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Forage Testing for Beef Cattle
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0149
0.12% Mg. High soil potassium levels are associated with increased incidence of grass tetany. The ratio ... (ppm). If the forage contains a high level of molybdenum (2 ppm) or sulfur at 0.25%, Cu could be ... samples are low in Zn. The recommended levels for zinc are between 30 and 1,000 parts per million (ppm ...
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Sours receives Drake Institute grant for global sustainability instruction
https://fabe.osu.edu/news/sours-receives-drake-institute-grant-global-sustainability-instruction
academic programs, elevating them to the institutional level, and improve learning experiences for our ...
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Soil Sampling to Develop Nutrient Recommendations
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-513
over the entire field, changes in soil test levels in two areas over a 10-year period are shown. Table ... 1 ppm 20 8 2 20 8 2 20 8 2 Expected ppm change in soil test over 10 years 3 0 0 +5 +10-6-11 1 Crop ... to change soil test 1 ppm is 6–10 depending on cation exchange capacity. 3 Example calculation: ...
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Food Preservation: Basics for Canning Fruit
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5343
they contain high enough acid levels to prevent the growth of Clostridium botulinum spores and the ... production of botulism toxin. Additionally, when properly canned fruits are heated long enough at high enough ... Check Table 2 for the correct amount of headspace to leave between the top of the fruit and the jar lid. ...
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Understanding Value in Lime
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-9
soil test recommendation as a calcium carbonate equivalent basis and is specific for the crop, soil ... soil test calling for? Are you applying the correct amount of lime? Even with very few liming materials ... 99%. Calculations for Lime No. 5: Fineness Index = 0.2 (95–70) + 0.6 (70 – 50) + 1 (50) = 67 ENP ...
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NSF-funded center to drive development of US natural rubber industry
https://fabe.osu.edu/news/nsf-funded-center-drive-development-us-natural-rubber-industry
creating bridges between engineering, biology and agriculture, to revolutionize alternative natural rubber ... imports.” Disease and high demand threaten the tropical rubber tree Hevea brasiliensis, the world’s primary ... natural rubber source. In 2019, 10% of the natural rubber supply was lost to disease – and the risk for ...
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Ohio Soil Health Week
https://soilhealth.osu.edu/events/ohio-soil-health-week
Ohio Soil Health Week provides a time and space to celebrate, honor, and protect Ohio's ... soils. This weeklong celebration includes outreach, education opportunities, and events to raise ... awareness around Ohio's most valuable natural resource: our soil. ...
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Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0107
State University Extension Soil testing provides key information about soil nutrient availability. It is ... a complete picture of overall soil health. Farmers, gardeners, and landowners can use soil testing data to ... optimize their nutrient management plans. Implementing recommendations based on soil test data prevents ...
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Chlorinated Water Sanitation of Leafy Green Vegetables For Fresh Produce Processors
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-262
sources to produce 200 ppm chlorinated water. Chlorine gas, stored in high-pressure vessels, can be ... 6.5. In large operations, where high levels of organic material and debris are present on the produce, ... granulated powder 65 or 68% free active chlorine high capital, high operation hazardous due to higher percent ...
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Corn Silage Pricing
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-26-issue-4/corn-silage-pricing
for inoculant range from $0.50 to $1.50/ton, storage shrink $4 to $8/ton, and feed out costs of $0.60 ... doesn’t incur, the bottom value of the corn silage is $27.50/ton as-fed, while the upper value for the ... Grain yield can be estimated in multiple ways: 1) Leave multiple test blocks in each field that can be ...