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Low-Cost Crop-Management Considerations
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-110
and potassium. A soil test will measure pH and, if necessary, provide a recommendation for the amount ... Roundup Ready varieties by 50 percent. Select varieties with good tolerance and/or high disease ... fewer well-managed acres would be greater than a larger acreage that is poorly managed. Evaluate soils ...
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Strategies to Minimize Spray Drift for Effective Spraying in Orchards and Vineyards
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-535
without air-assistance, nozzles producing very fine or fine droplets have a high-risk of producing drift ... however, poses a relatively low risk of injury to nearby sensitive crops compared to the physical movement ... publication (FABE-525) “ Effect of Major Variables on Drift Distances of Spray Droplets.” The risk of drift is ...
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Conducting a SWOT Analysis of Your Agricultural Business
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-42
opportunities align with a high probability of success. Conversely, you will also identify combinations of ... Ohio State University Extension from the North Central Risk Management Education Center, 2006-2007. It ...
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Ever-Evolving Aspects of Cannabis Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-99
recreational status. Even though marijuana continues to be illegal at the federal level due to its high ... concentration goes beyond 0.3%. For obvious reasons, high tunnel and greenhouse operations face lower ... overall success of any cannabis production effort. Hemp programs overseen by state-level agencies also ...
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Analysis of Safety Issues for Fresh Produce
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-260
annual cost of $77.7 billion annually (2). Between 2001 and 2010, the four food categories, namely, ... sprouts. There were 27 E. coli outbreaks in green leafy vegetables including lettuce and spinach between ... had 1,038 outbreaks and 43,858 associated illnesses between 1990 and 2010. Table 1 shows the outbreak ...
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Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2009-10
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-RP-0125-10
–1.50% $1.01 $0.99 3.3% 3.3% Average 161.1 49.4 $155 $156 0.65% $0.96 $0.97 3.1% 3.1% Poor 127.4 38.9 ... rent levels will see little change in 2010. According to the Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash ...
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Proper Spinner-Disc Spreader Operation, Terms and Definitions
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-563
directly behind the spinner, low rates between the spinner and the edge of the swath, and high application ... agriculture operations as a method to apply soil amendments in an economically conscious manner. Operating ... conditions such as terrain, soil surface conditions, environmental conditions (e.g. wind speed, humidity), ...
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Biosecurity Fundamentals for Extension Personnel
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-5
interview, the manager can decide whether the person represents a low-, medium- or high-risk visitor and then ... a herd by the addition of animals, there is a risk of disease introduction by people traveling between ... placed in a clean plastic bag or container before re-entering the vehicle. High-risk visitors are those ...
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Chestnut Anthracnose
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-0051
tissue. While rare, orange spore masses can form on the shell lesions during prolonged periods of high ... turgid, the tissue is healthy. The squeeze test works only on fresh chestnuts that are fully hydrated. On ... parents in seedling orchards. Table 1. Level of anthracnose incidence in commercially grown chestnut ...
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Red Clover as a Cover Crop in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0132
soil pH: 6.2–7.0 Table 1. Rating the traits of cover crop red clover. Heat tolerance Very good Drought ... Performance Dry matter = 2,000–5,000 lb. per acre, per year Biomass quantity is highly dependent on ... planting/termination dates and precipitation. Total nitrogen (N) = 70–150 lb. of N per acre (not fertilizer ...