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  1. 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 ...

  2. Boxelder Bugs and Leaf-footed Bugs

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2106

    flat-backed, elongated, narrow-bodied insects, about 1/2 inch long and 1/3 inch wide. They are dark ... about the same time that new tree leaves develop. Nymphs may feed on fallen boxelder seeds and then on ... with each stage. In warmer regions of the U.S., two generations typically occur; in July, new adults ...

  3. Biopesticide Controls of Plant Diseases: Resources and Products for Organic Farmers in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-18

    application of some biopesticides may require a high level of understanding and knowledge of the diseases and ... application are essential to ensuring efficacy. To help organic farmers choose an appropriate biopesticide for ... valuable information about plant health (apsnet.org). IR-4 Project. This federally-funded effort supports ...

  4. Establishing Early Successional Habitat for Wildlife

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/w-23

    (usually herbicide application, fire, disking, or a combination) or by planting. Establishing native ... cultipack the seedbed to provide good seed-soil contact. Broadcast rates should also be increased by about ...

  5. Comparing Traditional Meat and Plant-Based Meat

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0103-0

    form. Table 1. List of facts about plant-based meat products versus traditional meat products. Fast ...

  6. Guidelines for Applying Liquid Animal Manure to Cropland with Subsurface and Surface Drains

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-21

    subsurface drainage due to macropore flow (Geohring et al., 2001). Application of liquid animal manures to ... as the type and quantity of manure applied, application method, and timeliness of rainfall after ... application may all play a role in determining the fate of the manure. Liquid Manure Applied to ...

  7. Photovoltaic Systems for Solar Electricity Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-652-11

    electricity. An individual PV cell is usually quite small, typically producing about 1 or 2 watts of power. To ... may only have about 70% of the STC efficiency shown in the manufacturer's information. ... conversion efficiency of amorphous silicon PV panel is about 5–7%. Table 1. Conversion efficiency of PV ...

  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. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-90

    8 mm (3/8 inch) wide, about the size of a human thumb nail. The upper side of the body has mottled ... are pale green, barrel-shaped, and found in clusters of about 28 eggs (Figure 8). The immature stages, ... about two weeks, they mate, and the females begin to lay eggs. Eggs are laid in clusters on the ...

  10. Inoculants and Soil Amendments for Organic Growers

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-17

    selecting the type and amount of fertilizer application, a grower should ask two questions: (1) how much and ... used to estimate proper application levels based on plant-available nitrogen (PAN) estimation for 28 ... days or for a full season after the application. This calculator can aid one in deciding how much ...

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