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  1. Potassium

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5588

    pressure by reducing the effect of sodium. About 90 percent of the population in the United States consumes ... more sodium than recommended with only about 3 percent meeting the recommendations for potassium. Age ... people only consume about half of the potassium level recommended. To help increase potassium, try ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Monitoring and Managing Spotted wing Drosophila in Fruit Crops

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-86

    countries via overseas trade of infested fruit. The first U.S. detection occurred in Hawaii in 1980, and in ... 2008, it was found in the continental U.S. in California. This pest has since spread rapidly to all ... SWD in an area, which in turn allows for better planning of insecticide applications. The action ...

  4. Environmental Specialist II- Carbon Pollution Reduction

    https://epn.osu.edu/jobs/949

    a Carbon Pollution Reduction Grant from the US EPA. Ideally, applicants for this position will be ...

  5. Calibrating Boom Sprayers for Forestry Herbicide Application

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-529

    Specialist; Pesticide Application Technology; Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Department Kathy ... tell a user which application rates give the best results. However, proper application rates will be ... application at prescribed rates requires calibration of the sprayer. If the sprayer is not accurately ...

  6. Farming with Diabetes

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-982.6-11

    Engineering, The Ohio State University Diabetes is the seventh leading cause of death listed on U.S. death ... Wisconsin Cooperative Extension. (2001). Farming with Diabetes. AgrAbility Quarterly, 1 (1). About ...

  7. Pantry Food Storage

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5401

    longer storage, keep about 50 degrees F. Fresh sweet potatoes 1 to 2 weeks Do not refrigerate. Dry ... scph.org/sites/default/files/editor/ColdStorageChart.pdf. U.S. Department of Health & Human Services. 2004. "Cold Food Storage Chart."  Food ... Safety Charts.  Washington, D.C. foodsafety.gov/food-safety-charts/cold-food-storage-charts. U.S ...

  8. Nurturant Grandfathering: Let’s Get Involved

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5800

    Income and Program Participation 2018). That is about 9.5% of Americans. Interestingly, nearly 94% of ... wise, authority figure in the extended family clan, people who primarily gave advice about getting an ...

  9. Relative Effectiveness of Herbicides Commonly Used to Control Woody Vegetation in Forest Stands

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0051

    injection, basal herbicide spraying, and cut stump herbicide application. Several of these techniques require ... amount and concentration of herbicide used, the method  and season of application, etc.). The evaluations ... When using an herbicide, the importance of careful, proper application according to label directions ...

  10. Tools for 4-H Public Speaking

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/4h-51

    each meeting, not just demonstrations. Provide questions to the member about what they will be ... demonstration. During this process, members should: Learn as much about the topic as possible. Gather information ... about the presentation. This can help the speaker learn about the knowledge gained. Having audience ...

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