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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. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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, ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. CD Wire- August 19, 2019

    https://comdev.osu.edu/cd-wire/2019-08-19

    Friday, September 13 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center. Ohio State ... farmers Ohio stable in farm bankruptcies, while nation is up CFAES Research News (August 2019) © 2019, OSU ... Mission Statement: Ohio State University Extension Community Development helps communities enhance ...

  8. Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5812

    remove. Therefore, one way we can contribute to improving water quality is by preventing nutrients from ... algae and water quality. Fertilizer nutrients are especially harmful. Ohio needs everyone’s help to ... improve Ohio waters and minimize nutrient contamination. Read on for tips on how to maximize lawncare ...

  9. Sarah Orlando

    https://comdev.osu.edu/people/sarah-orlando

    Source Pollution Lake Erie Water Quality Programs: Ohio Clean Marinas Clean Boaters / Clean Marinas ... water quality while preserving the economic activity and viability of the marine trades industry. Her ... Marinas, Clean Boaters, non-point source Lake Erie water quality, and other Lake Erie issues. She will be ...

  10. Cuyahoga River Achieves Important Milestone for Improved Aesthetics

    https://comdev.osu.edu/news/cuyahoga-river-achieves-important-milestone-improved-aesthetics

    identified for the Cuyahoga and its watershed in accordance with the 1987 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement ... the Great Lakes basin as well,” and congratulated Ohio EPA staff and “the many federal, state, and ... The United States Environmental Protection Agency recently approved the removal of “Degradation of ...

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