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  1. More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-2018

    algal blooms, LaBarge said. “It’s complicated trying to understand how improving the water leaving ... recertification courses. “Awareness brings change,” he said. “Many have said, ‘Now I need to think about what ... But as old equipment needs to be replaced, farmers more and more are thinking about buying the ...

  2. NOAA, Partners Predict Significant Summer Harmful Algal Bloom for Western Lake Erie

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/noaa-partners-predict-significant-summer-harmful-algal-bloom-western-lake-erie

    nutrient loading, optimize water treatment and understand bloom dynamics need to continue,” said ... 10 and 10.5, respectively. The size of a bloom isn’t necessarily an indication of how toxic it is. ... developing tools to predict how toxic blooms will be. The predicted bloom is expected to appear in the far ...

  3. Changes Made to Rules on Applying Fertilizer

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/changes-made-rules-applying-fertilizer

    certified, a measure aimed at keeping nutrients from farm fields from contributing to algal blooms in Lake ... blooms. Those blooms produce toxins in the water, making it unsafe to swim in or drink. And as the blooms ... a three-hour course to get the required certification aimed at protecting water quality. The exam is a new ...

  4. New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields

    it by the year 2025. Experts think that such a reduction will keep the lake’s blooms at safe levels. ... algal blooms Phosphorus, a nutrient, is needed for crops to grow. It’s an important part of the ... Instead, other best management practices are needed — ones that keep nutrients in the field or that trap ...

  5. 'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/state-science-algal-bloom-conference-thursday

    to reduce nutrient loading, optimize water treatment and understand bloom dynamics need to continue,” ... drinking water filters, and links in the U.S. between bloom toxins and public health. Experts say ... drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ...

  6. 'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/state-science-algal-bloom-conference-thursday-0

    currently underway to reduce nutrient loading, optimize water treatment and understand bloom dynamics need ... drinking water filters, and links in the U.S. between bloom toxins and public health. Experts say ... drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ...

  7. HCS Alumni Spotlight: Amber Emmons

    https://hcs.osu.edu/news/hcs-alumni-spotlight-amber-emmons

    a Specialist position. I started my graduate studies thinking I knew how the next 2 years would go while ... Meet Amber Emmons | OSU HCS Alumna Class of 2019 Amber Emmons is currently a Water Quality ... internship with OSU Extension and I made many friends in the same field as me." Thankfully, Amber had ...

  8. Farmers need to gear up for more rain

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farmers-need-gear-more-rain

    handling the additional water, he said. “I don’t think we should ever look at a single solution to ... State University. As a result, the state's farmers will have to deal with more and more water ... pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of water downstream, ...

  9. 'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to improve water quality

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/we-are-continuing-look-for-best-management-practices-improve-water-quality

    the potential for harmful algal blooms," he said.    "We have to balance protecting water ... With harmful algal blooms forecast to have increased this summer in western Lake Erie, experts ... with CFAES are continuing to work with farmers statewide to offer steps that agriculture can take to ...

  10. HCS Alumni Spotlight: Emma Bilbrey

    https://hcs.osu.edu/Emma-Bilbrey-Alumna

    it is impossible to know at the outset what you need out of a company or day-to-day job. Keep up with ... Farm in Valparaiso, IN- a specialty cut flower farm with the goal of growing high-quality, fresh blooms ... using sustainable practices. Most of the blooms she grows are sold at local farmers markets & to ...

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