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Wolf Creek Awareness and Resource Evaluation (WeCARE) Project
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/wolf-creek-awareness-and-resource-evaluation-wecare-project
making improvements that will lead to improvement of the quality of water within the watershed. 05040004 ... Evaluation (WeCARE) Project. It is a water quality project in progress, designed to create a workable ... management plan for the watershed through water testing and input from stakeholders concerning the quality of ...
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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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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 ...
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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 ...
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Who to trust for the truth about food
https://fst.osu.edu/news/who-trust-truth-about-food
Below is an article that the Ohio Farm Bureau did on the 'Truth About Food' event hosted ... by the Food Innovation Center at The Ohio State University. The article originally appeared in the ... Ohio Farm Bureau Federation pulication our Ohio. Go ahead, eat those fried eggs. And add a slice of ...
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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 ...
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Giusti Named a 2021-2022 CFAES Distinguished Professor
https://fst.osu.edu/news/giusti-named-2021-2022-cfaes-distinguished-professor
State’s Sustainability Institute. Martin seeks to use natural systems to improve water quality and ... COLUMBUS, Ohio—The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences ... Ohio State vice president for agricultural administration and CFAES dean. “They truly exemplify our ...
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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 ...
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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. ...
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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 ...