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  1. Know Soil Nutrient Needs for Best Continuous Corn Management

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/know-soil-nutrient-needs-best-continuous-corn-management

    and potassium levels. By knowing those levels through soil testing, growers under continuous corn ... February 26, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio – Knowing a soil's nutrient levels increases options for ... Development Center, said that a simple soil test can reveal all that a grower needs to know about ...

  2. Producers Still Need to Watch for Heat Stress Signs in Livestock

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/producers-still-need-watch-heat-stress-signs-livestock

    danger level is indicated by an index value of 79, which is reached in various combinations of ... an index level of 84 and occurs at temperatures in the 90- and 100-degree range, increasing in danger ... as the humidity level increases. “When temperatures hit in the mid-to-high 90s, producers need to pay ...

  3. Chow Line: Take steps to prevent diabetes (for 11/13/11)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-take-steps-prevent-diabetes-111311

    plasma glucose test. If your level is between 100 and 125 mg/dl, you’ve got a condition called ... physically active for 150 minutes a week (30 minutes a day for five days, for example), can reduce your risk ... a family history of diabetes are risk factors for developing the disease-- the fact that you realize this ...

  4. Low Risk of Stewart's Disease on Corn Predicted

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/low-risk-stewarts-disease-corn-predicted

    Index values less than 90 indicate a negligible disease threat, 90-95 indicates low to moderate levels ... March 6, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- The risk of Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight is ... carried and spread by adult flea beetles.   Based on the flea beetle index, conducted by Ohio State ...

  5. Some Ohio Cornfields May Be at Risk for Stewart's Wilt

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/some-ohio-cornfields-may-be-risk-stewarts-wilt

    temperatures had been normal or mild, our risk levels would have been much higher." Paul, who also holds ... March 19, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Cornfields throughout southern Ohio might be at risk this growing ... and spread by adult flea beetles. According to the flea beetle index, southern Ohio may be at moderate ...

  6. Varying Soil Conditions Can Impact Nutrient Levels

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/varying-soil-conditions-can-impact-nutrient-levels

    either condition, a soil test will determine whether or not nutrients are at their optimum levels ... Plants may also run into a nutrient imbalance if nutrient levels are too high in the soil. Nutrient ... growers should test their soil for nutrient availability following harvest to determine whether or not ...

  7. Chow Line: Glucose numbers depend on test used (for 11/4/07)

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-glucose-numbers-depend-test-used-11407-1

    high-glucose beverage. For this test, a result of 126 mg/dl or higher means he has diabetes. Levels between 100 ... the level is 200 milligrams per deciliter (mg/dl) or higher, the person has diabetes. A level between ... October 26, 2007 My husband was diagnosed with diabetes with a blood sugar level of 180 milligrams ...

  8. Tough Year for Wheat Production, Yields Highly Varied

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/tough-year-wheat-production-yields-highly-varied

    vomitoxin levels above eight parts per million, and will discount prices for levels of 2-8 ppm. To minimize ... such conditions, yield estimates across the state range from as low as 25 bushels per acre to as high as 90. Paul ... said, while the incidence of head scab is relatively high, it isn't as bad as last year, based on ...

  9. Saturated Soils Could Pose Risk to Well Water

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/saturated-soils-could-pose-risk-well-water

    know how to test and protect their well water. It is available on Mancl's Soil Environment ... April 28, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Heavy rains mean more than an increased risk of flooding. They ... and have septic systems rather than sewers for household wastewater. "Normally, soil does ...

  10. Wheat Harvest Good, but Grain Quality Falls Short

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wheat-harvest-good-grain-quality-falls-short

    test weights — from the high 40s to the mid-50s. When we have test weights in the 51 to 52 pounds per ... a measurement that determines grain quality — were variable, ranging from the high 40s to the high 50s in ... bushels per acre. Last year, growers averaged 62 bushels per acre with 810,000 acres. But test weights — ...

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