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New Ohio State Research Shows Phosphorus Levels in Ohio Soils Trending Downward
The findings, part of the college’s Field to Faucet initiative, represent good news for Ohioans ... concerned about protecting surface water quality while maintaining agricultural production, according to ... higher than crop needs, the fact that so many counties show soil phosphorus levels trending down ...
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$1 Million Study Tackles Role of Viruses in Safety of Fresh Produce
already leads an OSU Extension Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Food Safety Team, which has trained about 1,500 ... growers and packers in the past two years. In this project, Doohan will incorporate information about ... said. "If you look at virology texts, there is no mention of food safety. This project will help us ...
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Ohio State Shares in $20M USDA Grant for Sustainability of Corn Production in the Midwest
various research and outreach components of the project. The grant was announced today (2/18) in Washington D.C. ... the excellence of our scientists as well as to the fact we have more than 4 million acres of corn in ... the state of Ohio. The science represented in this project will be critical to keep Ohio and the ...
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Ohio State Researcher to Re-write Ohio’s Phosphorus Index to Improve Water Quality
million project to evaluate and, as necessary, revise the U.S. Department of Agriculture-Natural Resources ... for both manure and commercial fertilizer application, it is important that the P Risk Index be as ... degradation of Ohio’s fresh surface water, with use of phosphorus fertilizer on farmland as a contributing ...
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Partners Gather to Kickoff Pilot Watershed Project
https://senr.osu.edu/news/partners-gather-kickoff-pilot-watershed-project
changes if they in fact work in the field and not just in simulation models,” said Robyn Wilson, professor ... U.S. Geological Survey, USDA Conservation Effects Assessment Project, National Wildlife Federation, ... disciplines across four universities gathered recently to kick-off the Pilot Watershed Project in the Shallow ...
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Don't Pass Up Rare Opportunity to Make Fall Fertilizer Applications
about two weeks early, on average, they can get quite a bit of fertilizer applications down this fall ... are encouraged to make their fertilizer applications now. "This is a rare opportunity for ... there is some field residue to a physical impediment to prevent the fertilizer from running off the ...
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$5 Million Third Frontier Grant to Advance Granule Technology
project." The broad range of targeted applications of the granule technology includes turf, nursery, ... agricultural industries. The Andersons, Inc. will be leading an Ohio Bioproducts Innovation Center project to ... develop granular material that more effectively contains, transports, and delivers fertilizer and ...
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For Youth in 4-H, a Deep Dive Into Science of Water
https://senr.osu.edu/news/youth-4-h-deep-dive-science-water
go.osu.edu/4HGuide. Ohio 4-H also is developing a new water-related project called Field to Faucet, tied in to the ... Greg LaBarge, an OSU Extension agronomy field specialist and the project’s other co-developer. “We want ... ohio4h.org/about-us/join-4-h and in a YouTube video at go.osu.edu/Join4H. - 30- WRITER(S): Kurt Knebusch knebusch.1@osu.edu ...
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Researchers Exploring Ways to Convert Manure Gas into Fertilizer
April 14, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Many farmers are looking to manure application for their fertility ... have raised questions about the future availability and affordability of nitrogen fertilizer for ... needs as a way of combating high commercial fertilizer costs. Now new strides in technology may soon ...
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Extension landing page
https://plantpath.osu.edu/node/347
sheets on specific plant diseases. Help us spread the word about these exciting new teaching and ... Idea Starters series. If you're looking for science projects or are curious about why plants get ...