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  1. Soils and Geology Links

    https://epn.osu.edu/getting-started/helpful-links/land-use-soils-geology-links

    biology/biochemistry, soil fertility/plant nutrition, pedology, soil/water management ... /conservation, forest/range/wildlands soils, nutrient management, soil mineralogy, wetland soils, others) American Society of Agronomy ... Soil and Water Resources soils program (soils info A-Z; county soils info/maps;  home of Earth ...

  2. Using Cover Crops to Improve Soil and Water Quality

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-57

    carbon sequestration, weed suppression and integrated pest management. Cover crops protect water quality ... a stream, the carrying capacity of water or the stream competence to transport soil sediment and nutrients ... increases by a factor of 26. So 64 times more sediment and nutrients are lost with moving water when the ...

  3. AmeriCorps NOWCorps Restoration Crew Member

    https://epn.osu.edu/jobs/680

    Third, through work with the Central Lake Erie Basin staff, members will maintain visitor facilities at ... NOWCorps Program Manager at julie@tinkerscreekwatershed.org or 330-963-6243. Applications will be reviewed ... https://tinkerscreek.org/nowcorps-program/ Julie Stark, NOWCorps Program Manager julie@tinkerscreekwatershed.org 330-963-6243 Education, ...

  4. Fall Strip Tillage Systems: An Introduction

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/aex-507

    Engineering Strip tillage is a relatively new soil conservation system useful for today’s farmers. In Ohio it ... (warmer, mellow seed bed) banding of fertilizer –placing nutrients near crop roots may allow reduced rates ... many variations of strip-till equipment, but the following is typical: row cleaner, coulter, tillage ...

  5. Guidelines for Applying Liquid Animal Manure to Cropland with Subsurface and Surface Drains

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-21

    ANR-21 Agriculture and Natural Resources 10/29/2009 James J. Hoorman, Water Quality/Grants ... Engineering Larry C. Brown, Ph.D., Professor, Agricultural Water Management, Extension Agricultural Engineer, ... system that needs to be managed. Soil texture, available water holding capacity, tillage history, as well ...

  6. Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-till

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-11

    it requires more nutrients (especially nitrogen) and water and corn responds well to tillage. Farmers ... permeability, and increased water holding capacity and recycle soil nutrients (nitrogen and phosphorus) in the ... cleaners help manage residues and improve soil temperatures in no-till fields. Corn responds to warmer soil ...

  7. Conference to Discuss Enriching Soils While Keeping Water Safe

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/conference-discuss-enriching-soils-while-keeping-water-safe

    to reduce algal blooms in Lake Erie. “It could be an unanticipated weather change that causes the ... incident. Hall’s advice to farmers? “Have a good nutrient management plan, follow that plan, document ... and into a nearby body of water. In August 2017, three fish kills occurred in separate incidents in ...

  8. Midwest Director of Freshwater Policy

    https://epn.osu.edu/jobs/605

    namely the Great Lakes and Ohio- Mississippi River systems. The Director drives focus and alignment of ... Midwest Director of Freshwater Policy The Nature Conservancy The Midwest is a land of Great Lakes ... Wisconsin – which contains more than 95 percent of the nation’s fresh surface water. Not surprisingly, the ...

  9. Ohio Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification Requirements: Who Needs to Get Certified and What Steps to Take

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0142

    training focuses on the 4 Rs of nutrient management:  right source of nutrients, right rate,  place, and ... according to and in substantial compliance with a voluntary nutrient management plan (VNMP).  VNMPs are ... snow-covered, frozen, or saturated soils in the Lake Erie western basin watershed. See nutrienteducation.osu.edu ...

  10. Soil Carbon Sequestration—Fundamentals

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AEX-510

    Great Lakes, including Lake Erie, could drop by 7 to 8 feet, primarily because of reduced rainfall and ... accomplished by management systems that add high amounts of biomass to the soil, cause minimal soil ... disturbance, conserve soil and water, improve soil structure, and enhance soil fauna activity. Continuous ...

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