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  1. ‘State of the Science’ Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/%E2%80%98state-the-science%E2%80%99-algal-bloom-conference-is-thursday

    pea-green, sometimes-toxic outbreaks plaguing Lake Erie and other waters — will discuss their latest findings ... blooms in western Lake Erie, new precision agriculture technology for farmers, removal of bloom toxins by ... drinking water, lake ecosystems, recreation and tourism. Features latest on algal bloom research in Ohio “A ...

  2. Panel to Discuss Manure Storage Options, Benefits to Farms and Water

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/panel-discuss-manure-storage-options-benefits-farms-and-water

    a panel organizer and nutrient management specialist with the Wayne Soil and Water Conservation District. ... months, a year or otherwise. The farmers’ nutrient management plans and how closely the plans are ... nutrient runoff from manure into water. Experts say excessive nutrient runoff from fertilizer and manure is ...

  3. Ohio State Researcher to Re-write Ohio’s Phosphorus Index to Improve Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/node/842

    due to harmful algae blooms. And in 2011, algae blooms covered 990 square miles of Lake Erie’s surface ... phosphorus. Because the Ohio P Risk Index is used by farmers statewide in developing nutrient management plans ... productivity and protecting surface water quality.”                   The research will focus on, but is not ...

  4. Manure Science Review Slated Aug. 12: How to Maximize Crop Benefits, Minimize Water Risks

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/manure-science-review-slated-aug-12-how-maximize-crop-benefits-minimize-water-risks

    nutrient runoff is in the spotlight due to the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. ... Marys and other water bodies. The issue made headlines last summer when toxins from a western Lake Erie ... Kurt Knebusch UNION CITY, Ohio — Manure Science Review this year will have a clear focus on water ...

  5. Ohio State’s Agricultural Fertilizer Program Helps Farmers Keep Phosphorus on Fields, Improve Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state%E2%80%99s-agricultural-fertilizer-program-helps-farmers-keep-phosphorus-fields

    recent years. In August, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in ... Environmental Sciences is ramping up its efforts to improve Ohio’s water quality through a new fertilizer ... training covers water quality and crop production best management practices, including encouraging growers ...

  6. CFAES Research Conference Is Friday, Will Focus on Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-research-conference-is-friday-will-focus-water-quality

    and water quality at Arkansas, where his research focuses on nutrient cycling in soil-water ... blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other water bodies in recent years. The blooms have hurt tourism, ... Lake Erie. Latest CFAES water research Eight CFAES faculty will give brief “lightning round” ...

  7. More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-in-2018

    risk that the fertilizer runs off the land with rainwater and into nearby waters, especially Lake Erie ... become in Lake Erie. Warmer weather leads to warmer water temperatures, which spur the growth of algal ... water quality of Lake Erie, it’s impossible to put a time frame on when changes in farmers’ fertilizer ...

  8. Water Quality Focus of Conservation Tillage Conference March 3-4

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/water-quality-focus-conservation-tillage-conference-march-3-4

    “Magnitude of the Phosphorus Problem for Lake Erie and Other Water Bodies,” the goal of the March ... other lakes. In August, toxins from a bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day drinking water ban in ... soil health, seeding technology, water quality and nutrient management, Reeder said. The program on ...

  9. Testing a new way to kill harmful algal blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/testing-new-way-kill-harmful-algal-blooms

    about to begin on a new technique for killing off harmful algal blooms in Ohio’s streams and lakes.  The ... will be done before trials occur at Ohio’s state park lakes or public water system reservoirs.   “If we ... treat blooms on entire lakes as large as Lake Erie, she said. But the technology could potentially be ...

  10. New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-from-elevated-phosphorus-fields

    higher risk of contributing to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. That’s the premise of a new five-year, ... 2023. Lake Erie algal blooms Phosphorus, a nutrient, is needed for crops to grow. It’s an important part ... farm fields is a significant driver of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie. The blooms are ...

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