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  1. Giving New Life to Tired Pastures

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0159

    nutrient status and pH? What is the stand density? Define this by the percentage of bare soil and the ... germination and growth. Correcting Soil Acidity and Nutrient Status The carrying capacity of a pasture can be ... greatly affected by the forage species grown, soil fertility, and soil pH. Work in Ohio by Van Keuren ...

  2. Attributes and Considerations for the Use of Cereal Rye as a Cover Crop

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0168

    nutrients, reduce excess soil moisture and runoff over the winter months, serve as a weed control method, and ... soil, and increased resilience during times of weather extremes. Nutrient Cycling Many cover crops take ... the nutrients from the plant tissue are fully broken down and returned to the soil. If the C:N ratio ...

  3. Periodical Cicadas in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ENT-58

    forest ecosystems. Research has revealed that a brood emergence is followed by an increase in soil ... Emeritus, Department of Entomology, The Ohio State University. Jennifer E. Andon, Program Manager, Master ... depending on the species. Immature periodical cicadas are called nymphs, and they live in the soil. The tan ...

  4. How and Why to Hire an Arborist

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1032

    management and fertilization; tree installation and establishment; pruning; tree diagnostics and treatment; ... Lucas County Cynthia M. Meyer, Conservation Program Specialist, Warren County Soil and Water ... earning the ISA Certified Arborist credential. Certified Arborists are trained in tree biology; soil ...

  5. Growth, Harvest, and Serving of Jerusalem Artichoke (Sunchoke)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0167

    stunted growth. If needed, supplement the plant with additional fertilizer to give an extra nutrient ... ANR-0167 Agriculture and Natural Resources 02/24/2025 Samaneh Tajik, Postdoctoral Researcher ... (Sennoi & Puttha, 2021). Growing conditions.  Soil composition and cultivation practices can affect ...

  6. Managing Employees: How to Onboard New Hires Successfully

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aede-0025

    Manager's Library Series AEDE-0025 Agriculture and Natural Resources 03/21/2025 Jay Akridge, ... tomorrow. Life is good and you can enjoy your weekend. The new manager starts in a couple of weeks. You ... any experienced manager knows, hiring the right person is one of many important steps to a produc tive ...

  7. Maximizing Forage Quality Through Targeted Grazing of Native Warm-Season Grasses

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0166

    adapted to low-fertility soils and produce large amounts of forage mass without fertilization. However, to ... improve nutritive value and promote faster regrowth, fertilization is recommended based on soil tests for ... crude protein level (Bisangwa et al., 2024). During our study, fertilization rates were the same for ...

  8. Teff for Forage Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0165

    results. Fertilizing Test the soil and then apply phosphate and potash per recommendations. The adequate ... soil pH for teff grass is 6.0 to 6.5. Nitrogen fertilizer should be applied at planting at an estimated ... or cool soil conditions. Planting should occur after the potential for frost has passed and soil ...

  9. Crop Tree Management: A Tool to Help You Achieve Your Woodland Goals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0050

    their woodlands and more can be enhanced through crop tree management. Crop trees are trees that provide ... light, water, and nutrients is often severe and can result in slow growth or even the death of the most ... a woodland under crop-tree management, crop trees do not experience excessive competition because ...

  10. Phosphorus (P) Nutrient Use in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0143

    -phosphorus-from-animal-manure-pss-2249.pdf Ag Crops and Livestock phosphorus soil fertility nutrient management water quality Agriculture ... a foundational area of study in soil fertility research. The basis of university fertilizer recommendations is ... fertilizer is added to the soil. The change in P nutrient use which occurred around 1995 coincided with ...

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