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Fall Color Change in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0145
typically peak between mid- to late October. This fact sheet explains the processes that cause fall ... marcescent. The leaves remain on the trees due to the abscission layer not completely forming between the leaf ... the production of carotenoid pigments within the leaves. Soil moisture also plays a part in fall ...
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Management of Nutrition Incentives at Farmers Markets
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-4116
SNAP benefits use federal funds, rules must be followed to reduce the risk of fraud while also allowing ... purchased total $5.50, the customer can use $5 in incentives plus 50 cents cash to make the purchase. Or the ... customer could use $6 of incentives to make the purchase, but they would not receive 50 cents in change. ...
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Bumble Bee Pollination in Tomato Greenhouses
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0092
Tomatoes growing directly in the soil under high-tunnel protection with the side panels rolled up to allow ... tomato growers are choosing the option of cultivating plants in either a greenhouse or high-tunnel (hoop ... (Heuvelink, 2018). Both high-tunnel and greenhouse tomato growers use bumble bees for their pollination ...
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Interpreting Manure Sample Test Results
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-55
per acre or 10 ppm, and a potassium soil test level of 50 pounds per acre or 25 ppm with a CEC of 20 ... determine the crop’s needs. The soil test will contain the current levels of nitrogen, phosphorus and ... with a yield goal of 180 bushels per acre and the field has a phosphorus soil test level of 20 pounds ...
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Try These Simple Forms of Summer Sun Protection
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/try-these-simple-forms-summer-sun-protection
such as Vitamin D, overexposure can lead to health risks to the skin and eyes, such as sunburn, skin ... and where the sun’s rays are the strongest. This means that UV levels will be highest around noon on ... a clear sunny day, even more so during the summer months. UV levels will also be highest near surfaces ...
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Try These Simple Forms of Summer Sun Protection
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/try-these-simple-forms-summer-sun-protection-0
such as Vitamin D, overexposure can lead to health risks to the skin and eyes, such as sunburn, skin ... and where the sun’s rays are the strongest. This means that UV levels will be highest around noon on ... a clear sunny day, even more so during the summer months. UV levels will also be highest near surfaces ...
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Interpreting a Soil Test Report
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-0514
suitability to grow a chosen crop. Phosphorous and potassium soil test levels help us know if fertilizer is ... values is needed if they are not reported as ppm using a Mehlich 3 soil test. Soil test values reported ... in pounds per acre are converted to ppm by dividing pounds per acre by 2. If phosphorus soil test ...
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Livestock Can't Take The Heat- Ways To Cool Them Down
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/livestock-cant-take-heat-ways-cool-them-down
index (THI) is a chart that was created to factor in the temperature and humidity to create thresholds ... 'alert' zone of 75 on the THI chart. A thermal heat index of 84 is the 'emergency' zone where ... extreme caution needs to be taken for our livestock. The emergency level can be reached at a temperature ...
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Opportunities for Subsurface Nutrient Placement in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-56401
horsepower requirements, the level of tillage and soil disruption, depth of fertilizer placement, and ... inches wide) while leaving the soil between these strips undisturbed. When the strip-till unit is ... to conventional tillage by leaving residue on the soil surface between the strips. Quicker spring ...
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Canning Season Tips & Tricks, And Safety Measures Too
https://wayne.osu.edu/news/canning-season-tips-tricks-and-safety-measures-too
(https://nchfp.uga.edu/index.htm) where you will find a great library of tested recipes. They also have a great curriculum for ... be the key to high-quality outcomes with your produce. Take inventory of what you have left from ... that’s.edu for tested, research-based, recipes. *If canning, please read the instructions on the lid ...