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  1. Good news: Ohio’s soil phosphorus levels are trending down

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/good-news-ohio%E2%80%99s-soil-phosphorus-levels-trending-down

    farming, water quality Phosphorus soil testing is an important tool for farmers. They use it to determine ... about protecting surface water quality while maintaining agricultural production, said CFAES scientists ... (go.osu.edu/Bawz). Phosphorus runoff from farm fields is one of the causes of the harmful algal blooms plaguing ...

  2. Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/important-issues-water-quality-and-nutrient-placement-conference

    How to improve water quality across the region will be discussed by Ohio State University ... Pulse of Ohio Watersheds” by Laura Johnson, director of the National Center for Water Quality Research ... Conservation Society March 14. The “Important Issues in Water Quality and Nutrient Placement” conference will ...

  3. Water Quality

    https://oardc.osu.edu/impacts/water-quality

    University are working to solve this problem and improve Ohio’s water quality by helping farmers continue to ... algal blooms plaguing Lake Erie and other bodies of water in recent years. Researchers at The Ohio State ... Experts say soluble phosphorus runoff from farms is one of several contributors to the harmful ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Manure practices, not glamorous, can be a star for both food crops and water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2014/manure-practices-not-glamorous-can-be-star

    Ohio Livestock Coalition, an event sponsor. “Nutrient management and water quality are critical ... storage and application. Speakers came from OARDC, Ohio State University Extension (OARDC’s outreach ... partner), the farming community, and state and federal agencies. “Manure is an excellent product for ...

  6. Conservation Tillage Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/conservation-tillage-conference

    conference will also offer a focus on Ohio’s water quality concerns and on some of the ways to deal with ... those issues, including how to save money, improve water quality, and manage soil erosion and ... the event, nearly half, 400, are certified crop advisers, said Harold Watters, an Ohio State ...

  7. Breakfast Presentation by the Environmental Professionals Network

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/breakfast-presentation-environmental-professionals-network

    aimed at protecting and improving water quality.   “The importance of water is increasingly on the ... either 9:45 a.m. or noon March 8 in Ohio State’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred ... services; and Ohio State’s Global Water Initiative.   The free student registrations and breakfasts are ...

  8. Field to Faucet making strides in improving Ohio’s water quality

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/january-february-2016/field-faucet-making-strides-improving-ohio

    in improving Ohio’s water quality. Field to Faucet was conceived by CFAES Dean Bruce McPheron, who ... address the water quality problem.”—Jay Martin Beneficial research for water and farming Currently, some ... “The idea behind Field to Faucet,” Martin said, “is to marshal all the forces at Ohio State to better ...

  9. Good time to start: Fall farm practices for helping crops and water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/good-time-start-fall-farm-practices

    help them continue to maximize yields while helping improve water quality,” said team member Greg ... LaBarge, field specialist with OARDC’s outreach partner, Ohio State University Extension  (pictured). “Some ... One key practice is to follow the research-based Tri-State Fertilizer Recommendations for Corn, ...

  10. Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/conservation-tillage-and-technology-conference

    Building and maintaining healthy soils not only leads to profitable farming and improved water ... Reeder, a retired Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer. From offering a workshop on the ... Districts of Northwest Ohio. OSU Extension and OARDC are the outreach and research arms of The Ohio State ...

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