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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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Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0114
ector-tool/. Identification Blue-green leaves Hairs on leaf sheath, unlike wheat Small- to medium ... establishment window: July 2–Nov. 1 Upright growth habit: 3–6 feet Preferred soil pH: 5.0–7.0 Table 1. Rating ... dependable than drilling or broadcasting with incorporation. Use a low seeding rate for areas with sandy soil ...
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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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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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Floriculture Crop Seed Quality and Seed-Handling
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1261
6.40 7.68 8.96 30 4.61 6.14 7.68 9.22 10.75 Take-Home Message Number 1: Use High-quality Seeds and ... germination problems. But having seeds of high germination percentage is no guarantee of a good crop of ... conditions and age of the seeds. Seed laboratories can use different tests to determine seed vigor: Cold ...
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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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Hobby Maple Syrup Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-36
the heat get too high), and keep at least 1½ inches of liquid in the pan. The risk of scorching ... The density can test between 66°Brix (66 percent solids) and 68°Brix. Less than 66°Brix and it is not ... area between Minnesota in the west, Kentucky in the south and the eastern Canadian providences in the ...
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Sudden Death Syndrome of Soybean
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AC-44
with SDS have been highly variable depending on the timing and severity of the initial infection, ... subsequent weather conditions, the timing of defoliation, and the level of soybean cyst nematode (SCN) ... Small yellow spots appear between the leaf veins on the topmost leaves of the soybean plant. The small ...
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Inoculants and Soil Amendments for Organic Growers
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-17
Green manures added to soil from cultivating cover crops between cash crops can be effective in adding ... maintain appropriate and balanced soil fertility, a soil test should be conducted before applying ... Manures Green manures can be added to soil by cultivating cover crops between cash crop growing seasons. ...