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  1. Online tool that helps protect water is now being made even better

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2016/online-tool-helps-protect-water-now-being-made

    revise the Ohio Phosphorus Risk Index, an online tool that farmers can use to determine — and, if ... done.”—Libby Dayton An integral part of managing phosphorus The Ohio Phosphorus Risk Index is an integral part ... of Environment and Natural Resources. Through her On-Field Ohio project, she’s working to update and ...

  2. Good news: Ohio’s soil phosphorus levels are trending down

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/good-news-ohio%E2%80%99s-soil-phosphorus-levels-trending-down

    phosphorus in the soil should result in reduced phosphorus runoff risk,” Dayton said. “These findings show ... which came through the college’s Field to Faucet initiative, represent good news for Ohioans concerned ... that Ohio farmers are doing a good job of managing soil phosphorus levels. “While there is still room ...

  3. Teaming up with farmers to protect Ohio’s water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2014/teaming-farmers-protect-ohio%E2%80%99s-water

    Work continues on a project to revise the Ohio Phosphorus Risk Index. The index is a planning tool ... index more accurate and to increase farmers’ management options for reducing phosphorus runoff, said ... Resources. Phosphorus is an agricultural pollutant often implicated in reduced water quality in Ohio. It is ...

  4. OARDC Impact Archive

    https://oardc.osu.edu/node/1992

    the risk of allergic reactions. On-Field Ohio: Rewriting Ohio’s Phosphorus Risk Index Ohio ... Conservation Service Ohio Phosphorus (P) Risk Index to be more precise in predicting the risk of phosphorus ... generates nearly $50 million a year for Ohio’s economy, and OARDC’s Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and ...

  5. ‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/%E2%80%98toledo-was-wakeup-call%E2%80%99-dean-announces

    partnerships to leverage that.” “Ohio State is well positioned to lead the way in providing answers. But we ... Bruce McPheron, Ohio State’s vice president for agricultural administration, while speaking Sept. ... initiative, called Field to Faucet. “Toledo was a wakeup call,” said McPheron, dean of the College of Food, ...

  6. OSU-ACET Index Insurance Program

    https://ipa.osu.edu/worldwide-projects/africa/osu-acet-index-insurance-program

    agricultural credit using index insurance The Ohio State University (OSU) and the African Center for Economic ... financial risk management practices employing index insurance. Some potential impacts of the OSU/ACET ... Results should be available in early 2015 before the launch of the second follow up survey that will take ...

  7. Food security? ‘We have to have water security first or there is no food’

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2015/food-security-%E2%80%98we-have-have-water-security-first

    Importance of Watersheds”; OARDC scientist Jay Martin on “ Field to Faucet: Impacts of Phosphorus and Steps ... conversations by saying, ‘Water is the next generation’s oil.’ I have abandoned that statement. Water is our ... oil. It is this generation’s oil. “When we talk about food security, we have to have water security ...

  8. Understanding Algal Blooms: State of the Science Conference

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/understanding-algal-blooms-state-science-conference

    phosphorus leaves individual fields so they can target high-risk fields with best management practices,” ... are caused by a combination of warm water temperatures and high concentrations of phosphorus in the ... units of The Ohio State University – Ohio Sea Grant, Stone Laboratory, the College of Food, ...

  9. Officer Training Week

    https://franklin.osu.edu/program-areas/4-h-youth-development/club-advisor-resources/club-officer-resources/officer-training

    Officer Training Week will focus on one topic or officer position. Check back daily for officer updates ... Thursday- Treasurer Friday- News Reporter/ Historian Saturday- Program Officers ...

  10. Seeing (and using) the good in manure and keeping our water clean, too

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2015/seeing-and-using-good-manure-and-keeping

    manure while minimizing the risk of them entering lakes and streams. Co-hosted by OARDC, it was for ... specialist for OARDC’s outreach partner, OSU Extension. “Every positive step we take in properly applying ... manure is a positive step in the direction of better water quality.” “Every positive step we take in ...

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