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  1. Herbicide Injury and the Problem of Spray Drift

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0137

    University Herbicides recommended for use in the vineyard are usually very safe if the user follows the ... vine death are all potential outcomes of a drift event. Damages inflicted by drift have resulted in ... owner should be aware of any prohibitions. Droplet drift usually results in a visible pattern in the ...

  2. Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-540

    State University Although most aerial pesticide spraying in the United States is done using traditional ... Business Insights, “the global agriculture drone market is projected to grow from $4.98 billion in 2023 to ... calibrating the droplet size and flow rate to account for changes in operational parameters such as spray ...

  3. Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0107

    2015). This committee of university scientists has developed methods appropriate to soils in the Midwest ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; The Ohio State University Steve Culman; Soil Fertility ... Specialist/Associate Professor; Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; The Ohio State University Greg LaBarge; ...

  4. The Role of the Land-Grant University Cooperative Extension in Addressing Community Business Retention and Expansion (BRE) Programs 

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/cd-1577

    extension.umn.edu/courses-and-events/business-retention-and-expansion-course West Virginia University Extension Service BRE extension.wvu.edu/community-business-safety/community-and-economic-development/business ... State University Extension, Noble County Whether it is through an ongoing, community-based Business ... are key community partners in the development of business retention and expansion programs. Bringing ...

  5. Preventing Falls from Trees for Trainers and Supervisors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-892242

    procedures. Ask workers to describe their own experience working in trees. Review the important points. Have ... change your position. Always make sure that other workers are not below while you are trimming. If ... possible, have a co-worker on the ground act as a spotter. Do not work in trees if you are tired. Fatigue ...

  6. Elderberry Production in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0110

    State University South Centers in Piketon, Ohio as a part of a specialty crop block grant from the Ohio ... Marketing Elderberries in Missouri” (AF1017-2012). Agroforestry In Action, University of Missouri Center for ... Extension, The Ohio State University M. Ryan Slaughter, Research Assistant II, CFAES South Centers, The Ohio ...

  7. Shiitake Mushroom Production: Logs and Laying Yards

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0041

    Cribbing (Fig. 3) during the spawn run (long-term laying) is probably best suited to airy locations in ... prone to drying. Growers who experiment with lean-to stacks may find that five-degree changes in stack ... opportunities, not only in providing optimum spawn growth and reducing contamination, but also in making the best ...

  8. Growing Rhubarb in the Home Garden

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1631

    soils, but grows best in fertile, loamy, well-drained soil that has good organic matter content. Careful ... Don’t use crowns that look diseased or stressed. Rhubarb crowns are best planted in early spring when ... have not been found to be effective in eliminating the problem. The best control is prevention. Only ...

  9. Pollinator Quick Guide: What You Can Do to Help Bumble Bees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-81

    frequently seen in Ohio gardens. Although about a dozen species are considered native to the state, the ... bumble bee species are in serious decline and are rarely seen.     Bumble bee foraging on composite ... climate change and lack of suitable nesting sites. Bumble bees are specifically impacted by several ...

  10. The Living Will

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ss-170

    Family and Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Darke County Adapted by Jill Eversole ... Nolan, Faculty Emeritus, Ohio State University Extension Reviewed by Kellie Lemly, Educator, Family and ... Consumer Sciences, Ohio State University Extension, Champaign County A living will is a written, legal ...

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