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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 ...
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Conference to Discuss Enriching Soils While Keeping Water Safe
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/conference-discuss-enriching-soils-while-keeping-water-safe
not fully incorporated into the soil before a heavy rainfall, the manure could run off a farm field ... and into a nearby body of water. In August 2017, three fish kills occurred in separate incidents in ... soil quality, managing fertilizer application and precision agriculture. Farmers planning to spread ...
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Dig into soil health at Feb. 14 workshop
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/dig-soil-health-feb-14-workshop
Culman, soil fertility specialist at The Ohio State University, who is helping lead an upcoming workshop ... on how to test your soil. “Soil testing provides a window into the soil, revealing if a plant is ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). The workshop, called “Digging Into Soil Health: What Tests ...
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Processed Meats Product Show
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/processed-meats-product-show
properly labled. The students all developed a Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points safety plan, and ...
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Soil health at risk on fallow fields
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/soil-health-risk-fallow-fields
risks to next year’s crops, soil experts from The Ohio State University warn. If wind or rain carry away ... a soil fertility specialist with Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of Ohio State’s College of Food, ... fungi in the soil to die off, harming the soil’s ability to support a healthy crop, Culman said. ...
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Farmers Required to report Livestock Air Emissions
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farmers-required-report-livestock-air-emissions
A new law will go into effect November 15, 2017 requiring farmers to monitor and report air ... operators, especially of sizeable animal operations that are likely to have larger air emissions, need to ... substance to the air within a 24-hour period, the owner or operator must notify the National Response ...
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Consider rotating use of GMO seeds to avoid resistance
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/consider-rotating-use-gmo-seeds-avoid-resistance
but killing the weeds that are sucking up the nutrients and water. The problem is that soybean seeds ... including nutrient management, digital technologies for farmers, cover crops, soil health, and best ... management practices to improve water quality. The conference is sponsored by CFAES and includes speakers ...
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Register Soon for Greenhouse Hydroponics Workshop
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/register-soon-greenhouse-hydroponics-workshop
which this year will focus on hydroponics, a booming Ohio industry that grows crops in water without ... soil. The event is Feb. 8-9 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), part of ... to food production, water Hydroponic crops are grown one of two ways: rooted in trays floating in ...
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Raindrops Kept Falling on Our Heads
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/raindrops-kept-falling-our-heads
across the Midwest and the Northeast.” Temperatures are getting warmer, and a higher amount of water ... the frozen soil is preferable to wet soil,” Lindsey said. During the last week of November, about ...