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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. 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 ...

  5. Ohio Women in Agriculture

    https://clermont.osu.edu/program-areas/agriculture-and-natural-resources/ohio-women-agriculture

    The Ohio Women in Agriculture's goal is to help women in agriculture improve their quality of ... improve their quality of life by providing them with resources to make better business decisions while ... Planning 100 Faces of Ohio Women in Agriculture Women were nominated by county and state Extension staff to ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Produce Safety Alliance (PSA) Grower Training

    https://clermont.osu.edu/news/produce-safety-alliance-psa-grower-training

    requirement outlined in § 112.22(c) which states  ‘At least one supervisor or responsible party for your farm ... on the farm; parts of a farm food safety plan and how to begin writing one; and requirements in the ... The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Clermont County OSU Extension Office are announcing ...

  9. 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.  ...

  10. Ohio 4-H has strength in (volunteer) numbers

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ohio-4-h-has-strength-in-volunteer-numbers

    values and skills, and Ohio is home to one of the  largest and best 4-H programs in the nation. Annually, ... and committed parents are absolutely essential to the success of Ohio 4-H. It's one thing to ... Ohio 4-H youth development, pointed out this spring, a recent study determined that the median time ...

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