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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. 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 ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. How do I recognize a healthy stream?

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1465/how-do-i-recognize-healthy-stream

    important because they: Improve water quality through pollutant filtration and stream shading (cooling of ... determine the health of Ohio?s surface waters (http://www.epa.state.oh.us/dsw/). The Ohio Federation of Soil ... erosion prevention and water management (http://ofswcd.org/index.html) The Ohio State University ...

  9. Western Ohio Precision Ag Day

    https://darke.osu.edu/events/western-ohio-precision-ag-day

    also talk about a 5 th R, right data.” “It’s about improving water quality, increasing efficiency and ... July 12 Western Ohio Precision Agriculture Day hosted by Ohio State University Extension, Darke and ... Miami County in partnership with Dr. John Fulton, Precision Agriculture Specialist, The Ohio State ...

  10. Water Usage on Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-8-issue-1/water-usage-dairy-farms

    technology and the quantity of water used on a dairy farm. One of the first approaches to dealing with water ... Dr. Maurice Eastridge, Extension Dairy Specialist, The Ohio State University As we always say ... risks are being addressed. Therefore, we must constantly monitor water quality and quantity on dairy ...

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