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Moisture Stress Biggest Limiting Factor in Crop Production
leaves of the plant)." Soil is intricately structured and the amount of water that is available for ... a plant's use is dependent partly upon the characteristics of the soil and how much water it can hold at any ... given time. Slater equates soil to a bucket with defined layers of water availability: oven dried, ...
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Specialist hopes to demystify algal blooms during Farm Science Review session
prevalent throughout Ohio in recent years. These blooms on public waters have drawn much attention in the ... nutrients in the water,” Braig said. “Factors contributing to HABs are complex, but will always involve ... nutrients to fuel them.“ Warm temperatures, prolonged still water, low water levels and a lack of ...
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Want to Save on Fertilizer? Run a Soil Test
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/want-save-fertilizer-run-soil-test
start by putting yourself in their shoes. I'm a producer. I get the soil analysis and I have this ... Research and Development Center, Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts, USDA Natural ... January 30, 2008 ADA, Ohio-- With fertilizer prices continuing their upward trend, a soil test is ...
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Common Sense Management Necessary to Minimize Heat Stress on Livestock
thing is that animals have plenty of water and that producers don't move them in the hot part of ... healthy for the sheep than being out in the open air." While the recommendation may sound ... a summer breeze to cool off. Grimes also pointed out the importance of shade, and air circulation, to beef ...
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ECO Farming: A New Farming System for the 21st Century
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/eco-farming-new-farming-system-21st-century
“The goal is to protect the soil from soil erosion, increase water infiltration, and decrease nutrient ... natural process improves soil structure and increases water infiltration and water storage. The ECO ... Living Cover means that farmers try to keep a living crop on the soil 100 percent of the time,” Archuleta ...
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OSU Expert: Fruit and Vegetable Growers Have Options to Protect Crops From Frost and Freeze
out and water starts to evaporate from the ice, the ice will get colder than the air temperature as it ... use sprinklers to prevent freezing injury by using the energy that water releases when it freezes and ... fans with propane heaters onto tractors and drive throughout the orchard to circulate warm air through ...
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Flooding Could Injure Corn Crop
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/flooding-could-injure-corn-crop
issue. There may not be any standing water, but if the soil is like soup, that's also hurting the ... stage of plant development when ponding occurs, duration of ponding, and air/soil temperatures. ... water and bakes in 80-90 degree (Fahrenheit) temperatures, the more likely injury or even death is to ...
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Summer Grazing Workshop withIan Mitchell-Innes
https://forages.osu.edu/events/summer-grazing-workshop-withian-mitchell-innes
profitable. This three day pasture workshop will focus on Holistic Management of water cycle, mineral cycle, ... soil life. Maximizing animal performance on pasture. Minimizing the need for supplemental energy and ...
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Saturated Soils Could Pose Risk to Well Water
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/saturated-soils-could-pose-risk-well-water
know how to test and protect their well water. It is available on Mancl's Soil Environment ... also can pose a threat to drinking water, said Ohio State University Extension 's water quality ... specialist. Many residents in rural areas get their drinking water from wells rather than municipal systems, ...
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Establishing New Forage Stands
https://forages.osu.edu/news/establishing-new-forage-stands
window of opportunity when soils are dry enough before it gets too late, and managing weed infestations ... successful forage establishment in the spring. Make sure soil pH and fertility are in the recommended ... ranges. Follow the Tri-state Soil Fertility Recommendations. Forages are more productive where soil pH is ...