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  1. How and why to keep phosphorus on no-till fields

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/how-and-why-keep-phosphorus-no-till-fields

    particles, so that phosphorus is not as likely to be available to algae downstream. As a result, some experts ... said. Even if not tilling a field might put it at risk of soluble phosphorus running off that field, ... incorporated into the soil, he said. “And we know that sets us up for greater risk of phosphorus running off ...

  2. OSU Environmental Economist: Market-based Solutions to Reduce Phosphorus Emissions Should be Examined

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/osu-environmental-economist-market-based-solutions-reduce-phosphorus-emissions-should-be

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Though soil erosion prevention programs have resulted in a 30 to 40 percent ... phosphorus emissions recommended by the Ohio Phosphorus Task Force, more than 12,000 tons of phosphorus ... phosphorus costs have reduced emissions. For example, high phosphorus prices from 2006 to 2011 resulted in ...

  3. ‘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, ...

  4. Sept. 30 Webinar to Examine Economics of Controlling Algal Blooms

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/sept-30-webinar-examine-economics-controlling-algal-blooms

    Nicole Pierron-Rasul COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Economists will discuss the economics behind water pollution ... years of efforts to reduce phosphorus, our traditional conservation approaches appear not to be working ... as well as we wish,” said Brent Sohngen, professor of environmental economics with Ohio State ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. CFAES Researcher Part of New Project Studying Conservation Incentives, Farming Practices

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-researcher-part-new-project-studying-conservation-incentives-farming-practices

    quality. Robyn Wilson, associate professor of risk analysis and decision science in Ohio State’s School of ... Kurt Knebusch COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio State University researcher is part of a new $750,000 ... Initiative (GLRI) are meeting one of their goals: to get more farmers to adopt measures that preserve water ...

  7. The Implications of Environmental Policy on Nutrient Outputs in Agricultural Watersheds

    https://aede.osu.edu/about-us/publications/implications-environmental-policy-nutrient-outputs-agricultural-watersheds

    phosphorus pollution from agriculture have had any impact on water quality outcomes. Using daily observations ... model of phosphorus emissions. Phosphorus emissions are the most important contributor to harmful algal ... blooms, which have recently caused significant health concerns. Our results indicate that these voluntary ...

  8. Tax or Subsidy? How to Reduce Lake Erie Phosphorus Sources

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/tax-or-subsidy-how-reduce-lake-erie-phosphorus-sources

    Ohio State University shows the least costly way to cut nearly half the phosphorus seeping into Lake ... up to $20 million annually, a phosphorus subsidy to Ohio farmers or a phosphorus tax would be far ... option.” The money generated from a tax on phosphorus, which would be paid by farmers, could be partially ...

  9. Ohio State Economist: Taxing Phosphorus Could Reduce Risk of Algal Blooms

    https://aede.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-economist-taxing-phosphorus-could-reduce-risk-algal-blooms

    severe algal blooms that stem from phosphorus, an Ohio State University environmental economist suggests ... quality as the cost of phosphorus has increased. “As a result of higher phosphorus prices in 2005 to 2010, ... . “There’s an enormous pool of phosphorus just sitting in soils in northwest Ohio because we’ve overapplied ...

  10. Mario Javier Miranda

    https://aede.osu.edu/our-people/mario-javier-miranda

    Preparation    Bangwan, Sureewan & Mario J. Miranda. “Catastrophic Risk, Weather Index Insurance and ... & Mario J. Miranda. “Systemic Risk, Index Insurance and the Sustainability of Joint Liability Group ... J. Miranda. “Covariate Risk, Index Insurance, and the Sustainability of Informal Risk Sharing ...

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