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$250,000 grant received to explore new strawberry production techniques
production acreage are decreasing in many areas of Midwest United States. High production risk is the main ... weather and temperature extremes. Preliminary research on soil-based high tunnel and low tunnel ... reduce this risk and increase profit and market potential. Many Ohio farms have doubled their harvest ...
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Blackberries
https://southcenters.osu.edu/horticulture/fruits/blackberries
content. They grow best at a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. Growers should do a soil test and amend the soils to ... the right level according to soil test report before planting. Tunnel Selection: Peak style, four ... information. Economic Considerations: High tunnels cost about $1.30 to 1.50 per square foot according to an ...
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Innovative raspberry system being tested
https://southcenters.osu.edu/spring-summer-2022/innovative-raspberry-system-being-tested
plants with fruiting canes in a soilless media and a protected environment like a high tunnel or an ... system could help growers solve problems such as poor soil drainage that limits new cane growth and ... Poor soil drainage, polar vortexes, fluctuating temperatures, labor shortage, and more recently the ...
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Nutrition & Feed
https://southcenters.osu.edu/aquaculture/research/nutrition-feed
advances in feed and food production. Aquaculture is one tool that provides a high-quality, inexpensive, ...
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Blueberries
https://southcenters.osu.edu/horticulture/fruits/blueberries
Many of them are between 1 to 5 acres. Due to high costs of labor, most of the blueberry farms in Ohio ... soil, good drainage, and an even supply of water. It is important to do a soil test to determine soil ... pH, lime index, organic matter content and nutrient values. Dr. Gao can help you review your soil ...
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Raspberries
https://southcenters.osu.edu/horticulture/fruits/raspberries
well-drained loamy soils with high organic matter content. Brambles grow best at a pH between 6.0 and 6.5. ... Growers should do a soil test and amend the soils to the right level according to soil test report before ... dark fruit has good flavor and is small- to medium-sized. Yields are very high. Do not machine ...
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Highlights of the Fruit Extension Program and Research Projects
23 was the most popular event in terms of live viewership, but all three events averaged around 40-50 ... two-hour duration. For example, blueberries peaked at 50 viewers at one time and still had 43 people ... watching by the time the stream closed. Blackberries had a high of 40 viewers at one time, of which 21 ...
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Rafiq Islam, PhD
https://southcenters.osu.edu/rafiq-islam-phd
Rafiq Islam, PhD Soil & Bioenergy Program Leader 1864 Shyville Road, 614, Piketon, OH 45661 ... agroecosystem services · Organic farming of high-value crops · Carbon sequestration, tillage, and cover crops ... · Soil health and water management · Marginal soil and biomaterial production · Plant inducing for ...
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New grant dollars to aid tomato soil health research, crop management
which makes soil health that much more important to produce a high quality and profitable crop. While ... days; 3. raise awareness of the correlation between soil and tomato plant health; 4. identify and ... and emerging pathogens, nutrient disorders, and soil health issues have been reducing yield and ...
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Aquaculture team publish two papers in prestigious journals
concluded that high density is a chronic stress that has adverse effects on fish wellbeing, sexual size ... higher dosage MT at 50 mg/kg feed could effectively broaden the efficacy of sex-reversal up to 46 days ...