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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. 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 ...

  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. Sustainable Agriculture Opportunity – 2022 Warner Endowment Fund Proposals are due March 1

    https://extops.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/newsletter/news-and-notes/january-27-2022/sustainable-agriculture-opportunity-%E2%80%93-2022-warner

    are invited to partner with Ohio State scientists and Extension educators to carry out on-farm ... water quality and other environmental concerns relevant to Ohio farmers. For more information and to see ... their annual call for proposals to conduct on-farm research on sustainable agriculture topics. Farmers ...

  5. Knowledge Exchange – See What is New

    https://extops.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/newsletter/news-and-notes/january-27-2022/knowledge-exchange-%E2%80%93-see-what-new

    within larger themes of water quality, food security, farm stress, and health. Visit the current research ... explore, and engage with the world-class research from CFAES at Ohio State. Collaborations: KX actively ... partners with researchers, Extension professionals, and other colleges at Ohio State. Our goal? To bring ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Compost Bedded Pack Dairy Barns in Ohio

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-15-issue-1/compost-bedded-pack-dairy-barns-ohio

    Department of Food, Agricultural, and Biological Engineering, The Ohio State University Most Ohio dairy ... high costs associated with transport of manure that is up to 90% water.  For dairy farms to remain ... last several years. The Ohio State University (OSU) and the University of Kentucky have conducted ...

  8. Transitioning of Herds to Automatic Milking Systems

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-20-issue-5/transitioning-herds-automatic-milking-systems

    the dairy farms in Ohio have the AMS. The vendors are primarily Lely and DeLaval, with one farm now ... The Ohio State University             Interest in the use of automatic milking systems (AMS) continues ... 2140 dairy farms in Ohio and 52 farms with AMS, with about 143 AMS on Ohio farms. Thus, about 2.4% of ...

  9. 2018 Dairy Farm Business Summary Now Available

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-21-issue-6/2018-dairy-farm-business-summary-now-available

    analysis program for the first time.  In all, 20 farms, 19 conventionally and one organically managed, ... Dianne Shoemaker, Field Specialist, Dairy Production Economics, Ohio State University Extension ... completed the analysis.  These farms are located in 11 counties across Ohio, but mainly concentrated in the ...

  10. Produce Safety Rule to Change the Way Fresh Fruit, Vegetables Are Grown and Handled

    https://farmoffice.osu.edu/news/produce-safety-rule-change-way-fresh-fruit-vegetables-are-grown-and-handled

    well. Water The rule’s provisions regarding water quality on produce farms might be its most complex ... the requirements. If water doesn’t meet the new criteria initially, farms have some time to make ... operations, said Peggy Hall, field specialist in agricultural and resource law for Ohio State University ...

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