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  1. Attracting more farmers to participate in water quality efforts

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/attracting-more-farmers-participate-in-water-quality-efforts

    applying fertilizer underground rather than on the surfaces of fields, will actually improve water quality ... changing how they apply fertilizer to their fields, according to a behavioral scientist at The Ohio State ... runoff and the degraded water quality in Lake Erie—or even offering them funding to help pay for ...

  2. FSR 2021 is finally only a week away!!

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2021-31/fsr-2021-finally-only-week-away

    about conservation practices for your farm that will improve the quality of water leaving your farm ... a challenge though at times. One of the management challenges demonstrated this year is the tough decision of, ... about more research, we have going on around the state or how to conduct research on your farm, pick up ...

  3. Gypsum Spread on Farms Could Help Keep Water Clean, Not Green

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/gypsum-spread-farms-could-help-keep-water-clean-not-green

    drinking water ban in Toledo. Warren Dick, a scientist in Ohio State University’s College of Food, ... keeps soluble phosphorus from running off of farm fields and getting into water. The Ohio Coal ... Kurt Knebusch WOOSTER, Ohio — Gypsum, which has roots in the past as a farm soil treatment, also ...

  4. Report Shows How to Say Goodbye to Harmful Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/report-shows-how-say-goodbye-harmful-algal-blooms

    successfully used for decades, said Martin, who also leads Ohio State’s Field to Faucet water quality ... water quality,” Martin said. “To move forward, it is most important to find solutions that both improve ... ecosystem — such as the one that shut down Toledo’s water supply for two days in 2014 — could become ...

  5. Ohio Soil Health Card

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/sag-1

    areas. Figure 1. Ohio Soil Health Card. Image by The Ohio State University. Best Times to Assess ... Sundermeier, Extension Educator, Wood County The Ohio Soil Health Card evaluates a soil’s health or quality as ... developed for farmers by farmers with assistance from Ohio State University Extension and the Natural ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. Ohio Board of Regents Projects

    https://field2faucet.osu.edu/about-us/projects/ohio-dept-higher-education-projects

    water. Lead: John Lenhart, Ohio State University. Read more... Mapping the social landscape for stronger ... water quality ties New research at Kent State University will make community water quality ... improvement--into their own hands. Lead: Greg Labarge, Ohio State University. Read more... Guidance for Regulators ...

  8. Farmers, Consultants Needed for Major Initiative to Update Fertilizer Guidelines

    https://senr.osu.edu/news/farmers-consultants-needed-major-initiative-update-fertilizer-guidelines

    management and water quality in the state.   The Ohio State University On-farm Fertilizer Trials project ... have developed fertilizer recommendations in Ohio.   But now, Ohio State University Extension is ... The goal is to not only maximize farm profitability, but also contribute to improved nutrient ...

  9. Farmers, Consultants Needed for Major Initiative to Update Fertilizer Guidelines

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/farmers-consultants-needed-for-major-initiative-update-fertilizer-guidelines

    profitability, but also contribute to improved nutrient management and water quality in the state. The Ohio State ... recommendations in Ohio. But now, Ohio State University Extension is embarking on a major initiative to determine ... the optimal rates of fertilization on the state’s major crops. The goal is to not only maximize farm ...

  10. 2020 a busy year for SWBR

    https://southcenters.osu.edu/newsletter/winter-2021/2020-busy-year-for-swbr

    vegetable production in Ohio and the United States, degradation of soil health and water quality, chemical ... Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Resources (SWBR) program at The Ohio State University South Centers are ... recycling of natural resources, and reduce pollution and improve soil health and water quality. Ukraine has ...

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