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  1. Water Effects on Livestock Performance

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-13

    access and quality can affect livestock performance. Farm managers with high producing dairy cows have ... animals do not have to travel far for water. A study from Missouri researched distances beef cattle ... percent by simply keeping livestock within 800 feet of water. Other research from Wyoming concluded ...

  2. Manure to Energy Through Anaerobic Digestion

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-653.1

    Drs. Harold Keener and Jay Martin. Ag Crops and Livestock Energy and Environment Farm Management ... State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) Yebo Li, Assistant Professor ... and Extension Engineer, The Ohio State University/Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center ...

  3. Safe Operation of Utility Type Vehicles (UTVs)

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-597.1

    Acknowledgments This fact sheet was reviewed by Randall Reeder, P.E., Assoc. Prof. and Extension Ag. Engineer, The ... Tractor and Machinery Operation Program. Farm Management farm safety tow utv driving directions safe ...

  4. Using a Waterslide to Introduce STEM to Younger Youth

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/4h-38

    State University Extension According to the National 4-H Council’s STEM Research website, 60% of youth ... sure to have an adult field test the slide first.  Further Resources and Research   Want to scaffold ... ohio4h.org/10-minute-science. The latest in 4-H STEM research is available at 4-h.org/about/research/#!science. Family and Youth ...

  5. The Biology of Soil Compaction

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-10

    Extension, Columbus, Ohio Soil compaction is a common and constant problem on most farms that till the soil. ... Heavy farm machinery can create persistent subsoil compaction (Hakansson & Reeder, 1994). Johnson et ... macropores in the soil, so water tends to pond on the soil surface. Farm fields that have been excessively ...

  6. Submitting Insect Specimens for Identification

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2121

    facility and cannot receive samples containing blood, skin, or human tissue. Please consult with your ...

  7. Basic Estate Planning: Miscellaneous Issues

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/EP-12

    after the death of your children. For example, let's say a farm is worth $2,000 per acre at your ... death and the farm is worth $3,000 per acre at the death of your children. If you gave the farm to your ... children directly, the entire value of the farm would be in the taxable estate of your children for estate ...

  8. Response of Soils and Crops to Gypsum Application in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0153

    S per acre. The farms also received organic fertilizers, such as manure, chicken litter, and fish ... soil and crop biomass is frequently observed with gypsum. Limited research is available to support soil ... and crops to gypsum application on organic farms. Agronomy Journal, 113 (5), 4220–4230. ...

  9. Soil Testing for Ohio Lawns, Landscapes, Fruit Crops, and Vegetable Gardens

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-1132

    special analysis upon request. Agricultural Analytical Services Laboratory Penn State University 111 Ag ... 842-6100 www.loganlabs.com Soil, plant tissue, water and other special analysis upon request. The Farm ... Handbook Series Book 10, Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE), University of Maryland, ...

  10. Using °Brix as an Indicator of Vegetable Quality: A Summary of the Measurement Method

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1652

    Kleinhenz, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University, Ohio Agricultural Research ... Expensive, bench-top models are common in laboratories and QA/QC facilities. Inexpensive, portable ... publication also depicts the measurement of °Brix on single-fruit samples. In laboratory and research ...

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