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  1. Ohio No-till Summer Field Day Sept. 9 to Address Phosphorus Runoff

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-no-till-summer-field-day-sept-9-address-phosphorus-runoff

    address the Lake Erie watershed phosphorus problem, said one of the event’s organizers. Randall Reeder, ... sponsors. Phosphorus is a primary culprit in Lake Erie’s massive algae blooms, one of which shut down the ... advancing, soil aggregates are stabilizing, nutrients are cycling, and pores are opening for better water ...

  2. Moderate summer harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/moderate-summer-harmful-algal-bloom-predicted-for-western-lake-erie

    research partners predict that western Lake Erie will experience a moderate harmful algal bloom this ... 5 indicates the more severe blooms. Lake Erie blooms consist of cyanobacteria, also called blue-green algae, ... or dissipate the bloom. “A smaller bloom forecast for Lake Erie and the surrounding coastal ...

  3. Farm Science Review: Water Control Structure Benefits Farmers and Environment

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/farm-science-review-water-control-structure-benefits-farmers-and-environment

    drainage technology. The new control structures are part of the site’s comprehensive water management plan. ... fields and reduce the risk of harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie and other Ohio lakes.  The system, called ... an Inline Water Level Control Structure, is designed to keep water and nutrients such as nitrates and ...

  4. New Poultry Litter Applicator Can Cut Nutrient Runoff, Protect Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-poultry-litter-applicator-can-cut-nutrient-runoff-protect-water-quality

    plaguing Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and other Ohio water bodies. Farm field runoff also can carry E. ... nutrient runoff and bacterial contamination from poultry litter at this year’s Manure Science Review. ... and bedding-- by spreading it on their fields as fertilizer, a benefit to crops. But the new device ...

  5. Rain, Rain, Will It Ever Go Away?

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/rain-rain-will-it-ever-go-away

    soggy fields and for the water quality of Lake Erie that’s affected by pollution sources including rain ... Erie, which many municipalities rely on for their drinking water. In the summer of 2017, Lake Erie ... climate change and the impact of more rainfall on farmers and the water quality of Lake Erie during a talk ...

  6. Gypsum Spread on Farms Could Help Keep Water Clean, Not Green

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/gypsum-spread-farms-could-help-keep-water-clean-not-green

    soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is a cause of the harmful algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other ... lakes in recent years. In August, for instance, a toxic bloom in western Lake Erie led to a two-day ... taken up by crops and other plants. It’s also the form of concern in Lake Erie — algae thrive on it, ...

  7. News tips and events for the week of June 24

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/news-tips-and-events-for-the-week-june-24

    Sea Grant presentation on Lake Erie mayflies and their importance as water quality indicators. Free ... Sea Grant presentation on Lake Erie’s unique fish species, including game fish and species threatened ... Ohio Sea Grant presentation on the snakes of the Lake Erie region and the good they do for ecosystems, ...

  8. Panel Discussion at Farm Science Review to Focus on Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/panel-discussion-farm-science-review-focus-water-quality

    Nicole Pierron-Rasul COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Water quality will be the focus of a Sept. 22 panel ... Arnold, state field specialist for manure nutrient management systems and associate professor for OSU ... solutions in protecting the region’s water resources. Arnold will bring his knowledge of manure management ...

  9. Ohio Composting Industry Tour Is Aug. 24

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-composting-industry-tour-is-aug-24

    because a new Ohio law will ban dumping it in Lake Erie’s open waters, a longtime disposal method, after ... Cleveland’s new system captures sand carried by the Cuyahoga River before it gets into Lake Erie, and then ... innovative facilities, will center around Lake Erie. The Aug. 24 event is for anyone interested in commercial ...

  10. 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 ... coal-burning power plants, if spread on farmers’ fields, could help control Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms.  ... watershed,  which is the largest watershed draining into Lake Erie and is the lake’s largest contributor of ...

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