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  1. Battling Pests

    https://oardc.osu.edu/impacts/battling-pests

    Research and Development Center. Stopping pests — diseases, insects or weeds — is one way Ohio State ... producing safe, healthy foods and food products. ...

  2. How to grow grass even greener

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2015/how-grow-grass-even-greener

    for people, water, bees Included in the program were talks on how to protect honey bees, how to help ... bees by growing certain landscape plants, and how to keep pesticide and fertilizer granules from ... Green lawns, clean water and healthy honey bees can go hand in hand. The 13th annual Northeast ...

  3. Most farmers willing to take steps to protect water, says study done near lake Erie

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/most-farmers-willing-take-steps-protect

    profits as well as how it will impact local water quality,” said Wilson, associate professor in the School ... attitudes toward taking action.”—Robyn Wilson Follow 4Rs to keep water clean Wilson’s findings come from ... loss (such as of phosphorus), you should be talking about how not taking action can impact their farm ...

  4. Ohio’s annual Stinner Summit makes plans for sustainable food, communities

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2015/ohio%E2%80%99s-annual-stinner-summit-makes-plans

    It was about growing green farms. Building sustainable communities. And helping keep more people ... water — including such issues as local food, urban farming, food security and sustainable agriculture ... with AMP. At the end of the day, the participants decided how to use up to $15,000 in funding from Ohio ...

  5. Ohio No-Till Summer Field Day

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/ohio-no-till-summer-field-day

    no-till requires understanding how it affects drainage, soil structure, organic matter, weed control, and ... phosphorus runoff and the resulting toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie and other waterways in the region, Reeder ... said. At the field day, participants will be able to see how cover crops affect the soil underground, ...

  6. Scarlet, gray make a brownfield green: OARDC team turns waste into soil

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/march-april-2016/scarlet-gray-make-brownfield-green-oardc-team

    Natural Resources. Biosolids  are treated sewage sludge. Once treated, they’re safe to use, free of ... The restored Lake Calumet site will hopefully become a rest stop for birds migrating along the nearby ...

  7. Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/conservation-tillage-and-technology-conference

    Building and maintaining healthy soils not only leads to profitable farming and improved water ... quality by keeping more pollutants out of streams and waterways, it can also factor into determining ... chief, NRCS, and a no-till farmer. “We’ll discuss how to find creative ways as to what can be done to ...

  8. About

    https://oardc.osu.edu/about

    research. The OARDC shall be a premier institution committed to: Safe, healthy and affordable food and ... of natural resources and the environment Keeping Ohio positioned favorably in a global economy The ...

  9. 10th Annual Stinner Summit

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/10th-annual-stinner-summit

    such as: soil and water quality, social cohesion in agricultural communities, food security, ... and find ways to work together on as the summit progresses.  Keep your eye out for the opening of ...

  10. How to keep Ohio’s specialty crops safe from herbicide drift

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2016/how-keep-ohio%E2%80%99s-specialty-crops-safe

    their fields. That’s why scientists with CFAES are offering research-based tips on how to keep those ... Landscape Plants,” a new fact sheet covering how herbicide sprays can drift onto nontarget fields, possible ... concerns about the herbicides 2,4-D and dicamba, and how to prevent unwanted damage to crops. Both ...

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