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  1. Manure Storage and Land Application- Where are we going? How fast can we get there?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-2/manure-storage-and-land-application-where-are-we

    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 ...

  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. 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 ...

  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. Penn Ohio Watershed Association

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/penn-ohio-watershed-association

    amy-reeher@oh.nacdnet.org www.swcd.co.trumbull.oh.us Two States--One State of Mind The Penn Ohio Watershed Association was ... Some of what we do: education, water quality monitoring, litter cleanups, riparian plantings Some ... formed  in 1994 to address concerns regarding the health of the watershed. The mission of the Penn Ohio ...

  6. Volunteer Stream Monitoring

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/human-dimensions/mental-models/basic-stream-and-watershed-ecology-lesson-plans/volunteer-stream-monitoring

    enhance water quality in Ohio, managing agencies should collect as much scientific data and knowledge ... area. Advantages? Monitoring water quality is an essential aspect of restoring, improving, and ... What is it? The state of Ohio determined that in order to effectively restore, protect, and ...

  7. 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 ...

  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. Conservation Action Project

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/conservation-action-project

    www.capofohio.org CAP is a water quality effort aimed at improving the water quality of Lake Erie. The attempt is to ... increase the number of acres of conservation tillage on the farms in seven counties bordering or draining ... a agricultural dealer, one agency person and one farmer from each of the seven counties in CAP. 04100001 04100002 ...

  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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