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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. Celebrating 160 years!

    https://hcs.osu.edu/news/celebrating-160-years

    before joining Ohio State and we're so glad he joined us! During his time at Ohio State, Mark ... Dr. Bennett help establish the student farm at Ohio State.    Thank you for your amazing years of ... of years of service to The Ohio State University came to 160 years!   There was a celebration on May ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. HCS Alumni Spotlight: Amber Emmons

    https://hcs.osu.edu/news/hcs-alumni-spotlight-amber-emmons

    semester which then led me to become an SPS Agronomy major. How’d your time at Ohio State help prepare you ... focus for the Water Quality Team leans towards our On-Farm Research and our water monitoring of the ... Meet Amber Emmons | OSU HCS Alumna Class of 2019 Amber Emmons is currently a Water Quality ...

  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. Food Safety with HCS' Lindsey Hoover

    https://hcs.osu.edu/news/food-safety-hcs-lindsey-hoover

    a one-time discount rate for water testing to growers who attend the meeting. More information on the ... 7/17/2014 GALLIPOLIS, Ohio – An Aug. 13 session will mark the end of the season's trainings for on-farm ... 6 to 9 p.m. at the Gallia County office of Ohio State University Extension, 111 Jackson Pike, ...

  9. 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. ...

  10. 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 ...

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