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  1. 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 ...

  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. 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 ...

  5. Pairis-Garcia's New Animal Welfare Designation Shows Compassion, Expertise

    https://ansci.osu.edu/news/pairis-garcias-new-animal-welfare-designation-shows-compassion-expertise

    Her research at Ohio State focuses on animal welfare issues for livestock species including timely and ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University (CFAES) has been named a Diplomate of the ... fact, Monique Pairis-Garcia, who is also an animal welfare specialist with Ohio State University ...

  6. Pairis-Garcia's New Animal Welfare Designation Shows Compassion, Expertise

    https://ansci.osu.edu/newsletter/alumni-newsletter/alumni-newsletter-autumn-2018/pairis-garcias-new-animal-welfare

    Her research at Ohio State focuses on animal welfare issues for livestock species including timely and ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University (CFAES) has been named a Diplomate of the ... fact, Monique Pairis-Garcia, who is also an animal welfare specialist with Ohio State University ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. Using Cover Crops to Improve Soil and Water Quality

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-57

    soil compaction decreases and soil quality improves with time. Cover crops may be utilized to improve ... crop establishment and killing. Cover crops improve soil and water quality. May reduce nutrient and ... improve soil and water quality. Community of Soil Science Plant Analysis, 32 (7 & 8), 1221–1250. ...

  9. Livestock Water Development

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-12

    Specialist, Beef Livestock Management, Dr. Karen Mancl, Ohio State Professor and Extension Water Quality ... improves the distribution of water and preserves water quality. The Water Trough or Tank Figure 1. Heavy ... individually to water, a tank that allows two to four percent of the animals to drink at one time and a flow ...

  10. Dr. Chanhee Lee uses Animal Science to Lessen Farming Environmental Impacts

    https://ansci.osu.edu/news/dr-chanhee-lee-uses-animal-science-lessen-farming-environmental-impacts

    Ohio, the USA, and also the world (water quality, algae bloom, global warming, air quality, odor, etc). ... beef cattle nutrition and environmental impacts. In 2015, Dr. Lee began working at The Ohio State ... Dr. Chanhee “Chan” Lee is using the study of animal science to lessen farming environmental ...

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