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Soil Health Workshops
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/soil-health-workshops-1
soil health and maximizing cover crops. The workshops are a joint effort with Ohio State University ... Resources Conservation Service (NRCS). The workshops will provide farmers with an overview of soil ecology ... program leader for the Healthy Soil Healthy Environment program with OSU Extension. The day-long program ...
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Chow Line: Growing Giant Pumpkins
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/chow-line-growing-giant-pumpkins
water. Fertilizer and lime: When planting, you’ll need to have the soil tested to determine whether lime ... several hours of daily sunlight and access to water, considering that pumpkins require large amounts of ... and fertilizers are needed based on your soil requirements. Planting and space requirements: The ...
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Ohio State’s Rattan Lal Receives International Agriculture Award
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state%E2%80%99s-rattan-lal-receives-international-agriculture-award
ability of soil to address such global challenges as climate change, food security and water quality. The ... NANJING, China — Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State ... Iceland, and is the current president of the Vienna-based 60,000-member International Union of Soil ...
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Farmers need to gear up for more rain
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farmers-need-gear-more-rain
State University. As a result, the state's farmers will have to deal with more and more water ... pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of water downstream, ... first half of the 20th century, Wilson said. Warmer temperatures have led to a greater amount of water ...
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Helping farmers know their bottom line
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/helping-farmers-know-their-bottom-line
the Thomases had the financial projections and analysis to show that it was likely the right move. ... They used information from several years of analysis done through the Ohio Farm Business Analysis and ... part of their business. The business analysis program is designed to help Ohio farmers achieve ...
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New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields
soil matters, such as the types and rates of fertilizer to apply — and some of the farmers they work ... organizations can work together to address an important unknown. By doing so, this will improve water quality ... many miles wide, and threaten recreation, tourism, drinking water safety and people’s health. The ...
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Chocolate chemistry – a food scientist explains how the beloved treat gets its flavor, texture and tricky reputation as an ingredient
powdered cocoa more soluble in water. But when the beans are at a higher pH during roasting, it changes the ...
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Ohio State Organic Experts Among OEFFA Conference Speakers
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-organic-experts-among-oeffa-conference-speakers
to limit soil erosion, improve soil health, cut the risk of water contamination and increase ... soils, sometimes present in cities, healthy for urban farming. How a new perennial grain could have ... double uses, as food for people and forage for livestock, and also double benefits, helping soil and ...
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Ohio State expert warns about effect of rock salt on plants
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-expert-warns-about-effect-rock-salt-plants
salt content changes the chemistry of the soil so that plants can’t absorb water and the roots dry ... lowers the freezing point of the ice by creating a solution of water and salt. However, this salt has ...
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2019 Ohio Hop Conference
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/2019-ohio-hop-conference
This conference will cover topics including quality, sensory analysis, maximizing yields, and ...