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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. Ohio State University Extension Addressing Nutrient Management Issues in the State

    https://darke.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-university-extension-addressing-nutrient-management-issues-state

    Water quality and nutrient management issues are getting more and more attention these days. With ... nutrients, cleaner water and increased farmer profitability. (And yes, these three things can all peacefully ... behavior about nutrient management, controlled drainage structures to manage water more effectively, and ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water

    https://darke.osu.edu/news/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water

    Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water is a new Signature Program for OSU Extension which was ... quality and nutrient effects in Grand Lake St. Mary’s, Lake Erie and Ohio River Watersheds, farmer ... http://agnr.osu.edu/programs/natural-resources-environmental/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water.  You will find this figure on the website showing the results of the heavy rains. Figure 2. ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Water Law

    https://farmoffice.osu.edu/our-library/water-law

    Agricultural Nutrients on Farmland Surface Water Drainage Rights The Lake Erie Bill of Rights Ballot Initiative ... Program- Ohio Department of Natural Resources Lake Erie Irrigation Water Management- Ohio Department of ... Natural Resources, Chapter 1501 Water Diversion, Section 1501.2 Lease of Lake Erie Submerged Lands, ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. 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 ...

  10. Nutrient Management Plan Development Program

    https://lucas.osu.edu/events/nutrient-management-plan-development-program

    farmers in developing free Nutrient Management Plans (NMP) in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) of Ohio. ... The Ohio State University Extension has four Nutrient Management Plan Writers working to assist ... Lake Erie Basin on select days this winter to work with you on preparing a free NMP or CNMP; dates, ...

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