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'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to 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 ...
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Manure Storage and Land Application- Where are we going? How fast can we get there?
Mr. Jon Rausch, Waste Management Extension Associate, The Ohio State University In today's ... necessary and more economical. Water and air quality standards should drive the environmental requirements ... placed upon manure handling, storage, and nutrient recycling practices. Water quality impacts from land ...
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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 ...
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Is Your Herd Positioned for Profit?
https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-3-issue-4/your-herd-positioned-profit
John M. Smith, Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Community Development Agent, The Ohio State ... high quality. It is very expensive to upgrade poor forages with other feeds. 2. Clean, Fresh Water ... Water is the cheapest most important nutrient and the one most often ignored. Big, high producing cows ...
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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 ...
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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, ...
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Sustainable Agriculture Opportunity – 2022 Warner Endowment Fund Proposals are due March 1
are invited to partner with Ohio State scientists and Extension educators to carry out on-farm ... water quality and other environmental concerns relevant to Ohio farmers. For more information and to see ... their annual call for proposals to conduct on-farm research on sustainable agriculture topics. Farmers ...
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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 ...
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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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Knowledge Exchange – See What is New
within larger themes of water quality, food security, farm stress, and health. Visit the current research ... explore, and engage with the world-class research from CFAES at Ohio State. Collaborations: KX actively ... partners with researchers, Extension professionals, and other colleges at Ohio State. Our goal? To bring ...