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  1. Learn How to Test Urban Soil, Bring Your Soil to be Tested

    https://cuyahoga.osu.edu/news/learn-how-test-urban-soil-bring-your-soil-be-tested

    contaminants; however, they should be tested as a precaution. A soil test can also give you information about ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Ohio Transportation Improvement Districts (TIDs)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-4114

    a form of local government that strives to promote intergovernmental and public-private cooperation of ... These funds are for public roadway improvement work, including engineering and design costs, but may not ... engineering, detailed design, and right-of-way or construction of transportation improvements on all public ...

  4. Herbicide Injury and the Problem of Spray Drift

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0137

    (ag.ndsu.edu/publications/crops/selecting-spray-nozzles-to-reduce-particle-drift#section-2) with a spray pressure at or less than 30 psi. Use a shielded sprayer to direct sprays to the base ... well as row crop and other farmers, hold a number of misconceptions about drift. For the vineyard ... observed from direct droplet drift and from root uptake. Overall, little is known about the potential ...

  5. Abnormal Ears in Corn—When and Why Do They Develop?

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0139

    years of studying corn, questions still exist about its growth and development. Corn ear abnormalities ... reducing productivity and spurring research about the underlying causes. Distinct differences exist between ... in the western and central U.S. Corn Belt (Kansas, Nebraska, Iowa, and Illinois), Eastern Colorado, ...

  6. Wine Grape Cultivars for the Midwest

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0138

    and the most planted cultivars. At the time of this factsheet’s publication, the total grape acreage ... Areas in purple are counties with the most reported grape acreage, according to the 2017 U.S. Department ... Based on the publication Winter Injury to Grapevines and Methods of Protection, grape species and ...

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

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

    expensive. This publication contains two tables that provide estimates of the relative effectiveness of ... publications 1. The evaluations are not absolutes; many factors other than species determine how effective ...

  8. Types of Nutrition Incentives Offered at Ohio Farmers Markets and How They are Funded (Nutrition Incentives Series)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cdfs-4109

    Nutrition incentive programs across the U.S. most often serve individuals and families participating in the ... the U.S. most often serve individuals and families participating in SNAP (Center for Agriculture & ... other local community agencies. To learn more about SNAP incentive programs see Ohioline fact sheet ...

  9. Asian Tiger Mosquito

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-87

    ENT-87 08/25/2021 Kaylee Shrock, Graduate Student, Veterinary Public Health Program, Ohio State ... Pupae are small (about one-eighth inch long), brown, and comma-shaped. The pupae also breathe air ... the day. Feeding occurs mostly in the early morning to late afternoon (Illinois Department of Public ...

  10. Woodlands Make Poor Pastures

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0015

    Cowen, Extension Forester Emeritus and author of previous editions of this publication, are gratefully ...

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