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No-Till Integral in Ethanol-Based Corn Production
quality of the soil and minimizes the amount of water pollutants leaving the farm as runoff. "If ... agricultural technique. Randall Reeder, an Ohio State University Extension agricultural engineer, said that ... fertilizers. Water use efficiency is also improved because crop residue on the soil surface reduces ...
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Improve Soil Quality with New OSU Extension Tool
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/improve-soil-quality-new-osu-extension-tool
combined a wealth of fact-based information and Ohio research on soil quality in one resource tool," ... May 29, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Healthy soils means healthy plants, and a new Ohio State University ... Extension educational tool is now available to aid users in improving soil quality to boost crop ...
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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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Wolf Creek Awareness and Resource Evaluation (WeCARE) Project
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/groups/wolf-creek-awareness-and-resource-evaluation-wecare-project
making improvements that will lead to improvement of the quality of water within the watershed. 05040004 ... Evaluation (WeCARE) Project. It is a water quality project in progress, designed to create a workable ... management plan for the watershed through water testing and input from stakeholders concerning the quality of ...
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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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Nurseries Leading the Charge in Environmental Stewardship
and tested the water in Alum Creek time and time again and could not find substantive levels of ... environmental issues is becoming more important — especially in states like Ohio where such laws do not exist. ... But why focus on nurseries? According to Daniel Struve, an Ohio State University horticulturist, some ...
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Farmer Views on Nutrient Loss, Water Quality to Be Discussed at Farm Science Review
"Nutrient loss and water quality: A survey of farmer opinion" at Farm Science Review near London on ... Water and Carbon Program at Ohio State and from the National Science Foundation Coupled Human and ... touch on managing those causes for pond owners. Farm Science Review is sponsored by Ohio State ...
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Produce Safety Rule to Change the Way Fresh Fruit, Vegetables Are Grown and Handled
well. Water The rule’s provisions regarding water quality on produce farms might be its most complex ... the requirements. If water doesn’t meet the new criteria initially, farms have some time to make ... operations, said Peggy Hall, field specialist in agricultural and resource law for Ohio State University ...
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Air Quality Workshops to Tackle Challenge of Ag Air Emissions
the in-service include Ohioans' views of large animal farms, air quality issues on Ohio farms ... December 28, 2006 REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio-- A series of air quality workshops will be held in January ... practices related to air quality control. The Ohio Agricultural Air Quality Conferences will take place ...
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What's New at This Year's Farm Science Review
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/whats-new-years-farm-science-review
July 7, 2010 LONDON, Ohio –Throughout its 48-year history, Ohio State University's Farm ... conservation, home improvement, health, safety, money management, gardening and education. "Farm Science ... visitors." Farm Science Review, Ohio's premiere agricultural event, will take place Sept. 21-23 at the ...