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Injury Prevention: Working in Cold Weather
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.14-11
windy conditions can be dangerous, even at temperatures above freezing. At an increased risk are farmers ... high blood pressure, or cardiovascular disease. When working in cold weather, precautions should be ... taken to minimize the risk of injuries like frostbite or hypothermia. Clothing should be your first ...
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Soil Testing
https://franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/soil-testing
The Franklin County Extension office now has soil testing kits available for sale. Kits are ... done at a non-biased university soil testing laboratory at Penn State University. Instructions and ... a soil testing fact sheet are included. A copy of the results will also be sent to our office, so if you ...
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Precision Agriculture
https://fabe.osu.edu/courses/agsysmt-4580
Global Positioning System (GPS), guidance systems, plant and soil sensors, soil sampling, yield mapping ...
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Food Safety for Fruits and Vegetables
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-25
pH between 6.5–7.5, wash water should be chlorinated to levels between 50 ppm to 500 ppm depending on ... Research and Development Center, The Ohio State University Diets that are low in fat, high in fiber, and ... cancer and lessen the risk of heart disease (4). However, it is essential that fresh food be produced ...
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Design of Agricultural Water Management Systems
https://fabe.osu.edu/about-us/courses/fabeng-5730
FABENG 5730 Use of soil physics, porous media flow theory, soil-plant interactions, hydrology, and ...
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Fusarium Head Blight Forecasting System
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-03
Red indicates high risk for scab exceeding 10% severity, yellow indicates moderate risk, while green ... indicates low risk. High scab risk is associated with high risk for grain contamination with vomitoxin, but ... reducing grain yield, test weight and grain quality. More importantly, F. graminearum produces mycotoxins, ...
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Establishing Early Successional Habitat for Wildlife
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/w-23
the area to plant, take a soil sample to determine present nutrient levels and the need for additional ... establishment and growth. If your soil test indicates a need for lime, apply it before the soil is tilled so it ... applied at planting based on soil test recommendations. Nitrogen (N) should not be applied at planting ...
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Algae for Biofuels
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-651-11
of the current research and development efforts have focused on microalgae due to their high growth ... oil yield than land oil crops (Table 1). For example, algae with 50% lipid content and a dry biomass ... productivity of 50 g/m²/day can potentially produce 10,000 gallons oil/acre/year (Pienkos, 2007). By ...
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2014 CFAES Alumni Award Honorees
https://advancement.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/node/5591
Animal Sciences DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI AWARD Herbert Floyd BS '50 Agronomy DISTINGUISHED ALUMNI ...
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Lawn Mower Clinic 2023
https://fabe.osu.edu/events/lawn-mower-clinic-2023
the Agricultural Systems Management Club will be hosting its Annual Lawn Mower Clinic! For $50, we will service ...