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  1. Organic Mulches May Boost Transition from Plowed Land to No-Till

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/organic-mulches-may-boost-transition-plowed-land-no-till

    erosion, conserves and improves water quality, and stores more carbon in the soil than plowed land. Hence ... Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts, United States Department of Agriculture Natural ... the Hancock County Ohio State Extension office at (419) 422-3851 or the Allen County Soil and Water ...

  2. Cost-Cutting, Environmentally-Sound Farming Practices Highlight Conference

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cost-cutting-environmentally-sound-farming-practices-highlight-conference

    value-added farming, crop consulting, soil and water quality issues, precision agriculture and producer ... programs. The event is being sponsored by Ohio State University Extension, Northwest Ohio Soil and Water ... January 15, 2002 ADA, Ohio- Farmers looking to cut production costs while improving their ...

  3. Ohio State experts work with state agriculture professionals to devise water quality recommendations

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-experts-work-state-agriculture-professionals-devise-water-quality

    improving water quality across the state. The report also encourages farmers to adopt production guidelines ... to lessen nutrients going into Ohio waters,” he said. “Ohio State from both an Extension and research ... protecting the environment and improving water quality," said Keith Smith, associate vice president, ...

  4. Ohio State Experts Offer Tips on Best Management Practices to Keep Phosphorus on the Field, Improve Water Quality

    https://senr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-experts-offer-tips-best-management-practices-keep-phosphorus-field-improve-water

    improve Ohio’s water quality can do so using a set of best management practices when applying fertilizer ... profits while also benefiting the state’s water quality, said Greg LaBarge, an Ohio State University ... Extension field specialist and one of the leaders of Ohio State’s Agronomic Crops Team.    The group also ...

  5. Attracting more farmers to participate in water quality efforts

    https://senr.osu.edu/news/attracting-more-farmers-participate-water-quality-efforts

    actually improve water quality in Lake Erie, said Robyn Wilson, a professor in the College of Food, ... scientist at The Ohio State University. Many farmers question whether the conservation measures they are ... financial resources than larger farms have, Wilson said. “We’ve been spending a lot of time and money ...

  6. Faculty quoted in The Christian Science Monitor

    https://senr.osu.edu/news/faculty-quoted-christian-science-monitor

    practices to reduce nutrient loss and improve water quality, however they lack confidence in the recommended ... efforts to understand and address Lake Erie water quality.  Dr. Wilson’s research on farmer decision ... one of several “wetlaculture” experiments in Ohio and Florida that his lab is running.  Read the full ...

  7. Study: Most Farmers Willing to Take More Steps to Improve Water Quality

    https://senr.osu.edu/news/study-most-farmers-willing-take-more-steps-improve-water-quality

    if they feel like the action will both benefit their farms as well as water quality.   That’s ... not taking action can impact their farm profits as well as how it will impact local water quality ... quality locally and regionally.”   Her findings are from recent Ohio State surveys of Maumee watershed ...

  8. 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 ...

  9. Drainage Technology Can Better Manage Crops, Protect Environment

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/drainage-technology-can-better-manage-crops-protect-environment

    was installed in cornfields near State Route 38 by the Ohio Land Improvement Contractors Association ... improve water quality." So far Sullivan is impressed with the performance of the drainage structures, ... modifications to existing ones. Other partners of the project include Ohio State University Extension, Ohio ...

  10. EPN Breakfast- October 8, 2019

    https://senr.osu.edu/events/epn-breakfast-october-8-2019

    water quality in Ohio improving? What is Ohio doing to ensure increased control of nutrient runoff?  ... PROGRAM SUMMARY: Nutrient management on farms and water quality continue to make headlines across ... management policy and water quality programming in Ohio. ...

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