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  1. 'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to improve water quality

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/we-are-continuing-look-for-best-management-practices-improve-water-quality

    Survey: BMPs help improve water quality In fact, a strong majority of row crop farmers living within the ... that it is likely to have a negative impact on water quality and profit potential, said Greg LaBarge, ... practices farmers can implement to reduce farm field phosphorus lost into water resources, which increases ...

  2. New lab to help fight the (algae-fueled) battle of Lake Erie

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/new-lab-help-fight-the-algae-fueled-battle-lake-erie

    Algae and Water Quality Lab, housed in the Stone Lab Research Building and slated to open later this ... summer.  Adding significantly to Stone Lab's research capabilities, the Water Quality Lab will offer ... research projects.  "The new Water Quality Lab will focus on nutrient and phytoplankton analysis, ...

  3. Farm Science Review: 'Breaking new ground'... while flying above it

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/farm-science-review-breaking-new-ground-while-flying-above-it

    From teaching techniques to help growers improve water and soil quality to helping farmers and ... Review. "How do we protect the soil, how do we improve water quality are just some of the issues ... quality," he said.       Related story:  Farm Science Review to Offer Farmers First-Time View of Unmanned ...

  4. Produce Safety Rule to Change the Way Fresh Fruit, Vegetables Are Grown and Handled

    https://farmoffice.osu.edu/news/produce-safety-rule-change-way-fresh-fruit-vegetables-are-grown-and-handled

    well. Water The rule’s provisions regarding water quality on produce farms might be its most complex ... the requirements. If water doesn’t meet the new criteria initially, farms have some time to make ... operations, said Peggy Hall, field specialist in agricultural and resource law for Ohio State University ...

  5. Chancellor Carey visits ATI, OARDC in Wooster

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/chancellor-carey-visits-ati-oardc-in-wooster

    crucial to Ohio's farmers and to efforts to improve water quality. Mel Kurtz, president of quasar ... efforts to improve water quality. ATI students' high employability The tour concluded on ATI's ... the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI). The Board of Regents oversees the ...

  6. Ohio Watershed Network Webinar Series

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/ohio-watershed-network-webinar-series

    is The Nature Conservancy in Ohio’s Freshwater Conservation Manager, covering water policy and ... experience in Clean Water Act, water quality issues and environmental protection, and degrees in ... PM Time Zone:  (GMT-05:00) Eastern Time (US and Canada) To join the meeting, click on this link or ...

  7. Environmental Professionals Network Field Trip- August 15 Last Call

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/events/environmental-professionals-network-field-trip-august-15-last-call

    Federation of Soil and Water Conservation Districts and local, state, national, and international ag and ... August 15 Field trip to Der Dutchman for breakfast, program, Fred Yoder Farm visit, focused on ag ... Dutchman restaurant for a country buffet breakfast then a program featuring Mindy Bankey, CEO of the Ohio ...

  8. Produce Safety Alliance Grower Training Course

    https://butler.osu.edu/events/produce-safety-alliance-grower-training-course

    Announcement   The Ohio Department of Agriculture and The Ohio State University Extension Office Butler County ... cost for Ohio produce growers.   The PSA Grower Training Course is one way to satisfy the FSMA Produce ... Safety Rule requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) which states ‘At least one supervisor or responsible ...

  9. Ohio’s Drainage Laws Get Major Update

    https://farmoffice.osu.edu/news/ohio%E2%80%99s-drainage-laws-get-major-update

    Ohio Farm Bureau staff, and Ohio State University's Agricultural & Resource Law Program and ... of improvement through the petition process.  Some of Ohio’s oldest laws, the drainage laws play ... a critical role in maintaining surface water drainage on Ohio lands but were in serious need of updating. An ...

  10. Multi-Disciplinary Collaborations

    https://plantpath.osu.edu/research/multi

    Translational Plant Sciences Graduate Program Life Sciences Network at Ohio State This network is ... at Ohio State. Agronomic Crops Team The Agronomic Crops Team is a multi-disciplinary group of ... Extension agents, state specialists and researchers from OSU Extension, Ohio State and OARDC.  The team ...

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