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  1. New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some farm fields in northwest Ohio’s Maumee River watershed have more phosphorus ... than their crops can use. Called “elevated phosphorus fields,” such fields may be at higher risk of ... phosphorus field requires soil test results, and those aren’t public information; they’re often kept only ...

  2. NSCW Long-term Goals

    https://agnr.osu.edu/programs/natural-resources-environmental/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water/nscw-long-term-goals

    resulting toxin in Lake Erie waters, especially the western basin Reduced loading of Phosphorus in ... accordance with the Phosphorus Task Force goals Utilization of adaptive management to improve nutrient ... Current state of Ohio’s waterways Soils and soil testing Best Management Practices for Phosphorous Best ...

  3. Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water (NSCW)

    https://agnr.osu.edu/programs/natural-resources-environmental/nutrient-stewardship-cleaner-water

    Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water initiative is an Ohio State University Extension Signature Program ... designed to improve water quality by helping growers efficiently use nitrogen and phosphorus to keep more ... of it on the field resulting in increased crop yields and farm profits and cleaner water Nutrient ...

  4. Soil health at risk on fallow fields

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/soil-health-risk-fallow-fields

    risks to next year’s crops, soil experts from The Ohio State University warn. If wind or rain carry away ... fallow this year if a soil test indicates the soil is low in phosphorus, he said. Across Ohio, 1.5 ... COLUMBUS, Ohio—With so many Ohio fields left unplanted this year, farmers should consider the ...

  5. Ohio’s Drainage Laws Get Major Update

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio%E2%80%99s-drainage-laws-get-major-update

    a critical role in maintaining surface water drainage on Ohio lands but were in serious need of updating. An ... updating process began over seven years ago with the Ohio Drainage Law Task Force convened by the County ... 2021 Ohio’s “petition ditch laws” are at last receiving a major revision.  The Ohio General Assembly ...

  6. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Cows' Waste

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/reducing-environmental-impact-cows-waste

    be problematic. The phosphorus and nitrogen in cow manure, after it’s applied to farmland as ... College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University are ... studying how to cut methane gas produced by cows and reduce the phosphorus and nitrogen that end up in ...

  7. Manure Science Review

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/manure-science-review-0

    Weed Seeds in Manure. Weeds are a growing problem in the Eastern Cornbelt. Learn how to reduce risks of ... Spills. Planning before manure application and using best practices help reduce risks. Find out how to ... how manure incorporation, application timing, and other practices can help keep phosphorus on the ...

  8. Preventing Your Combine From Going Up In Flame

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/preventing-your-combine-going-flame

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dry corn and soybean fields have put farmers at greater risk of their combines ... catching on fire while harvesting crops. At least three combine fires were sparked across Ohio in one week. ... serious burns, according to news reports. Combines can catch fire when the dry plant material or grain ...

  9. When pesticide drifts: what next?

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/when-pesticide-drifts-what-next

    Pesticide drift is a risk many farmers face.  Pesticides in the wrong place can injure unintended ... conversations between neighbors, investigators, the applicator, and others. Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) ... assess potential risks to human health, damages to crops and vegetation, and whether the applicator ...

  10. Ohio Department of Agriculture: dicamba use in Ohio ends June 30, 2020

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-department-agriculture-dicamba-use-ohio-ends-june-30-2020

    roller coaster ride continues today, with a statement issued by the Ohio Department of Agriculture ... clarifying that the use of XtendiMax, Engenia, and FeXapan dicamba-based products in Ohio will end as of June ... July 31, 2020, use in Ohio must end on June 30 because the Ohio registrations for the three ...

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