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  1. Fresh Produce Safety Training

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/fresh-produce-safety-training

    high-quality, safe produce from Ohio growers. The OSU Fruit and Vegetable Safety Team was formed as a result of ... The Fresh Produce Safety Training program has updated their brochure to include a new team member, ... tools and resources to develop risk assessments and food safety plans for the farm, and promote ...

  2. Harmful Algal Blooms

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

    established thresholds and initiates testing when cyanobacteria are visually present in Ohio’s public waters. ... nutrients (phosphorus and nitrogen) sunlight low-water or low-flow conditions calm water (low-wind ... zebra/quagga mussels For more details on Harmful Algal Blooms in Ohio see: Ohio Sea Grant HAB Q&A HAB in ...

  3. 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 ...

  4. Kristina Boone new director for ATI

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/kristina-boone-new-director-for-ati

    capacity. The campus is well positioned because of the strategic planning initiatives,” she said. As ATI ... Access, affordability and excellence are three major reasons the Ohio State University ... Agricultural Technical Institute’s incoming director sought the position. Kristina M. Boone, Communications and ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. 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 ...

  7. 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 ...

  8. New lab to help fight the (algae-fueled) battle of Lake Erie

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/new-lab-help-fight-the-algae-fueled-battle-lake-erie

    Last year already saw a number of improvements at  Stone Laboratory,  but renovations and updates ... funded by an Ohio Environmental Fund grant from the Ohio Environmental Protection Agency.  "The ... harmful algal bloom problem is not gone, and reducing phosphorus loading is as important as ever, so being ...

  9. Learn About the Dangers of Lead Paint

    https://butler.osu.edu/news/learn-about-dangers-lead-paint

    test only if the risk assessment comes back positive. For more information or for help in your Ohio ... exposure is at high enough levels. According to  Groundwork Ohio's Building the Way Healthier Future ... about lead assessments or testing for your child.  Currently the  American Academy of Pediatrics  recommends a risk ...

  10. CFAES Diversity Challenge winners announced

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/cfaes-diversity-challenge-winners-announced

    Office. You can see a list of all the participants  here  under "News and Updates." The next ... initiatives offered by CFAES, the university, and their communities. The challenge concluded at the end of ...

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