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Don't Let Late Soybean Harvest Slow Down Wheat Preparation
conditions are better for the applications." • Conduct soil tests to determine the appropriate levels of ... potassium and phosphorus. "Growers should be conducting soils tests now and applying applications over ... some dry situations in certain areas before the rain," said Lipps. "Now the soil is moist ...
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Nutrient Management Key to Reducing Dissolved Phosphorus in Lake Erie
coming from. We’re doing soil sampling and trying to run different scenarios.” After the third meeting of ... follow the best management recommendations about soil testing and fertility, among others,” he said. ... adopt some specific practices in line with the 4R concept: Take frequent soil tests and follow soil ...
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Want to Save on Fertilizer? Run a Soil Test
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/want-save-fertilizer-run-soil-test
January 30, 2008 ADA, Ohio-- With fertilizer prices continuing their upward trend, a soil test is ... 40 percent of corn acreage in the United States was soil tested in 2000 (most recent data available) ... fertility specialist, speculates that number has increased, but those growers not utilizing soil testing are ...
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Cleveland, Other Cities Could Produce Most of Their Food: Ohio State Study
downturn and a high rate of home foreclosures. Add to that some 2,900 acres of flat rooftops, and ... urban agriculture, with more than 200 community gardens (about 50 acres) in existence and legislation ... three "self-reliance" scenarios, each varying in amount of space dedicated to food production ...
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Growers Getting More Variety from Wheat Performance Test
risk," said Lipps. "Growers should pick all varieties based on high yields, high test weights and ... high standability. The annual performance test focused on five planting locations (Wayne, Darke, Wood, ... August 18, 2004 WOOSTER, Ohio — More than half of the 60-plus wheat varieties tested in Ohio State ...
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Chow Line: Metabolic syndrome explained (4/20/12)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-metabolic-syndrome-explained-42012
factors can also increase the risk of heart disease, including smoking and having high levels of LDLs (the ... for both diabetes and heart disease. They are: High blood pressure. High blood sugar levels. High ... National Institutes of Health, metabolic syndrome is a group of conditions that put people at higher risk ...
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Chow Line: Milk a good option for protein, calcium (for 4/15/07)
overload on the kidneys. For most people, the protein in milk doesn't pose any such risk. As for the ... from any source. Typically, nutritionists estimate, most people absorb only between 20 percent and 40 ... reduce the absorption rate. Spinach, collard greens, sweet potatoes, rhubarb and beans are high in oxalic ...
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Head Scab Risk Low in Ohio
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/head-scab-risk-low-ohio
recent warm weather and high levels of precipitation have made it favorable for infection and if that ... June 10, 2002 WOOSTER, Ohio- Much of Ohio's wheat crop may have escaped the risk of head scab ... the northwest portion of the state, where heavy rains have saturated heavy clay soils, creating ...
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Conference Covers Breadth of Conservation Tillage Topics
diagnosing high-risk pests or pathogens found in the field. To learn more about that session, log on to ... Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation ... day or $50 to attend both days. Registration thereafter is $40 for one day or $60 to attend both days. ...
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OSU Extension Offers Resources and Information to Manage Drought as Conditions Intensify Statewide
1.50 inches on average. The normal rainfall amount is about 2 inches, he said. With drought conditions ... could be winter before soil moisture levels return to where they would be considered normal, said Jeff ... are extreme right now, the worst they’ve been in over 50 years, said Harold Watters, an Ohio State ...