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Online tool that helps protect water is now being made even better
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 ...
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Good news: Ohio’s soil phosphorus levels are 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 ...
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Teaming up with farmers to protect Ohio’s 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 ...
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Phosphorus Nutrient Management for Yield and Reduced P Loss at Edge of Field
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/agf-509
more than 0.5 inches of rainfall. Use the Ohio P risk index, field scale hydrology/water quality ... for high-risk P loss sites: Monitor fields for P loss using the Ohio P risk index and field scale ... quality water management practices ohio p risk index Agriculture and Natural Resources ...
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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 ...
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Understanding How Soil Test Phosphorus Impacts Water Quality
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0111
in Ohio identify a procedure for assessing P loss risk which defines the high-risk P loss category at ... initial STP value, it will take 5 to 44 years to return to 100 ppm STP. Under Ohio conditions, a similar ... are not widespread. A summary of 2020 soil test results for Ohio finds that approximately 10% of soil ...
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‘Toledo was a wakeup call’: Dean announces new water quality initiative
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, ...
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Thoughts from the Director
https://extops.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/newsletter/news-and-notes/may-26-2023/thoughts-director
options, and they will be recorded and shared. Taking Action. I shared the Enterprise Trust Index initial ... enjoy the sunshine and signs of new life everywhere in Ohio, and make time to completely unplug and ... refuel. I want to provide some important updates: Interviews. The interviews to fill the assistant ...
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Phosphorus (P) Nutrient Use in Ohio
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0143
Systems, The Ohio State University Soil available and added phosphorus (P) nutrient impacts Ohio’s crop ... for 1987–2016, with no immediate plans to update. To provide a recent picture of Ohio P nutrient use, ... occurring. Trends in median soil test results for Ohio counties from 1993 to 2015 are shown in Figure ...
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Developing Phosphorus and Potassium Recommendations for Field Crops
https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/AGF-515
results from representative soil sampling (Table 1) to compare with the desirable range for phosphorus and ... is 23 ppm, which falls in the 15–30 ppm range. The resulting phosphorus recommendation is 50 pounds ... test results are based on soil calibration studies that correlate soil test levels to crop yield ...