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  1. Ohio State’s Conservation Tillage Conference Supports Research

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-state%E2%80%99s-conservation-tillage-conference-supports-research

    improve water quality; Jim Hoorman, OSU Extension, and Albert Maag, SWCD. Past projects have included ... management, water quality, advanced scouting, no-till machinery and precision farming, Reeder said. The ... Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, OhioOhio State University’s annual Conservation Tillage Conference is ...

  2. Workshop to Focus on Keeping Phosphorus in Soil to Prevent Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/workshop-focus-keeping-phosphorus-in-soil-prevent-algal-blooms

    answer questions on the water quality impact of farm field phosphorus loss. “Our Tri-State Crop Fertility ... blooms. Major water quality problems have occurred in Lake Erie, Grand Lake St. Marys and other Ohio water ... likely holds the greatest opportunity in keeping phosphorus on farm ground and for improvement in water ...

  3. Agricultural Fertilizer Certification Trainings Offered before Sept. 30 Deadline

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/agricultural-fertilizer-certification-trainings-offered-sept-30-deadline

    improve water quality throughout the state, said Mary Ann Rose, program director for OSU Extension’s ... offered by experts from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State ... University. The training, provided by Ohio State University Extension, fulfills the educational requirements ...

  4. At Least 4 Good Reasons to Boost Soil Organic Matter, and a Chance to Learn How to Do It

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/least-4-good-reasons-boost-soil-organic-matter-and-chance-learn-how-do-it

    devoted to sustainable food and farming in Ohio. Rafiq Islam, soil scientist based at the Ohio State ... Kurt Knebusch COLUMBUS, Ohio — The key to successful, sustainable farming is found in the ground ... Sciences at The Ohio State University. “Soil organic matter is the cornerstone of soil health,” said Islam, ...

  5. New Field to Faucet App Helps Farmers Plot Farm Management Decisions

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/new-field-faucet-app-helps-farmers-plot-farm-management-decisions

    water quality throughout the state. Called Ohio State PLOTS, the free app allows growers, as well as ... designed as a tool to help improve water quality in Ohio by allowing users to fine-tune nutrient management ... Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, Ohio – A new app from The Ohio State University allows growers to compare ...

  6. Ohio Hosting North American Manure Expo Aug. 3-4

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/ohio-hosting-north-american-manure-expo-aug-3-4

    September’s Farm Science Review trade show, are both part of The Ohio State University and its College of ... go.osu.edu/2016ManureExpoCECs. The Ohio Department of Agriculture, Van Wert-based Cooper Farms, Michigan State University, Purdue ... Columbus. “Manure is an excellent source of nutrients for the crops we grow in Ohio and is probably one of ...

  7. Air and Water

    https://fabe.osu.edu/extensionoutreach/air-and-water

    noteworthy water quality issues are caused by nitrogen and phosphorus, which can escape farm fields through ... from agriculture animal feeding operations to improve health and the environmental quality, promote ... management for water quality and agricultural sustainability. Our current research and Extension work is ...

  8. Flip It Good: (At Least) 3 Big Benefits of Pond Aeration

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/flip-it-good-least-3-big-benefits-pond-aeration

    occurring seasonal thermal stratification and thus potentially improve water quality and slow the pond’s ... Kurt Knebusch LONDON, Ohio — Aeration often can do a pond good, says an expert at The Ohio State ... at the bottom. Eugene Braig, aquatic ecosystems program director in Ohio State’s College of Food, ...

  9. Panel Discussion at Farm Science Review to Focus on Water Quality

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/panel-discussion-farm-science-review-focus-water-quality

    Nicole Pierron-Rasul COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Water quality will be the focus of a Sept. 22 panel ... potential of farm runoff into region’s waterways. The “Water Quality, Water Quantity, Water Questions 2015,” ... at The Ohio State University, who will discuss programs and practices designed to lessen the ...

  10. Good Weather, Innovation Drive Farm Science Review Attendance

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/good-weather-innovation-drive-farm-science-review-attendance

    CFAES luncheon. An update on the College’s Field 2 Faucet water quality initiative, Ohio State’s program ... Ohio State–Beck’s Hybrids Joint Research Projects on Water Quality. The joint research projects are ... beneficial for farmers and growers. “From water quality to farm management to health and lifestyle ...

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