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  1. Forage Testing for Beef Cattle

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0149

    increase. These hay sources would have been relatively mature at the time of harvest. Neutral Detergent ... activity. Grazed cattle can have a 10%–20% increase in NEM requirements compared to penned cattle. Research ... also increase energy requirements. Conversely, bulls can require 12% more energy for maintenance than ...

  2. Food Preservation: Freezing Fruits

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-5349

    costs more than canning or drying because it requires purchasing a freezer and maintaining operating ... fresh fruits lose quality rapidly after harvesting. Harvest only the amount you can preserve within ...

  3. A Guide to Corn Growth and Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0148

    interchangeably, yet each has a distinct meaning. Corn growth is related to the increase in size of an individual ... Table 1. The table shows that two vegetative stages, emergence (VE) and tasseling (VT), do not require ... required for germination. When planted later, warmer temperatures are expected, and fewer days (about 6–8) ...

  4. Raw Oat Safety

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fcs-1006

    FCS-1006 Family and Consumer Sciences 01/30/2024 Nicole Arnold, PhD, Food Safety Field Specialist, ... fit a variety of flavor preferences and dietary restrictions. However, raw oat dishes require ... different safety considerations than cooked oat dishes. What Are Oats? Oats are a type of cereal grain. The ...

  5. Corn Response to Long-Term Weather Stressors

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0150

    these challenges through management decisions. Drought and High Temperatures An increased frequency of ... continue to increase, leading to variable soil moisture across the midwestern United States (Crimmins et ... radiation-use efficiency over the past 100 years have translated into small increases of grain yield per unit of ...

  6. Blacklegged (Deer) Tick, Ixodes scapularis

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0096

    For more information on tick safety, visit the Ohio Department of Health (link 2). Identification ... Larvae are most active in the summer and fall, nymphs are primarily active in the spring and summer, and ... adults are active in the spring and fall. One or more life stages may be active during every month of the ...

  7. February 2024 Highlights

    https://fst.osu.edu/february-2024-highlights

    Waichungo, Vice President, Global Safety Assessment and Regulatory Affairs at SC Johnson 4-5 pm Parker Food ...

  8. Opportunities for Sub-surface Nutrient Placement in Ohio

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-56401

    horsepower requirements, the level of tillage and soil disruption, depth of fertilizer placement, and ... resulting in a banded strip of fertilizer. Potential advantages of strip-till include: Increased energy ... overland runoff. Banded fertilizer increases the concentration gradient, which reduces soil absorption and ...

  9. Annual Bluegrass Weevil

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-0095

    before pupation. Larvae are legless and cream-colored with an orange-brown head capsule that increases in ... the edges of fairways, progressing inward and spreading more widely as the ABW population increases ... migrate from overwintering sites in increasing numbers when Forsythia spp. are in full bloom. Peak adult ...

  10. Drones for Spraying Pesticides—Opportunities and Challenges

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

    minute), or by flying at a slower speed. However, increasing the gallons/acre application rate may require ... field-condition data collection to increase profitability in crop production. Drones capture a number of important ... delivering real-time data from the moment of plant emergence to harvest. With the help of fast and accurate ...

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