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  1. 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 ...

  2. 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 ...

  3. Phosphorus Nutrient Management for Yield and Reduced P Loss at Edge of Field

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-509

    delay application one (or more) growing seasons, if needed. WATER QUALITY —The greatest risk for event ... more than 0.5 inches of rainfall. Use the Ohio P risk index, field scale hydrology/water quality ... hydrologic and water quality models. For sites with predicted high P losses, consider one or more of the ...

  4. Checklist for Business Success: Organic Vegetable Production

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/ANR-28

    ANR-28 Agriculture and Natural Resources 02/06/2015 Dr. Subbu Kumarappan, Ohio State ATI, 1328 ... — Mechanization can reduce labor intensity in organic farms; but the farms may be forced to specialize in one or ... concerns. Regular training on production and customer service concepts can improve farm profits.   Proximity ...

  5. Oilseed Radish Cover Crop

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-5

    SAG-5 Agriculture and Natural Resources 04/17/2008 Alan Sundermeier, Ohio State University ... Extension, Wood County, Ohio Oilseed radish is a unique cover crop that farmers are planting to improve their ... time. Capturing and recycling of excess soil nutrients in biomass is one of the most important features ...

  6. Environmental Professionals Network

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/events

    For the first time in our state’s history the open waters of western Lake Erie have been deemed ... our state’s leading universities to help the Ohio EPA assess whether the open waters of Lake Erie met federal ... and state water quality goals, as well as key lessons learned from water quality management in the ...

  7. Forestry Terms for Ohio Forest Landowners

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/f-0104

    forests’ contributions to not only the Ohio economy, but also wildlife habitat, water quality, and ... benefits such as improved water and air quality, conserved ground and surface water, increased soil health, ... Forestry Specialist; Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Ohio State University Extension H. ...

  8. Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-till

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/SAG-11

    SAG-11 11/23/2009 James J. Hoorman, Extension Educator, Cover Crops and Water Quality, Ohio State ... University Extension Rafiq Islam, Soil and Water Specialist, Ohio State University Extension, South Centers ... Improve Soil and Water Quality." Summary Agricultural systems that mimic the natural world tend to be ...

  9. East Branch Sugar Creek Watershed

    https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/east-branch-sugar-creek-watershed

    1995-98. In summer 1998, Ohio EPA began a water quality study of the Sugar Creek Watershed, including the ... Soil and Water Conservation District applied for and received Ohio EPA "319" funding for the ... East Branch. At the same time, with a grant from ODNR Division of Soil and Water, a summer intern ...

  10. Overview and Cost of a Small-Scale Aquaponic Build at The Ohio State University

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0105

    injuries. Ohio State University Extension is here to support your farm, educational programming, and hobby ... The Ohio State University Small-Scale Aquaponic Build. South Centers. youtu.be/yk0rNzUBmT0. Farm ... Aquaculture Extension, Ohio State University Extension In the summer of 2019, The Ohio State University ...

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