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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. Welcoming Laura Akgerman!

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/junejuly-2016/announcements/welcoming-laura-akgerman

    remain engaged in farming. Laura is a two time graduate of The Ohio State University, she earned ... VocWorks, and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center. Laura grew up on a small farm in Sunbury, ... State Fair three times.  Her father & brother owned and operated Cherryhill Aquatics, a water lily ...

  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. CFAES scientist breeds 30 percent faster-growing perch

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/cfaes-scientist-breeds-30-percent-faster-growing-perch

    Researchers at The Ohio State University South Centers, partially funded by Ohio Sea Grant, are ... colleagues are currently conducting on-farm and on-station trials in Ohio and Wisconsin, with four separate ... researchers also found that the genetically improved fish seem to be more resilient to overcrowding in farm ...

  7. Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour 2016

    https://franklin.osu.edu/news/ohio-sustainable-farm-tour-2016

    Join the 2016 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series! Held from June 7 through Nov. 13, ... this annual series of public tours features 32 organic and ecological farms and businesses in Ohio ... on water quality, grass-feed beef, poultry production, season extension, beekeeping, permaculture, ...

  8. ATV Safety Resources

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/newsletter/ag-safety-stat/august-2017/announcements/atv-safety-resources

    farm operations. Not just in Ohio, but around the U.S., ATV crashes are a cause for concern… and also ... is one of the few states in the nation to offer a 4-H project in ATV Safety. Not just for youth, this ... Dee Jepsen – State Agricultural Safety and Health Leader All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) continue to ...

  9. Announcing a New On-line Resource for Farm Safety & Health

    https://agsafety.osu.edu/announcing-new-line-resource-farm-safety-health

    exciting news for educators, injury outreach specialists, and also farm workers. The on-line resource will ... FAQ section that can be accessed 24/7/365. The Ohio State Ag Safety Program is extremely excited to be ... health topics, and a calendar of farm safety events. "Our goal is to become a one stop clearinghouse ...

  10. A better tool in the toolbox: New project will bolster Ohio's Phosphorus Risk Index

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/better-tool-in-the-toolbox-new-project-will-bolster-ohios-phosphorus-risk-index

    Ohio's fresh surface water, with use of phosphorus fertilizer on farmland as a contributing factor. To ... help mitigate these water quality issues, a CFAES scientist has launched a $2 million project to ... Service Ohio Phosphorus (P) Risk Index to better predict the risk of phosphorus moving off farm fields.  ...

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