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  1. Soil Acidification: How to Lower Soil pH

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-507

    acidify such soils. Due to the cost, the application of sulfur to acidify soils is more practical for ... applications are not advisable (it can be done but changes in soil pH will not occur). Equation 1 shows the ... chemical process by which sulfur (S) application results in release of hydrogen ions (H +) to change soil ...

  2. The Case for an Outside Board of Directors for Closely Held Farm and Agricultural Businesses

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aede-0019

    decisions about the board are heavily dependent on the ambitions and goals of the founder/owner of the farm ... firm, writes about types of boards in his blog Prepare to Be Boarded! Robson's key types of boards ...

  3. New funding empowers climate and weather education

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/news/new-funding-empowers-climate-and-weather-education

    professionals, and volunteers to create ways to teach about climate and weather and provide them with confidence, ...

  4. Hot Water and Chlorine Treatments to Eradicate Bacterial Plant Pathogens from Vegetable Seeds

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5818

    fishersci.com/us/en/home.html VWR- us.vwr.com/store Thomas Scientific- thomassci.com Food Home, Yard and Garden Insects and ...

  5. Basic Estate Planning: Introduction

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ep-1

    to you talk about your death. For many, our uneasiness with death prevents us from doing basic but ... answers at the end of the fact sheet. Please feel free to contact us if you have questions, concerns, or ... fact, for many of us in the United States, more money might not increase our happiness or well-being. ...

  6. Yellowjackets

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2075-11

    persistent, unwelcome guests at picnics and other outdoor events, as they fly about scavenging for food, ...  (Linnaeus) Identification A typical yellowjacket worker is about ½-inch long with alternating black and ... about 18 to 20 days, which then pupate and emerge as worker-daughters that assume the tasks of the nest: ...

  7. Opportunities for Subsurface Nutrient Placement in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-56401

    includes the type of strip-till unit, fertilizer application equipment, and the practicality of adopting ... different options for fertilizer application. Subsurface placement achieves these goals, but equipment ... fertilizers subsurface. D. Broadcast and Incorporate — fertilizer application is typically conducted by a dual ...

  8. Bumble Bee Pollination in Tomato Greenhouses

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0092

    sizes, but a typical box will include a mated queen and about 100 female workers. It is important to ... $10.8 billion (Cooley & Vallejo-Marín, 2021). According to the 2019 U.S. Department of Agriculture ... (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service, U.S. tomatoes grown under protection had a national ...

  9. A Guide to Corn Growth and Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148

    pesticide labels, often specifying the proper application timing of the product to the crop. The most ... required for germination. When planted later, warmer temperatures are expected, and fewer days (about 6–8) ... stage, the nodal and seminal root systems are about the same size (in length and dry matter). Leaf ...

  10. Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0107

    State University Extension Soil testing provides key information about soil nutrient availability. It is ... under- or over-application of lime and fertilizers. In Ohio, there are several laboratories to choose ... recommendations. Here are a couple of questions you should ask about recommendations. First, what is the basis of ...

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