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Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of June 13
ext 132. June 14: "Lake Erie, the Great Lakes and Congress," 7-9 p.m., lecture at Ohio ... director, Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative. Free. Attendees must take a water taxi trip, for ... Extension, 4400 Gateway Blvd., Springfield. Free. Information: 937-521-3860. NEW: Aug. 7: Great Lakes Climate ...
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OARDC Impact Archive
https://oardc.osu.edu/node/1992
Cleaner Water Tear down a dam, and a river will change. But how? And how much? To find out, Ohio ... Cleaner Water Cleaner water for Ohioans could spring from 52 acres in Columbus. The Ohio State ... and how to protect, build and use them to improve water quality. New Hypoallergenic Latex Creates ...
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ECO Farming Saves Growers Money, Improves Soil and Benefits Environment, Researchers Say
going up, soil quality is going down, and we’re losing soil nutrients to Lake Erie,” Hoorman said. “What ... cover and other best management practices, is not only economically viable, it is also ecologically ... water quality issues, who is based in Mercer County. It uses a combination of cover crops and no-till ...
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Keeping the Small Farm Alive
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/keeping-small-farm-alive
focus of the 5th Annual Small Farm Family Conference, being held March 18-19 at Roberts Convention ... State University Extension, Ohio Association of Resource Conservation and Development Councils, Erie ... Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts, U.S. Department of Agriculture, American Small Farm ...
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Ohio State Receives $2.6M NSF Grant for Unique Research in Africa's Threatened Sahel Region
to “connect” shrub and crop roots in order to provide water and nutrients. Other potential benefits to be ... Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has been awarded a $2.6 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to study ... practices in the ecologically fragile Sahel region of Africa. The five-year project will focus on microbial ...
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New App Lets You Report Invasive Species
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/new-app-lets-you-report-invasive-species
stakeholders working to rapidly respond to new invasive species sightings in the Great Lakes states. To ... October 15, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Now there’s a new tool for fighting alien invasions. Your smart ... phone. Ohio State University Extension has released a new app for spotting and tracking invasive ...
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A Little Something for Everyone in Ag at Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
nutrient management to precision agriculture will dominate Ohio State University's Conservation ... advanced scouting techniques; and nutrient/manure management. A highlight of the Feb. 25 sessions is Corn ... 26 are categorized under crop management; nutrient management; cover crops; planters; and precision ...
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Ohio No-Till Summer Field Day
https://oardc.osu.edu/events/ohio-no-till-summer-field-day
phosphorus runoff and the resulting toxic algae blooms in Lake Erie and other waterways in the region, Reeder ... who will offer a “Water Management and Water Quality Update”; and Dan DeSutter, an Indiana no-till ... focus on soil microbes, particularly beneficial fungi. “During years of drought, or dry years like we’re ...
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Fertility Management Focus at Conservation Tillage Conference
University in Ada, Ohio. Nutrient management is one of five topics that dominate this year's ... manure application, manure nutrient management, and the economics of a nitrogen program. One of the ... to provide field crop information on insects and diseases, ag technology, nutrient management, soil ...
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Grow Lettuce Using Hydroponics. Learn More at Farm Science Review
nutrients delivered to the plant via water. Hansen said that initial input costs of hydroponic systems are ... July 29, 2010 LONDON, Ohio – Ohio lettuce growers looking for new, innovative ways of growing ... high, but the control of system inputs – everything from lighting to nutrient levels to controlling ...