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Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-505-07
is considered adequate if soil test levels are greater than 50 ppm (100 lb). Hi-cal (calcitic) lime ... ($50 hauling charge/60 acres). Summary In summary, make sure you obtain a soil test, determine if lime ... neutralization to raise the soil pH. High concentrations of hydrogen in soil solution (low soil pH) may cause the ...
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Managing Stress for a Healthy Heart
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-982.4-11
artery walls is high enough that it increases your risk of serious health problems, including heart ... high levels of stress cause: High blood pressure Irregular heart rhythms Damage to arteries Higher ... stresses associated with most occupations such as high demand, time pressures, and increased workload; ...
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Secondary Injury Prevention: Understanding Concussions
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-981.11-11
concussions with athletics or sporting events, but due to the nature of the work, farmers are at a high risk ... a concussion. Additional risk factors include working with livestock, working with heavy tools and equipment, ... fall Preventing a Concussion To reduce the risk of head trauma and prevent a concussion consider these ...
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Overview and Cost of a Small-Scale Aquaponic Build at The Ohio State University
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0105
fish), the chances of something going wrong increases. Fish, bacteria, and plants require high ... harvested annually depend on your goals and tolerance for risk, species, size of species upon stocking, ... strong, although turnover rates for those in production 10+ years is likely high. Reasons for turnover may ...
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Fusarium Head Blight or Head Scab of Wheat, Barley and other Small Grain Crops
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-06
50% or more of the spikelets may become damages. Scab also causes floret sterility, poor test weights ... accumulate at high levels in the harvested grain and may cause vomiting and feed refusal if scabby grain is ... Levels of vomitoxin exceeding 1 ppm and 5 ppm (parts per million) are unfit for human and livestock ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio's Forests: Autumn Olive and Russian Olive
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-69-11
sites including nutrient- poor soils. They are among the first plants to leaf out in the spring and can ... successional woodlands, and abandoned agricultural fields. They do not grow well in dense forests or wet soils ... mature in late summer and fall. Fruits persist throughout the winter. Seeds remain viable in the soil for ...
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Fruit Rots of Blueberry: Alternaria, Anthracnose, and Botrytis
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-fru-44
susceptible. Wet weather and temperatures between 59 and 68°F are most conducive to disease development. In the ... and Reveille have some resistance to anthracnose. Avoid highly susceptible cultivars like Berkeley, ...
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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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Growing Strawberries in the Home Garden
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1424
Early Medium, Large Good Good High Cabot Mid-Late Very Large Fair Excellent Medium Clancy Mid Large Good ... Good Medium Earliglow Early Medium, Large Very Good Very Good Medium Eros Mid Large Good Good High ... Evangeline Early Medium Excellent Good Medium Guardian Mid Very Large Fair Good High Jewel Mid-Late Large ...
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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 ...