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  1. Pollinator Quick Guide: What You Can Do to Help Native Bees

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ent-80

    actively seek out and visit flowers. Bees’ fuzzy bodies and branched hairs help female bees collect pollen ... desirable flowers while expending less energy in the search for plants. Weeds—including clover, dandelion ...     Evidence that a leaf cutting bee collected leaf discs.  Brush piles, stacked firewood, fallen logs and bare ...

  2. Ground Beetles

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-2102-10

    probably in search of needed water. They are very common and attracted to lights. Longnecked Ground Beetle ... metallic green with red margins, finely striated. This handsome beetle can climb trees in search of prey. ... found indoors can be easily collected by broom and dustpan and relocated outside far from the house ...

  3. Grants and Low-Interest Loans for Ohio Small Farms

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-63

    concept of a loan, payments, cash flow, and more. Search online using terms such as, “farm loans ... locations in Ohio that can be located by searching online. Other sources for grant assistance include local ... December. Search online for USDA-SARE for more information.  Farm Aid was started by music recording stars ...

  4. Wastewater Management in Rural Communities

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-750

    fall into three major categories. Option 1 Collect wastewater and treat to remove all pollutants before ... a sewer system to collect all of the wastewater from individual homes a body of water to discharge the ... highly trained people to operate and manage the collection and treatment system Option 2 Collect ...

  5. Determining Grape Maturity and Fruit Sampling

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-1436

    and seeds and taste the juice collected to measure °Brix, pH and TA. It is a subjective way to monitor ... Therefore, it is important that a sample is collected properly so that it will reflect the level of maturity ... either method, it is critical to collect a "representative" sample with a minimum number of ...

  6. Developing a Farm Digital Strategy 1- Introduction

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/fabe-555

    connection capabilities already installed. This abundance of technology is capable of collecting large ... volumes of data for a field.   A study conducted by the Ohio State Digital Ag team in 2017 collected 60.4 ... weather, and scouting data. The project illustrated the volume and complexity of data that can be collected ...

  7. Household Well Water Testing

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-314

    collect a sample, and file and act on the results. Annual Water Tests At a minimum, a private well should ... Careful sample collection is required to test for corrosive water. Allow the water to stand in the pipes ... overnight or longer before collecting a “first flush” sample. Use the list below to look for indicators of ...

  8. Collecting and Submitting a Turfgrass Sample to the Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/HYG-3087

    Step 1: Collecting the Sample For "high cut turf " such as residential lawns, athletic ... fields, parks, commercial sites, and sod farms use a shovel, spade, or knife to collect the turf sample. ... Collect a sample that is at least 6 inches by 6 inches and 2–3 inches deep. Often it is advised to send ...

  9. First Grade: Dealing with Morning Madness

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/BB-F-1

    Coordinator—Family and Consumer Sciences, Hamilton County. Have you ever found yourself frantically searching for ...  before—including shoes and socks.  This puts an end to those last-minute searches for the missing shoe. Have ...

  10. Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing

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

    in Selecting a Lab Consistency Consistency in sample collection and analysis is key to tracking soil ... extensionpubs.osu.edu/search.php?search_query=974&section=product Eliason, R., R. J. Goos, and B. Hoskins. 2015. "Recommended Chemical Soil Test Procedures for ...

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