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  1. Phosphorus Nutrient Management for Yield and Reduced P Loss at Edge of Field

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-509

    King, PhD, Research Leader and Agricultural Engineer, U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), ... (i.e., blind inlets) to reduce soil and nutrient losses. No application of P containing fertilizer or ... nutrient application. A STP of 20 PPM defines the corn-soybean rotation critical level. A STP of 30 PPM ...

  2. Spraying Recommendations for Soybean Rust

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-526

    fungicides and their timely application using  the most effective equipment. If not detected and treated ... this may not happen for another five years. This leaves us with only one alternative option—be prepared ... largely depend on proper application done before the disease is detected. So what is the best spray ...

  3. Produce Safety and Flooded Fields

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-27

    based on raw manure application guidelines (7). Waiting periods are recommended to allow time for ... DeWaal, C.S. 2010. The Ten Riskiest Foods Regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Center for ... co.winnebago.wi.us/sites/default/files/EmergencyManagement/docs/vegetable_flood_guidelines.pdf Acknowledgments The authors would like to thank the following for the generous donation of their ...

  4. Pharaoh Ant

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2136-10

    Pharaoh Ant Monomorium pharaonis  (L.) Identification Pharaoh workers are very small (about 1⁄16-inch ... three days, and pupal period nine days. About four more days are required to produce sexual female and ... male forms. The entire life cycle takes about 38 to 45 days depending on temperature and relative ...

  5. Testing Private Water Sources and Resolving Contamination Issues near Shale Oil and Gas Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SOGD-ENV1

    among many Ohioans about potential impacts on groundwater. While the process of shale development is ... concerns about contamination. If a water test reveals potential contamination, a landowner can take steps ... Learn About Your Water Well Prior to testing water, a landowner should gather as much information as ...

  6. Community Reinvestment Areas: Economic Development Tools

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/CDFS-1568

    serve as the program contact, meet with property owners, and review and submit their applications for ... review applications submitted by the Housing Officer, to negotiate abatements with business projects, and ... need for revitalization. What is the CRA Application Process? Although local jurisdictions have liberal ...

  7. Common Rust of Corn

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/plpath-cer-02

    diseases of corn in the U.S., but it rarely causes significant yield losses in Ohio field (dent) corn. ... sorrel (Oxalis  species), however, in temperate areas such as Ohio and other states in the U.S. cornbelt, ... Ohio, very rarely has there been a need for fungicide applications. This is due to the fact that there ...

  8. Gypsum for Agricultural Use in Ohio—Sources and Quality of Available Products

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-20

    or for agricultural applications. To be acceptable for drywall manufacture, the material must have ... Gypsum Drywall consists of gypsum with a thin paper backing. About 30 billion square feet of gypsum ... for land application because of potential chemical contamination from paint or other wall coverings. ...

  9. Short Season Corn vs. Commonly Grown Corn Hybrid Maturities for Planting in Ohio 

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-94

    days (GDDs). Short-season hybrids, or ultra-early hybrids, are more typically planted in northern U.S ... cover crop seeding and establishment success prior to winter.  In the U.S. Corn Belt, full-season corn ...

  10. Understanding How Soil Test Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0111

    defines the agronomic need for a nutrient application of P to support crop yields and can indicate the ... 120 ppm STP (USDA, 2020). For STP above 120 ppm, the recommendation is to limit nutrient application ... However, with the soil's ability to buffer STP, it may take decades with no P application before ...

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