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  1. Ohio State Economists to Hold Water Quality Discussion During 2013 Farm Science Review

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-economists-hold-water-quality-discussion-during-2013-farm-science-review

    quality in Ohio, experts from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental ... economic impact of compromised water quality systems in Ohio. “We hope to inform the discussion on ... the water quality debate in Ohio.” The panel will include Brent Sohngen, an environmental economics ...

  2. EQIP signup period is ongoing

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/eqip-signup-period-ongoing

    Conservation Activity Plans (CAP 104), to evaluate current practices and improve nutrient application timing ... Lake Erie water quality, “When nutrients are lost from cropland, farmers lose money and water quality ... efficiency and water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin.” The CAP104 process involves working with ...

  3. Ohio Soil Health Card

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/sag-1

    areas. Figure 1. Ohio Soil Health Card. Image by The Ohio State University. Best Times to Assess ... Sundermeier, Extension Educator, Wood County The Ohio Soil Health Card evaluates a soil’s health or quality as ... developed for farmers by farmers with assistance from Ohio State University Extension and the Natural ...

  4. Grants available for on-farm research in Sustainable Agriculture

    https://ati.osu.edu/newsletter/wednesday-wire/february-17-2021/grants-available-for-farm-research-in-sustainable

    Sciences requests research proposals for on-farm research by teams of Ohio State researchers and Ohio ... that are profitable, socially responsible, energy efficient and that improve water quality and other ... environmental concerns of importance to Ohio farms and farmers.  The proposal deadline is March 1, 2021. For ...

  5. Ohio State Economist: Taxing Phosphorus Could Reduce Risk of Algal Blooms

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-economist-taxing-phosphorus-could-reduce-risk-algal-blooms

    phosphorus in the watershed doesn’t appear to be one of them. Improvements in water quality in the 1980s and ... National Center for Water Quality Research at northwest Ohio’s Heidelberg University and study how ... to reduce erosion and improve both water and soil quality. Conservation tillage, including no-till ...

  6. Raindrops Kept Falling on Our Heads

    https://ati.osu.edu/raindrops-kept-falling-our-heads

    The one region of the state that planted later was north-central Ohio, where soybeans went in the ... Ohio, the state is on track to have its third wettest year ever, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist ... with Ohio State University Extension and the Byrd Polar and Climate Research Center. OSU Extension is ...

  7. AEDE at the 2013 Farm Science Review

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/aede-2013-farm-science-review

    The 2013 Farm Science Review will be held from September 17-19, 2013 at Ohio State’s 2,100 acre ... Sponsored by Ohio State’s  College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), the Farm ... Science Review: “Water Quality: State and National Concerns and Consequences”. The discussion will focus ...

  8. Water Effects on Livestock Performance

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-13

    Quality Specialist; Dave Miller, Ohio State University Extension Farm Management Specialist; and Clif ... and size of the animal, physical state, level of activity, dry matter intake, quality of water ... high levels of nitrogen forms in surface waters. Water Access and Quality Improve Performance Water ...

  9. Addressing Water Quality in Agriculture: Institutional Aspects and Prospects

    https://aede.osu.edu/about-us/publications/addressing-water-quality-agriculture-institutional-aspects-and-prospects

    States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) asserts, based on water quality sampling and other ... There can be little doubt that agriculture is America's # 1 water quality challenge of the ... controlled and the non-point sources, of which farming is one, rise to the top of the do list. The United ...

  10. Understanding How Soil Test Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0111

    Systems, Ohio State University Extension Rachel Cochran, Extension Associate, Water Quality, Ohio State ... for water management practices is important to water quality improvement efforts. Measuring the amount ... thresholds (green line) to improve water quality entering Lake Erie from the Maumee River are defined by the ...

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