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  1. Ohio State Economist: Taxing Phosphorus Could Reduce Risk of Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state-economist-taxing-phosphorus-could-reduce-risk-algal-blooms

    phosphorus in the watershed doesn’t appear to be one of them. Improvements in water quality in the 1980s and ... Center for Water Quality Research at northwest Ohio’s Heidelberg University and study how different ... to reduce erosion and improve both water and soil quality. Conservation tillage, including no-till ...

  2. How and why to keep phosphorus on no-till fields

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/how-and-why-keep-phosphorus-no-till-fields

    “That’s one thing we feel pretty sure about, in terms of what would make a big impact on improving water ... Dick, a retired soil scientist from The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and ... rainwater. Phosphorus is most harmful to water quality when it’s in its dissolved form—not when it’s attached ...

  3. A day for making the most of manure

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/day-for-making-the-most-manure

    crops can provide long-term benefits in improving soil health and water quality,” Zoller said, including ... quality, the annual event is on Aug. 7 at JIMITA Holsteins, a 400-plus-acre family dairy farm in Strasburg. ... educator, agriculture and natural resources,  Tuscarawas County office  of  Ohio State University Extension. ...

  4. Event to Look at Farming, Water Quality, Ohio’s Efforts for Both

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/event-look-farming-water-quality-ohio%E2%80%99s-efforts-for-both

    Kurt Knebusch COLUMBUS, Ohio — Agriculture and water quality flow together. So do Ohio’s efforts ... The event is from 7:15 to 9:30 a.m. in Ohio State’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 ... those ties and at new progress in serving the state’s farmers, food and water. The event, which is open ...

  5. Manure Science Review Set for July 25

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/manure-science-review-set-for-july-25

    farm fields — methods that put its nutrients to good use while also protecting water quality — and ... in western Ohio,” he said, its seeds dispersed by birds, water, farm equipment such as combines, and ... they’re the focus of an upcoming event in northwest Ohio. On July 25, Watkins Farm in Hardin County will ...

  6. EPN Breakfast- October 8, 2019

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/events/epn-breakfast-october-8-2019

    water quality in Ohio improving? What is Ohio doing to ensure increased control of nutrient runoff?  ... PROGRAM SUMMARY: Nutrient management on farms and water quality continue to make headlines across ... management policy and water quality programming in Ohio. ...

  7. Free Workshops Offered on Developing Nutrient Management Plans

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/free-workshops-offered-developing-nutrient-management-plans

    Environmental Quality Incentives Program (NRCS-EQIP), said Greg LaBarge, an Ohio State University Extension ... field specialist and one of the leaders of Ohio State’s Agronomic Crops Team. OSU Extension is the ... outreach arm of the college. With water quality issues a high priority in Ohio, developing effective ...

  8. Food Safety Training Continues for Fruit, Vegetable Farmers

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/food-safety-training-continues-for-fruit-vegetable-farmers

    quality because evidence supports the idea that water used on the farm can be a source of contamination ... Hoover said. The labs will also give a one-time discount rate for water testing to growers who attend the ... Training program will be held from 6 to 9 p.m. at the Gallia County office of Ohio State University ...

  9. CFAES names director of new Water Quality Initiative

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-names-director-new-water-quality-initiative

    the team’s work, will coordinate with other water quality-related programs at Ohio State, and will ... Environmental Sciences  (CFAES) has named Ohio scientist Heather Raymond as director of its new Water Quality ... is aiming to expand the college’s impact on Ohio’s pressing water quality issues, harmful algal ...

  10. AgTech Innovation Hub awards inaugural research projects

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/agtech-innovation-hub-awards-inaugural-research-projects

    new AgTech Innovation Hub, a multimillion-dollar collaboration between The Ohio State University and ... Nationwide. Nine researchers in The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental ... reduction: With increased extreme weather events like flooding on farm fields, effective water management for ...

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