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

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

    higher risk of contributing to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. That’s the premise of a new five-year, ... farm fields is a significant driver of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie. The blooms are ... 2023. Lake Erie algal blooms Phosphorus, a nutrient, is needed for crops to grow. It’s an important part ...

  2. Ohio State’s Agricultural Fertilizer Program Helps Farmers Keep Phosphorus on Fields, Improve Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state%E2%80%99s-agricultural-fertilizer-program-helps-farmers-keep-phosphorus-fields

    runoff from farms is an important source of harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in ... recent years. In August, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in ... Certification Program. The Link between Phosphorus, Harmful Algal Blooms and Agriculture. Soil Testing for ...

  3. Tips and Events for the Week of Nov. 5

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/tips-and-events-for-the-week-nov-5

    Alayna DeMartini Tip 1: Harmful Algal Bloom Level Milder Than Predicted: Lake Erie ... 's summer algal bloom level was less serious than scientists had predicted in July. The level was 3.6 out of ... program at The Ohio State University had predicted the bloom level would be 6 on the severity index. ...

  4. Tips and Events for the Week of June 18

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/tips-and-events-for-the-week-june-18

    go.osu.edu/CSxX. 12 Lake Erie Algal Bloom Forecast,  11 a.m. to 1 p.m., Stone Lab, The Ohio State University, ... Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie. 7 p.m. Research brief by Jessica D’Ambrosio, Western Lake Erie project director, The ... harmful algal blooms. Nutrient loading projections, expert commentary and research updates will also be ...

  5. News tips and events for the week of June 24

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/news-tips-and-events-for-the-week-june-24

    or view the July 11 Lake Erie harmful algal bloom forecast. Ohio State’s Stone Laboratory and Ohio ... bloom forecast for western Lake Erie on July 11 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. During the free webinar, ... and diseases. Free, no reservations required. Details: 330-263-3761. 11 Lake Erie Harmful Algal Bloom ...

  6. Clean Water for Ohio: New Partners, Projects, Funding are Growing Field to Faucet

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/clean-water-for-ohio-new-partners-projects-funding-are-growing-field-faucet

    college funding toward the effort after harmful algal blooms caused dangerous microcystin levels in Lake ... researchers to better monitor harmful algal blooms in lakes and agricultural ponds. ·      Edge of field ... algal blooms if proper timing, placement and rates are not used. Too much nitrogen can cause dead zones ...

  7. Tips and Events for the Week of June 25

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/tips-and-events-for-the-week-june-25

    Zimmerly or Paul Snyder, 330-263-3761, or  go.osu.edu/CSxX. 12 Lake Erie Algal Bloom Forecast,  11 a.m. to ... Atmospheric Administration summer forecast for Lake Erie harmful algal blooms. Nutrient loading projections, ... Jessica D’Ambrosio, Western Lake Erie project director, The Nature Conservancy, Ohio. 8 p.m. Guest lecture ...

  8. CFAES Researcher Part of New Project Studying Conservation Incentives, Farming Practices

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-researcher-part-new-project-studying-conservation-incentives-farming-practices

    Great Lakes algal blooms, ‘dead zones’ Since 2010, the GLRI has provided farmers in the Great Lakes ... blooms and oxygen-free “dead zones” in the Great Lakes, including Lake Erie. Key among those nutrients ... data from four Great Lakes watersheds, including Lake Erie’s Maumee River watershed in northwest Ohio, ...

  9. Cover Crops Can Improve Soil Health, Water Quality and Yields

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cover-crops-can-improve-soil-health-water-quality-and-yields

    say phosphorus runoff from farmland is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and ... other lakes. In August, toxins from a bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in ... “Farmers wanting to keep nutrients out of surface water including Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and ...

  10. NW Ohio Farmers: Sign Up for Project Designed to Improve Ohio Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/nw-ohio-farmers-sign-for-project-designed-improve-ohio-water-quality

    cause of harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in recent years. In August 2014, ... a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. The project involves ... reducing loss of phosphorus, LaBarge said. Experts say soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is an important ...

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