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  1. Ohio Phosphorus (P) Use by Crop Reporting District

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0144

    (OEPA, 2020). While Lake Erie gets the primary press with annual harmful algal blooms, water quality ... impacts. P is a necessary nutrient for maximizing crop production. P can also contribute to water quality ... Environmental Implications of CRD Data Ohio's nonpoint source goals for improving water quality are related ...

  2. Herbicide Injury and the Problem of Spray Drift

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

    Herbicide Injury ID app helps you diagnose plant damage that may have been caused by herbicides and links to ... product label directions. When slight injury does occur, yield and fruit quality are rarely jeopardized. ... shoots, fruits, and roots. Reduced yield, poor fruit quality, problems with overwintering, and sometimes ...

  3. Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-540

    named B4UFLY (faa.gov/uas/getting_started/b4ufly) can be used to identify the airspace you are in and ... delivering real-time data from the moment of plant emergence to harvest. With the help of fast and accurate ... defoliants. Although China’s spray drone use started in 2015, usage of drones to spray pesticides in all other ...

  4. Testing Private Water Sources and Resolving Contamination Issues near Shale Oil and Gas Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SOGD-ENV1

    constructed, surrounding geological formations and the efficiency of the well. If water quality issues occur in ... be tested annually to monitor water quality to protect the health and welfare of the well users. ... variability in water quality over time due to rainfall and other factors. Obtaining two or three water samples ...

  5. Making and Preserving Sauerkraut

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5364

    Head —very early, small head Early Flat Dutch —early, round head Head Start —early medium size head, ... appropriate. Prior to fermentation, containers should be washed with warm water and soap. Clean containers made ... leaves and rinse in cold, clean water to remove soil or debris. Cut the head of cabbage into pieces and ...

  6. Farmers and West Nile Virus

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1001

    from the infection. Horses, too, are prone to severe WNV infection. People cannot get WNV from another ... disease. People with compromised immune systems are also at risk. However, anyone can get the virus. Q. ... support the production of mosquitoes. Larvae can develop in watering troughs, small ponds, irrigation ...

  7. Hobby Maple Syrup Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-36

    water content before the boiling process even starts. The new tapping guidelines developed at the ... your sap on the kitchen stove. Keep in mind that you are boiling off a large amount of water to get to ... maple species. Starting with a higher sugar content sap requires less time and energy to produce ...

  8. Potassium Uptake and Ohio Crop Response

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0147

    critical to plant biological processes, water movement between soil and roots and within the plant, plant ... areas of lower concentration. An example of diffusion is when a tea bag is placed into hot water. When ... the tea bag (high concentration) is placed in hot water (low concentration), tea diffuses out of the ...

  9. Freezing and Canning Venison

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5367

    quality. Freezing the carcass may cause the meat to toughen. Cool the meat quickly by filling the cavity ... cheesecloth to cover the meat can help with deterring flies. DO NOT use tarps or wrap tightly in material that ... wild game taste of the meat you may want to try one of these two methods. Soak the meat in salt-water ...

  10. The Gastrointestinal Tract of the Horse

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/1022

    circular motion to reduce feed size and increase the feed’s surface area, which helps enzymes begin the ... lubricate food and help create boluses. A bolus is a round, easy-to-swallow mass of food. Saliva also has ... a buffering action in the stomach, helping modulate pH. Relatively little amylase is in equine saliva, so the ...

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