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  1. 20 Questions on Plant Diagnosis

    study of plant disease including the reasons why plants get sick and how to control or manage healthy ... diagnostic perspective is to consider a plant’s common problems. All plants have their own set of diseases ... common name for this disease reflects the two hosts: cedar-apple rust. The “cedar” refers to eastern ...

  2. 4-H Camp Active Threat Guidelines

    are items to consider when planning your camp to help better prepare yourself, staff, and counselors. ... to develop a safety plan for the camp, including determining the best way to communicate given the ... resources available at the camp facility, as well as identifying where to gather once the threat has passed. ...

  3. 4-H Project Learning

    discussions to maintain member interest in the project. Project Advising, Review, and Recognition One of the ... 4-H project demonstrations, refer to fact sheet 4-H-46. Project Review Review of the member's ... a member’s project review. It is usually done to assign the member a final grade or a particular “Honor ...

  4. A Consumer’s Guide to Pure Maple Syrup

    https://holmes.osu.edu/sites/holmes/files/imce/Program_Pages/Maple/North.... IMSI (International Maple Syrup Institute). 2012. “Welcome to the IMSI website.” ... classified as a superfood, due to its potential health benefits. However, the reason consumers keep coming ... night. This causes sap to flow cold and clear from the tree. Syrup produced from this sap is light in color ...

  5. A Guide to Corn Growth and Development

    Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University Mark Licht, Extension Cropping Systems ... interchangeably, yet each has a distinct meaning. Corn growth is related to the increase in size of an individual ... fertility, stress, and plant competition. On the other hand, corn development relates to the plant’s progress ...

  6. A History of Packaging

    to other packaging forms. A brief review of the more popular packaging developments is included in ... instruct the public. A Review From containers provided by nature to the use of complex materials and ... and leaves to use. Later, containers were fashioned from natural materials, such as hollowed logs, ...

  7. A Landowner’s Guide to Understanding Recommended Pipeline Standards and Construction Specifications

    programs through the Farm Service Agency. Unique Agricultural Lands, including specialty crops, orchards, ... drilling of gas wells comes the need to establish pipelines to move the gas from the point of drilling to ... the end users. Landowners across Ohio are being asked to sign agreements allowing companies to ...

  8. Abate Animal Heat Stress in Hot Weather

    significant losses. Heat Stress Farm animals need to maintain relative stable body temperatures for good ... environmental air temperatures) of major farm animals. How to Monitor and Evaluate Heat Stress Air temperature ... Animals lose heat to the environment through surrounding air, water and objects through conductive, ...

  9. Abnormal Ears in Corn—When and Why Do They Develop?

    Emerging Crops, Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, The Ohio State University After more than 100 ... have been reported for over a century. To date, ear development issues reported in cornfields persist, ... to 49% of plants had abnormal ears). Abnormal ears reduced grain yield 35–91% (yield loss per area ...

  10. About

    hallmark is programming delivered by professionals to address the needs of the local community while also ... you have access to hundreds of OSU Extension fact sheets covering a wide array of subjects such as ... agriculture and natural resources, family and consumer sciences, community development, and 4-H youth ...

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