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  1. Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5812

    many water resources from small streams and ponds to regional lakes, rivers, and Lake Erie. Harmful ... economy, and recreation. For example, the HAB of 2014 in the Western Basin of Lake Erie resulted in ... algae and water quality. Fertilizer nutrients are especially harmful. Ohio needs everyone’s help to ...

  2. Ohio Phosphorus (P) Use by Crop Reporting District

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0144

    (OEPA, 2020). While Lake Erie gets the primary press with annual harmful algal blooms, water quality ... epa.ohio.gov/static/Portals/35/documents/Nutrient-Mass-Balance-Study-2020.pdf Ag Crops and Livestock phosphorus soil fertility nutrient management water quality Agriculture and ... impacts. P is a necessary nutrient for maximizing crop production. P can also contribute to water quality ...

  3. Fall Manure Application to Wheat and other Fields

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/fall-manure-application-wheat-and-other-fields

    the western Lake Erie watershed. Also be certain to observe the proper setbacks from ditches and ... streams.” Of course, in this part of the state we are not under the Western Lake Erie basin regulations ... a water source is nearby.  Risk of nutrient movement is decreased by not applying manure within 24 hours ...

  4. Don't Forget About Livestock Water Needs in Winter

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/dont-forget-about-livestock-water-needs-winter

    thawing water lines and troughs. With recent temperatures, many of us often focus on keeping livestock ... body temperature. Although water is the cheapest nutrient we may purchase or provide, it is the one we ... Monitor new installations as well as established watering devises. An electrical AC current above three to ...

  5. Recently Published / Presented

    https://ansci.osu.edu/newsletter/department-roundup/department-roundup-2016-05-23/recently-published-presented

    and water in western lake Erie region. J Great Lakes Res 42(2):476-81. 2016 National Breeders ... Firkins. Update on the New Dairy NRC.  Dr. Normand St-Pierre. Don't Drive into Smoke- Evaluating Data. ... Managing N and P on Dairy Farms. Dr. William Weiss. Variation in TMR Composition Caused by Sampling Method. ...

  6. Nutrient Management Algae Control Legislation

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/nutrient-management-algae-control-legislation

    animal waste management and conservation measures in the western Lake Erie basin and for reduction of ... applied.  Since both of these pieces of legislation are written for the Western Lake Erie basin, is there ... defined as nitrogen or phosphorous, in the western Lake Erie basin on frozen ground, saturated soil, and ...

  7. Understanding How Soil Test Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0111

    thresholds (green line) to improve water quality entering Lake Erie from the Maumee River are defined by the ... practices beyond 4R nutrient management (right source, right rate, right time, and right place) may be ... needed to reduce field P losses. Implementing appropriate water management conservation practices that ...

  8. Wayne County Dairy Farm Manure Storage Survey

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/wayne-county-dairy-farm-manure-storage-survey

    Wayne County dairy farms are to comply with Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) type of clean water/nutrient management ... water quality/nutrient management legislation, including compliance time frames, and avoid unintended ... funding to accompany clean water/nutrient management legislation.             The survey is short (1-page ...

  9. Spring Cleaning

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/spring-cleaning

    into manageable pieces. For example, it might be easier to focus on cleaning one room per week or ... tablespoons of baking soda and a quart of warm water. Be sure all surfaces are dry before placing the food ... times a day. Mop floors with an all-purpose cleaner and make sure hardwood floors don’t become ...

  10. Let's Talk Watersheds

    https://wayne.osu.edu/news/lets-talk-watersheds

    a common body of water, such as a stream, creek, river, pond, lake, or ocean. It is the entire land area ... In addition, water from parts of New York, Virginia, North Carolina, Tennessee, Maryland, ... River Watershed and the Lake Erie Watershed. Generally, anything north of the county line, into Medina ...

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