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  1. OSU Extension to Offer Webinar April 9 on Farmland Drainage

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/node/1001

    farmland can help growers significantly improve yields as well as soil and water quality, an Ohio State ... water can damage yields and prevent us from planting in a timely manner. “One advantage of using the ... address how improved field drainage has yield, soil quality and water quality advantages compared to poor ...

  2. Event to Feature Local, National Water Quality Efforts

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/event-feature-local-national-water-quality-efforts

    , will feature three major initiatives aimed at protecting and improving water quality. “The importance ... Ohio State’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive in Columbus. Speaking ... innovation and environmental policy for the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation, on “Healthy Water Ohio: A Strategy ...

  3. Ohio EPA Awards Nearly $200,000 for Sustainability Efforts on OSU Farm/Research Facility

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-epa-awards-nearly-200000-sustainability-efforts-osu-farmresearch-facility

    practices for water quality protection and whole farm sustainability.   A $194,324 grant from Ohio ... university's commitment to be a leader in water quality improvement through effective whole farm management ... attention to some innovations in water quality improvements," said Jessica D'Ambrosio, Ohio NEMO ...

  4. More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-in-2018

    water quality of Lake Erie, it’s impossible to put a time frame on when changes in farmers’ fertilizer ... courses are about to start up again and are offered across the state through Ohio State University ... understand how improving the water leaving a 50-acre field within the Lake Erie watershed translates to ...

  5. New Grant Focuses on Nutrient Management, Cleaner Lake Erie Water

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-grant-focuses-nutrient-management-cleaner-lake-erie-water

    nitrogen and phosphorus that can affect the lake’s water quality downstream, said Greg LaBarge, Ohio State ... effective in reducing nutrient movement to achieve water quality improvement goals.” The second part of the ... Indiana, LaBarge said. This project is part of the college’s ongoing efforts to improve Ohio’s water ...

  6. Water Quality the Focus of March 14 Workshop

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/water-quality-the-focus-march-14-workshop

    Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, Ohio – How to improve water quality across the region will be discussed by ... said. “Water quality is a hot topic because seldom does a day go by without a news article on water ... Ohio Watersheds” by Laura Johnson, director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at ...

  7. More Than 10,000 Ohio Farmers Have Received Water Quality Training

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/more-10000-ohio-farmers-have-received-water-quality-training

    the risk of nutrient runoff and improve water quality throughout the state. And more training ... in the problem and how they can help improve water quality through the techniques and practices we ... lost to runoff impact production and water quality at the same time, so it’s in everyone’s interest to ...

  8. 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-0

    week on how agriculture could have a positive role in improving water quality across the state. The ... waters,” he said. “Ohio State from both an Extension and research standpoint will continue to study this ... improving water quality in the Sugar Creek watershed.  The Sugar Creek method is also being applied to the ...

  9. Cover Crops Can Improve Soil Health, Water Quality and Yields

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cover-crops-can-improve-soil-health-water-quality-and-yields

    Ohio’s water quality, they can also cut input costs and improve their soil’s health. Growers who plant ... Ohio State University Extension educator and an assistant professor studying cover crops and water ... extreme weather events and store soil moisture while improving water quality.” The workshop will offer ...

  10. 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 ...

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