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New Field to Faucet App Helps Farmers Plot Farm Management Decisions
https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/new-field-faucet-app-helps-farmers-plot-farm-management-decisions
effectiveness of different management decisions within fields. The aim, in part, is to improve water quality ... improve water quality in Ohio by allowing users to fine-tune nutrient management more accurately and ... profitable, as well as aiding in making smarter choices for cleaner water.” The app, which is available for ...
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Report Shows How to Say Goodbye to Harmful Algal Blooms
https://field2faucet.osu.edu/news/report-shows-how-say-goodbye-harmful-algal-blooms
as the one that shut down Toledo’s water supply for two days in 2014 — could become a problem of the ... in the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. Scientists believe that ... decades, said Martin, who also leads Ohio State’s Field to Faucet water quality initiative. They include ...
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Get Ready for Spring Planting Now
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you pulled a soil sample last fall, and if not, do it now and send to the lab). Calibrate the ... Finally list the field work tasks that you need to do this spring when the weather and soils are fit, then ...
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OFGC Sheep Farm Tour
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States Air Force and Heather previously was a pediatric occupational therapist. Now they are full-time ...
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Ohio State Making Strides in Working to Improve Water Quality
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Sciences at The Ohio State University launched its Nutrient Stewardship for Cleaner Water Signature ... Program, and already the initiative is making strides in working to improve water quality in Ohio. In that ... water resources and promote harmful algal blooms. Major water quality problems have occurred in Lake ...
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Heart of America Grazing Conference
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Research Center (FSRC). His research encompassed many aspects of plant-soil-animal interactions and ...
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What Are Harmful Algal Blooms?
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known as blue-green algae — that are always present in the water to some extent, but which grow ... a combination of warm water temperatures (above 60 degrees Fahrenheit) and high concentrations of phosphorus in ... the water. Typically, a high concentration of phosphorus and nitrogen in cold weather will produce ...
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OSU Extension Training Reaches Nearly 1 Million Acres To Improve Water Quality
There’s a growing army working to improve Ohio’s water quality. Since last fall, the College of ... the state’s water quality by informing growers about how to use less phosphorus and keep more of it on ... impacts on water quality in the state.” In the end, the goal of the training is to keep nutrient runoff ...
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Ohio Forage & Grasslands Council Annual Meeting
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Multi-Species Cover Crop Mixes for Grazing and Soil Benefit." In addition, Kyle Smith will discuss " ...
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How to Speed up Hay Drying
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urge patience in waiting for soils to firm up before attempting to harvest, because driving equipment ... on soft soils does long-term damage to future productivity. Once the soils are firm enough, there are ... to sunlight for a short time, and then once the soil has dried some the crop can be spread out with ...