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Algal Blooms 101
https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-101
commonly known as blooms, resulted in a three-day shutdown of the city of Toledo’s water supply in 2014. ... settles or shifts to is determined by the winds. Additionally, if surface water is calm, the bloom may lie ... the lake. The same health concerns exist for pets, which can’t control their water intake as well as ...
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TRAINING DAIRY FARM WORKERS
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-1/training-dairy-farm-workers
don't have time to prepare" or "I know this job so well I don't need to think about how ... are to know or be able to do at the conclusion of the training. Does the new milker need to know how ... to do preventive maintenance on the milking equipment? Does the tractor driver need to know how do ...
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Webinar on Sept. 30 to Examine the Economics of Water Pollution Control
https://aede.osu.edu/news/webinar-sept-30-examine-economics-water-pollution-control
discuss the use of economic instruments to control algal blooms, such as taxes, water quality trading, and ... Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative will hold a webinar focused on the economics of water ... pollution control, looking specifically at the case of harmful algal blooms, on Tuesday, September 30 th ...
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Alum Steps Out of Comfort Zone to Embrace New Experiences
https://aede.osu.edu/news/alum-steps-out-comfort-zone-embrace-new-experiences
Agribusiness and Applied Economics alum Andrea Kackley credits her ability to step out of her ... the most from were things I didn’t think fit into my plan,” said Kackley. “I jumped at those ... into how to predict yields and understand the big picture of farm income, “says Kackley. “It taught me ...
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Researchers: Toledo Water Crisis Impacted Perceptions of Lake Erie Algae Causes
water from the Toledo municipal water supply due to the presence of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, ... the source of the city’s water. The blooms resulted in the city water containing more than double the ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Jan. 22, 2015 COLUMBUS, Ohio – The August 2014 water crisis in Toledo, ...
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Bring on the Heat
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-3/bring-heat
University Extension With warm weather on the forecast, it is time to start thinking about heat stress and ... its impacts on your dairy cattle. Just as we have our comfortable temperatures in which we keep our ... homes in the summer or winter, dairy cows are the same. They have upper and lower critical temperatures, ...
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Algal blooms cost Ohio homeowners $152 million
https://aede.osu.edu/news/algal-blooms-cost-ohio-homeowners-152-million
blooms at two Ohio lakes cost Ohio homeowners $152 million in lost property value over six years. ... license sales to drop at least 10 percent every time a bloom reaches a moderate level of health risk. ... Based on those numbers, a computer model projects that a severe, summer-long bloom would cause up to ...
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Winter Calf Management
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/winter-calf-management
below the lower critical temperature of 50⁰F, calves need extra energy to stay warm. At times during ... the back leg when lying down. As temperatures continue to fall, adding calf jackets to help keep ... Calf jacket material should be breathable with a water resistant shell. It is recommended that ...
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New Ohio Sea Grant Project Helps Determine Lake Erie's Value to Its Residents
https://aede.osu.edu/news/new-ohio-sea-grant-project-helps-determine-lake-eries-value-its-residents
blooms at your favorite fishing spot?” “The drinking water treatment cost will be based on an engineering ... water.” The research enhances a multi-year National Science Foundation (NSF) project that examines how ... farmers’ best management practices in the watershed affect water quality in Lake Erie, and how people’s ...
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Ohio State Workshop Addresses Farmland Leasing Issues
https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-workshop-addresses-farmland-leasing-issues
financial and legal risks with farmland leasing. “When it comes to farmland leases, we tend to think first ... workshop offers insight into how both sides can reduce legal and financial risks.” Topics to be covered ... options to include in new or renewed land leases, understanding how to use data in negotiations and how to ...