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  1. Seeing (and using) the good in manure and keeping our water clean, too

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2015/seeing-and-using-good-manure-and-keeping

    algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies. The issue made headlines in summer 2014 when ... toxins from a western Lake Erie algal bloom caused a two-day water use ban in Toledo. Experts think such ... This year’s  Manure Science Review  had a crystal-clear focus on water. The annual learning event, ...

  2. Manure practices, not glamorous, can be a star for both food crops and water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2014/manure-practices-not-glamorous-can-be-star

    OSU Extension field specialist in manure nutrient management. The program emphasized practices and new ... Ohio Livestock Coalition, an event sponsor. “Nutrient management and water quality are critical ... fertilizer and manure is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies. Lake ...

  3. Martin to lead Field to Faucet water program, has ‘ability to bring people together’

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2015/martin-lead-field-faucet-water-program-has-

    problems in Lake Erie and other lakes, the new program aims to ensure safe drinking water for all Ohioans ... Engineering. For the past 10 years, he has focused his research on the Lake Erie basin in concert with ... Lake Erie shut down Toledo’s water supply for two days last summer. Microcystin is a toxin made by ...

  4. Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/important-issues-water-quality-and-nutrient-placement-conference

    in Lake Erie or contaminated drinking water.” Topics to be discussed include: ·         “Healthy ... Conservation Society March 14. The “Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement” conference will ... a hot topic because seldom does a day go by without a news article on water issues such as algal blooms ...

  5. Field to Faucet making strides in improving Ohio’s water quality

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/january-february-2016/field-faucet-making-strides-improving-ohio

    microcystin levels in Lake Erie and shut down Toledo’s drinking water supply for two days in August 2014. The ... address the water quality problem and accelerate our research to reduce the amount of nutrients coming off ... Jay Martin talks about Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms and the Field to Faucet program ’s efforts to ...

  6. 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

    Most farmers in northwest Ohio’s Maumee River watershed, Lake Erie’s largest tributary, are ... profits and don’t care about water quality, farmers are generally concerned about nutrient loss and the ... had adopted recommended “4R” nutrient management strategies. The four Rs stand for using the right ...

  7. Cover Crop Mapping in Maumee River Watershed

    https://grad.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/research-projects/kushal-kc

    cropping is one of the best management practices for improving soil quality and reducing nutrient losses to ... established to encourage adoption of cover crops throughout the Western Lake Erie basin, an impaired watershed ... spatial patterns of winter cover crops in the Western Lake Erie basin using satellite imagery. Images from ...

  8. ‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/%E2%80%98toledo-was-wakeup-call%E2%80%99-dean-announces

    16 at the Farm Science Review trade show, announced the creation of a new wide-ranging water quality ... of Toledo awoke to the news that parents could not draw water from their taps for their children. ... systems In early August, toxins produced by a harmful algal bloom in western Lake Erie caused a two-day ...

  9. EPN Breakfast Club

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/epn-breakfast-club

    project earn water quality credits by using best management practices to reduce nutrient runoff from their ... quality trading “is an innovative market-based approach to achieving water quality goals for nutrients ... loading Reducing nutrient loading — specifically, of phosphorus and nitrogen — into water bodies can help ...

  10. Study: Spreading gypsum on farms can help keep water clean, not green

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/study-spreading-gypsum-farms-can-help-keep

    of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other lakes. Gypsum, when spread on a farm field, ... Dick’s research is taking place on farms in the Maumee River watershed, Lake Erie’s largest tributary, ... not just as a booster of crops but also a protector of water. OARDC scientist Warren Dick is two years ...

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