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  1. Public Input Wanted on Plan to Improve Ohio Agriculture

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/public-input-wanted-plan-improve-ohio-agriculture

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — A farmer-led group that aims to improve Ohio farm profitability while increasing ... according to the U.S Department of Agriculture. At the same time, many Ohio farmers face low commodity ... (CFAES) at The Ohio State University, has drafted a plan for Ohio agriculture to become more sustainable. ...

  2. Revised Phosphorus Index Can Help Curb Agricultural Runoff

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/revised-phosphorus-index-can-help-curb-agricultural-runoff

    of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. The index has ... significant water quality implications statewide, considering that misapplied phosphorus has a high likelihood ... of degradation Ohio’s surface water and is a major contributor to harmful algal blooms, experts say. ...

  3. NSCW Long-term Goals

    https://agnr.osu.edu/programs/natural-resources-environmental/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water/nscw-long-term-goals

    utilization and manage nutrients as a system to increase economic returns and reduce water quality impacts by ... Current state of Ohio’s waterways Soils and soil testing Best Management Practices for Phosphorous Best ... resulting toxin in Lake Erie waters, especially the western basin Reduced loading of Phosphorus in ...

  4. Fall Manure Application and Cover Crops

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-24-issue-5/fall-manure-application-and-cover-crops

    should be to combine nutrient recovery and to protect water quality. Manure application rules in Ohio are ... Glen Arnold, Extension Field Specialist, Manure Management, Ohio State University Corn silage ... harvest completion is the start of serious manure application efforts by dairy operations across Ohio. For ...

  5. Register Soon for Greenhouse Hydroponics Workshop

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/register-soon-greenhouse-hydroponics-workshop

    Ohio soon. Registration is open for The Ohio State University’s 2018 Greenhouse Management Workshop, ... which this year will focus on hydroponics, a booming Ohio industry that grows crops in water without ... the Wooster campus of Ohio State’s  College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences ...

  6. Ohio Livestock Coalition Launches New Website

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-19-issue-2/ohio-livestock-coalition-launches-new-website

    The Ohio State University The Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) has launched the new web site for the ... Livestock Environmental Assurance Program (LEAP) – a voluntary program to help Ohio's livestock farms ... take a proactive approach in protecting the land, air, and water on and around their farms. The LEAP ...

  7. Compare Your Dairy Farm With NY Dairy Farms

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-4-issue-1/compare-your-dairy-farm-ny-dairy-farms

    Jim Poulson District Specialist Farm Management  Northeast District Extension, Wooster, OH Ohio ... New York dairy farm businesses. Labor and management income per operator measures the return to one ... and New York dairy farms have many similarities. Therefore the 1999 New York dairy summary of business ...

  8. What are LEAP and OFAER?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-5-issue-3/what-are-leap-and-ofaer

    affecting environmental quality, the Ohio Livestock Coalition (OLC) developed the Livestock Environmental ... the OLC in cooperation with the Ohio State University (OSU) Extension, the Ohio Department of Natural ... Resources' (ODNR) Division of Soil & Water Conservation, United States Department of Agriculture's ...

  9. Helping farmers know their bottom line

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/helping-farmers-know-their-bottom-line

    Agriculture Week, is a time to acknowledge farmers’ contributions. The state is home to 75,462 farms, and ... and CFAES reports. The Ohio Farm Business Analysis and Benchmarking Program is just one of many ... They used information from several years of analysis done through the Ohio Farm Business Analysis and ...

  10. When is the Best Time to Market Cull Cows?

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-7-issue-2/when-best-time-market-cull-cows

    Specialist, The Ohio State University; and Dr. Michael Looper, USDA-ARS  The national average cull rate for ... industry in terms of quality assurance. Withdrawal times and holding milk out of the tank are watched very ... time after they are taken out of the milking herd not only can improve body condition score and ...

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