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  1. Preparing for Animal Welfare Audits and Assessments

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/vme-33

    6:187–205. Ag Crops and Livestock animal welfare assessment humane standards farm animal treatment sheep ... animal welfare “assessment” or “audit” programs that assess whether individual farms are meeting the ... what measurements are taken from the farm during an assessment, and 4) what a producer can do to ...

  2. Grounding and GFCI Protection

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-79021

    Small Farm and Gardening Safety and Health Series AEX-790.21 Agriculture and Natural Resources ... McGuire, CFAES Safety and Health Coordinator, Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering Ag Crops and ... Livestock Energy and Environment Farm Management Home, Yard and Garden Horticulture small farm gardening ...

  3. Cover Crop Fundamentals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-142

    private researchers are going back to the basics and are experimenting with beneficial plants to determine ... how they can best be used in modern farming practices to supplement or replace purchased inputs. Cover ... crops have an important role in successful sustainable farming systems. Benefits The main purpose of ...

  4. Safe Use of Hand-Held Tools

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-59176

    sharp. T F         Ag Crops and Livestock Business and Land Ownership Farm Management agricultural ... that will allow each employee to use the hand tools in the shop area or on farm equipment. Demonstrate ... hand-held tools that are common to most farm shops. Wrenches When placing an adjustable wrench on a nut, ...

  5. Safe Use of Harvesting Equipment with Cutterbars

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-59129

    with and unplug cutterbar-equipped farm machinery. Trainer’s Note Conduct this session in the shop or ... from the cutterbar knives. About These Modules The Ag Tailgate Training Series was developed by members ... a tractor with a cab to avoid injury from objects thrown by the cutterbar-equipped machinery. T F         Ag ...

  6. Preventing Machine Hazards

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-591711

    The Ag Tailgate Training Series was developed by members of the Agricultural Safety and Health Program ... working with machines on the farm or in the shop. T F 3. Wear tennis shoes when working on heavy ... machines well maintained to guard against hazards.   T F                Ag Crops and Livestock Business and ...

  7. West Nile Virus and Scrap Tires

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/WNV-1004

    remove tires in the course of business. Ohio regulations allow such facilities to accumulate a limited ... at their facilities. Ohio's tire rules require that these facilities either keep water from ... to document their compliance. Scrap tires may also be found around farms and private residences. ...

  8. Wages and Benefits for Farm Employees 2009

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEDE-RP-0126-10

    employment, human resources, and farm management are available through the Ohio Ag Manager Newsletter ... compensating farm employees is a critical component in many farming operations in 21st century agriculture. For ... farm business owners, equitable compensation is critical to retaining quality employees and maintaining ...

  9. Soil Carbon Sequestration—Fundamentals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-510

    to about 60 to 70 percent of natural levels with best farming practices. Plowing and Erosion Organic ... are the major culprits worldwide. USDA research shows that carbon dioxide gas is lost directly from ... unnecessary on most soils. We know from historic agricultural research plots at the University of Illinois and ...

  10. Understanding How Soil Test Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0111

    P loss accelerates at an increased rate through subsurface drainage, as identified from research ... Ohio State University research project monitors annual phosphorus losses from fields with high STP ... values. The researchers screened nine fields with STP between 75 and 550 ppm for P loading (Figure 4). ...

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