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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
other lakes. In August, toxins from a bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in ... say phosphorus runoff from farmland is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and ... “Farmers wanting to keep nutrients out of surface water including Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and ...
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Coal Plant Byproduct, If Spread on Farms, Could Fight Lake Erie Algae
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/coal-plant-byproduct-if-spread-farms-could-fight-lake-erie-algae
toxic algal blooms that have plagued Lake Erie and other water bodies, such as western Ohio’s Grand ... Dick explains how gypsum keeps soluble phosphorus from running off soils and getting into water. “But ... coal-burning power plants, if spread on farmers’ fields, could help control Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms ...
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Conference Offers Advice on Nutrient Management
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/conference-offers-advice-nutrient-management
nitrogen in the soil and away from bodies of water, potentially contributing to algal blooms in Lake Erie and ... safely apply nutrients to their land. The certification requirement is aimed at keeping phosphorous and ... Ohio have had to become certified every three years by passing a test or taking a course in how to ...
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Chow Line: Don’t keep sugary beverages at home
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/chow-line-don%E2%80%99t-keep-sugary-beverages-home
Martha Filipic I stopped buying soft drinks to have at home because I’ve read that they are a big ... will likely not stop drinking sugary beverages altogether. Schools have been cutting back, but ... encourage your kids to drink water or low-fat milk. A moderate amount of 100 percent juice is OK, too. For ...
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Farmers need to gear up for more rain
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/farmers-need-gear-for-more-rain
water, Wilson said. In 2017, Lake Erie recorded its third largest harmful algal bloom ever reported. ... and more water pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of ... water downstream, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist with the College of Food, Agricultural, and ...
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Ohio State Improving Water Quality, One Farm at a Time
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-improving-water-quality-one-farm-time
launched in March designed to ensure safe drinking water while maintaining an economically productive ... in Lake Erie’s waters. Microcystin is a toxin made by certain harmful algal blooms. · A sensor ... is to keep nutrient runoff from fertilizers, especially phosphorus, out of Ohio’s waters, said Greg ...
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College Putting Emphasis on Water Quality, Implications for Farming, Society
power plants on farm fields can keep soluble phosphorus, the main nutrient feeding harmful algal blooms ... how much water is available to them, while to the east, people are more concerned about the quality of ... sees the glass as half full. But he's also concerned about the quality of the water in that glass. ...
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NW Ohio Farmers: Sign Up for Project Designed to Improve Ohio Water Quality
a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in Toledo. The project involves ... cause of harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes in recent years. In August 2014, ... State’s Agronomic Crops Team, is leading the Farmer Phosphorus Water Quality Monitoring Project. OSU ...
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Chow Line: Stay Hydrated in Warmer Weather
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/chow-line-stay-hydrated-in-warmer-weather
experiencing vomiting or diarrhea. So how much water should you be drinking daily? Doctors at Harvard Medical ... cube trays with berries to add to water to keep it cold. Freeze some freezer-safe water bottles for ... broccoli, carrots, peas and white potatoes also provide water to help you stay hydrated. But how will you ...
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Keeping phosphorus out of waterways
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/keeping-phosphorus-out-waterways
fields. “There’s been a lot of discussion about who causes the algal bloom problem in Western Lake Erie or ... how to remove nitrates from agricultural fields by having the water pass through a pit containing ... of the nitrates funneled through it, he said. If excess nitrates enter a public drinking water ...