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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 ... and fertilizers are needed based on your soil requirements. Planting and space requirements: The ... pumpkins on display. Now my son wants to grow giant pumpkins like that in our backyard. Is that possible? ...
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Soil health at risk on fallow fields
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/soil-health-risk-fallow-fields
a soil fertility specialist with Ohio State University Extension, the outreach arm of Ohio State’s College of Food, ... risks to next year’s crops, soil experts from The Ohio State University warn. If wind or rain carry away ... fungi in the soil to die off, harming the soil’s ability to support a healthy crop, Culman said. ...
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When Weed Killers Miss Their Mark
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/when-weed-killers-miss-their-mark
cover crops and nutrient management, during the 56th annual Farm Science Review Sept. 18-20 at the Molly ... how nutrient levels within a field can differ significantly. “I can look across a field and see waves ... too much of the key nutrient. Those differences underscore the need for a farmer to apply different ...
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About Us
https://fcs.osu.edu/programs/nutrition/efnep/about-us
management, food security, and physical activity. Adult participants also gain skills in food preparation and ... managing their food budgets. The program is free and offered in-person in 16 Ohio counties. Using ... a research-based, interactive approach, peer educators from the communities they support reach over 25,000 ...
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Leave the Tilling to Mother Nature
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/leave-tilling-mother-nature
Running a disk or plow through the land breaks up the soil and helps mix in fertilizer to ready the field ... health,” he said. “We have to do some proactive measures to improve our soil health, control air pollution, ... soil scientist, Islam is among the disciples in the movement to convince farmers that plowing their ...
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Jim Downs
https://agnr.osu.edu/people/jim-downs
B.S.- Natural Resources, The Ohio State University A.A.S.- Forest Management, Hocking College ...
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Sheep industry diversity to highlight 2018 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium program
and technology tips, expanding on OSU/OARDC sheep research, nutrient and manure management, and wool ... and in the future. This event is Nov. 30 through Dec. 1 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and ... help sheep farmers improve their profitability, including Management intensive grazing 101, using ...
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Showers limiting days for spreading livestock manure
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/showers-limiting-days-spreading-livestock-manure
fertilizer to prevent the nutrients from getting into the water. With so few opportunities to spread the ... For farmers with a lot of livestock, spreading manure onto wet land as fertilizer is not an option ... few opportunities to get the manure applied,” said Glen Arnold, a manure management specialist with ...
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TAP
https://fcs.osu.edu/programs/major-program-areas/healthy-people/food-safety/TAP
to our traditional in-person food safety classes. This course is for owners, managers and/or workers ... and Spanish. For those food establishment managers who work long hours, this course is ideal! Once ... who is registered as a proctor of Food Service Manager Certification exams. These exams are required ...
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New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-app-helps-farmers-know-when-spray-or-spread
advise farmers on when to apply fertilizers and pesticides so that they aren’t washed away by rain. ... Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and project manager of FARM, it is much more than just a fancy weather app. “The ... incredibly accurate and detailed forecasts. “It then provides guidance on the best time to apply fertilizers ...