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Raspberries for the Home Fruit Planting
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1421
The soil should be well-drained and have a pH between 5.8 and 6.5. Always have the soil tested to ... crop in spring. Reveile Early Medium to large fruit with good flavor. Vigorous and high yielding. Boyne ... Medium-sized fruits with good color and flavor, firmness, and freezing quality. High yielding. Redwing Mid ...
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Soil Testing
https://butler.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/soil-testing-field-and-crop
Agriculture, Food and Environment for soil testing services. Information and soil testing bags are available at ... Ohio State University Extension about Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and ... Vegetable Gardens Home Garden Soil Testing Form (fillable pdf) (For Garden or small scale horticulture ...
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Pasteurization of Raw Milk for Home Consumption
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5817
if it comes into contact with tainted water, soil, animals, or other contaminated sources. Outbreaks ... canner. Fill the canner with warm water until the water level is slightly above the milk level in the ... pasteurization of raw milk (SP 50-932). nifa.usda.gov/sites/default/files/resource/Milk-Pasteurization.pdf ...
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Is a Prenuptial Agreement Right for Your Farm Business?
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-51
Environmental Sciences, Ohio State University Extension Farm and agricultural businesses often have high capital ... may be at risk if they pre-decease their new spouse. As farms increase in size and new family ... and his parents sold 50 acres of their prime farmland and took out a second mortgage. This hampered ...
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Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2013-14
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-15-14
Top land will typically be large tracts of land with highly productive soils. "Average" land ... will tend to be land with lower productivity soils, poor drainage or come in smaller tracts (or ... the rent will tend to be. Variability of Crop Return: Land that exhibits highly variable returns may ...
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Narrow Row Spacing in Corn: Management Considerations for Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0152
date, hybrid maturity, row spacing, plant population, and input levels (Ahmad et al., 2010). Growers, ... farm level. In recent years, these dynamics have led to some interest in producing corn (Zea mays L.) ... As expected, greater yields were produced at the high-yield-potential site in South Charleston ...
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Crop, Soil, and Water Field Night
https://southcenters.osu.edu/events/crop-soil-and-water-field-night
This informative field night is being hosted by The Ohio State University South Centers Soil ... , Water, and Bioenergy program, in conjunction with the Pike Soil and Water Conservation District. Topics ... covered to include drone use, new fertilization programs, soil amendments and more. The information ...
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Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-16
and the microbes and soil organisms habitat are destroyed. In a no-till field, high levels of SOM are ... Bacteria 10 8 –10 9 40–500 Actinomycetes 10 7 –10 8 40–500 Fungi 10 5 –10 6 100–1500 Algae 10 4 –10 5 1–50 ... nutrients. Consider the following three scenarios. Soils typically turnover 1 to 3 percent of their nitrogen ...
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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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Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5812
surprised by the high levels of nutrients in their yards. If nutrients are needed, soil test results provide ... soils already contain adequate levels of potassium, but it is best to do a soil test. Timing is ... nutrients in place and prevent the overuse of certain nutrients in lawns and landscapes. Soil Testing for ...