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  1. Analysis of Safety Issues for Fresh Produce

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-260

    cdc.gov/ncezid/dfwed/orpb/ cdc.gov/foodsafety/fdoss/index.html 5. The ten riskiest foods regulated by the U.S. Food and Drug ...

  2. Tech Recipe: Starting A Scholastic Drone Racing Team

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-1576

    guidance for prospective schools and teachers who want to learn more about what it takes to start a drone ... racing events. Improving Students’ Skill Set  Real-world application 21st-century success skills Critical ... with applications that cut across the STEM disciplines (science, technology, engineering, mathematics), ...

  3. Coordinating a Community-Led Business Retention and Expansion Program

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-1564

    economies. One way to learn more about the economy is to engage in a community-based Business Retention and ... television news, print and social media, and a website about the local BRE program and its benefits will ... enrich the overall results. The coordinator also gathers information about previous or ongoing BRE or ...

  4. Native Trees: Creating Living Landscapes for Birds, Butterflies, Bees, and Other Beneficials

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5815

    Specialist Bees:  About a third of all bee species are pollen specialists, meaning they rely on pollen from ...

  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. Physical Properties of Granular Fertilizers and Impact on Spreading

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-5501

    Coordinator, The Ohio State University The application quality of dry granular fertilizer depends on several ... variables. In general, the performance of a fertilizer applicator can be contributed to 1/3 operator, 1/3 ... applicator and 1/3 fertilizer characteristics. When discussing operator and applicator, “operator” refers to ...

  7. Fall Armyworm in Ohio Field Crops

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0093

    are gray mottled moths with a wingspan of about 1 ½ inches (Figure 3). They resemble other armyworm ... varies with temperature but is about four days. Larvae The caterpillars (larvae) pass through six or ... seven growth stages (instars) before pupation. Initially quite small (about ¹⁄₁₆ inch), the caterpillars ...

  8. Giant Hogweed (Heracleum mantegazzianum)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-35

    includes such practices as digging, mowing, cutting, removal of umbels, grazing, and herbicide application ... effectively controlled using herbicides; however, multiple applications are usually necessary.     Figure 10. ... plant but are relatively ineffective at killing the root stock. Applications of triclopyr and glyphosate ...

  9. Guidelines for Choosing a Soil Analytical Laboratory

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1133

    so it is important for growers to investigate these laboratories by obtaining information about their ... of the United States may not be applicable for soils in the north central region. The North Central ... about their NAPT results. Other Clients A potential client should ask the laboratory to provide the ...

  10. 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 ...

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