with ... to remove and potentially to reduce bacteria contracted from the soil, harvesting equipment or human ...
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Monitoring and Managing Spotted Wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0086
ranges between 12 and 20 counties per year, with one to several monitoring sites inside each county. The ... solution can be apple juice concentrate (150 mL), yeast bait (1 tablespoon dry yeast, 4 tablespoons white ... done easily using the saltwater test method. With this method, fruit is simply added to a container ...
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Free, Online Data and Tools for the Agricultural Community
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-55204
data and tools to help support decision making at the field level. Data-driven insights help ... data collected via cutting-edge technologies, such as drones, satellites, GPS, and high-tech sensors, ... Estimating soil erosion. Estimating vegetation height. Producing a 3D representation of the surface. ...
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Hydroponic Nutrient Solution for Optimized Greenhouse Tomato Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1437
substrates typically used for tomato production have no nutritional component as would soil in field ... stages require increased levels of specific nutrients like nitrogen (N), calcium (Ca), and potassium (K) ... the highest levels of nutrients to promote plant growth and fruit development, as well as an ...
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Remote Sensing in Precision Agriculture
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-5541
versus hyperspectral); and spatial (high, medium and low), temporal (hourly, daily and weekly) and ... for UAVs images include high overlap (approximately 80% frontal overlap and 60% side overlap) between ... provides the tools and technologies to identify in-field soil and crop variability, offering a means to ...
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On-Farm Biosecurity: Traffic Control and Sanitation
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-6
will be used to reduce pathogen levels. What Are the Greatest Risks for Disease Introduction? Although ... feed, animals, soil or manure. Any sampling equipment should be cleaned and disinfected between uses. ... plastic bag or container before re-entering the vehicle. High-Risk Visitors High-risk visitors to the farm ...
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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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Physical Properties of Granular Fertilizers and Impact on Spreading
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-5501
equates to a SGN = 150. Using sieves, once can interpret a SGN of 150 as 50% of particles were retained on ... increases, leading to high risk of product segregation during spreading. Table 1 provides the following SGN ... percentile level, respectively, for a sample d 50 = the median diameter for a sample UI (uniformity ...