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Managing Corn in Response to Severe Storms and Short-Term Weather Stressors
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0151
water prior to emergence is largely dependent on soil temperatures. If soil temperatures are cooler (60 ... tolerant to cold-water uptake above 39 degrees Fahrenheit, but cold injury to mesocotyls and emerging ... plants can occur at temperatures below 46 F. Colder soil temperatures also result in more calendar days ...
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Hobby Maple Syrup Production
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-36
shorten this boil time. A reverse osmosis machine removes 75 percent of the sap’s water content before the ... only hot water and elbow grease. You may already have some of the items needed for this endeavor on ... add blocks of ice to cool the sap. These can be made from water or they can be made of frozen sap. Old ...
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Conducting a SWOT Analysis of Your Agricultural Business
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-42
Extension Many large businesses conduct an analysis to identify the Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities, ... yourself a large corporation, but completing a regular SWOT analysis of your farm or agricultural business ... not have to be. The following paragraphs help explain what a SWOT analysis involves and how to ...
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Western Ohio Cropland Values and Cash Rents 2015-16
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aede-15-16
soils. Average land will typically be the majority of land in a given region or county while poor land ... will tend to have lower productivity soils, steep slopes, poor drainage, smaller tracts, or ... Variability of Crop Return: Land (Soil) Quality: Higher quality soils translate into higher rents. Fertility ...
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Forest Management
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-34-02
principles, practices and business techniques (e.g., accounting, cost/benefit analysis, etc.) to the ... 1. Examples of Forest Landowner Objectives Source of Income Tax Shelter Product Yield Soil ... species, condition, numbers, age, volume, value, growth, and basal area will be measured. Soil/site quality ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio's Forests: Autumn Olive and Russian Olive
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-69-11
a wide variety of sites including nutrient- poor soils. They are among the first plants to leaf out in ... forests or wet soils. Identification The most prominent characteristic of both species is the silvery ... viable in the soil for approximately three years. Twigs Silvery or golden brown, scaly when young, often ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Privet (Ligustrum spp.)
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-103
roots are not removed. These treatments are most effective when the soil is moist. Cutting is most ... paintbrush. Both water-carried and oil-carried herbicides can be used for cut stump applications (Table 3). ... Herbicides carried in water should be applied to the outer 1/3 of the top of the stump within minutes of ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio Forests: Ailanthus
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-65
shallow soils of varying pH, and is highly tolerant of poor air quality. Identification Ailanthus trees ... solution of 2% herbicide in water (vol/vol) when leaves are green; add a surfactant if not in herbicide. ... of herbicide in water when leaves are green.* Garlon 4, Garlon 4 Ultra, Tahoe 4E, Remedy Apply 1.5% ...
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Controlling Non-Native Invasive Plants in Ohio’s Forests: Garlic Mustard (Alliaria petiolata)
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/F-66
in soil for 5 or more years. It is important to remove as much root as possible since garlic mustard ... not compost! Garlic mustard can also be cut a few inches above the soil surface just after the flower ... the size of the infestation, site conditions (topography, soil moisture, etc.), and access to and ...
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Opportunities for Sub-surface Nutrient Placement in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-56401
Economics; The Ohio State University The ability to place fertilizer and other soil amendments below the soil ... horsepower requirements, the level of tillage and soil disruption, depth of fertilizer placement, and ... while leaving the soil between these strips undisturbed. When the strip-till unit is equipped with ...