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Using Soil Tests Phosphorus Results to Identify Agronomic and Conservation Needs
water quality. Fields with Soil Test Phosphorus (STP) levels two to three times higher than the ... inches of rainfall. Use the Ohio P risk index, field scale hydrology/water quality models, or monitoring ... quality impacts?” is a common question I have from farmers looking to improve yield yet are concerned ...
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Efficient Lawn Care Practices to Help Protect Ohio’s Waterways
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/hyg-5812
remove. Therefore, one way we can contribute to improving water quality is by preventing nutrients from ... algae and water quality. Fertilizer nutrients are especially harmful. Ohio needs everyone’s help to ... improve Ohio waters and minimize nutrient contamination. Read on for tips on how to maximize lawncare ...
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Overholt Drainage School-Session 2
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/overholt-drainage-school-session-2
USDA-NRCS, USDA-ARS, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Defiance SWCD, Ohio Land Improvement Contractors ... improvement contractors, soil and water conservation technicians, farmers, engineers, consultants, ... Systems, with emphasis on Water Management and Water Quality. Instructors include Land-Grant University ...
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Using Cover Crops to Improve Soil and Water Quality
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-57
soil compaction decreases and soil quality improves with time. Cover crops may be utilized to improve ... crop establishment and killing. Cover crops improve soil and water quality. May reduce nutrient and ... improve soil and water quality. Community of Soil Science Plant Analysis, 32 (7 & 8), 1221–1250. ...
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BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES TO KEEP PHOSPHORUS ON THE FIELD
maximizing productivity while minimizing environmental impacts on water quality. Phosphorous Rate, ... Application and Timing Avoid overloading soils. Soil test and follow tri-state fertilizer recommendations. ... Increasing the water infiltration by reducing compaction and improving soil structure increase water ...
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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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Lower First Cutting Hay Yields Being Reported
weather stress this spring. The good news is that forage quality is expected to be higher than usual for ... first cutting here in Ohio. This should improve animal performance on those forages compared with our ... https://forages.osu.edu/news/emergency-forages-plant-yet-year-grazing Short season forages for dairy farms: https://forages.osu.edu/sites/forages/files/imce/DIBS31 ...
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Interested in Soil Health? Learn together with OSU Extension
will be used to guide recommendations for improving soil health on Ohio farms. Soil health indicators ... Improving soil health (SH) can provide a variety of benefits including improved water ... help better understand how management practices influence soil health and ultimately water quality. OSU ...
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West Ohio Agronomy Day
https://agcrops.osu.edu/events/west-ohio-agronomy-day
the day are from Ohio State University, Purdue University, Soil and Water Conservation Districts, ... we expect from the 2020 grain markets? •Water Quality – Where are we today? •Advancing Corn ... Production •Weed Control – What we learned in 2019 •Using precision ag to improve nutrient and pesticide ...
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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 ...