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Ohio State’s Rattan Lal Receives International Agriculture Award
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state%E2%80%99s-rattan-lal-receives-international-agriculture-award
ability of soil to address such global challenges as climate change, food security and water quality. The ... NANJING, China — Rattan Lal, Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science at The Ohio State ... Iceland, and is the current president of the Vienna-based 60,000-member International Union of Soil ...
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Farmers need to gear up for more rain
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farmers-need-gear-more-rain
State University. As a result, the state's farmers will have to deal with more and more water ... pouring onto and running off of their fields, and that could threaten the quality of water downstream, ... first half of the 20th century, Wilson said. Warmer temperatures have led to a greater amount of water ...
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Helping farmers know their bottom line
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/helping-farmers-know-their-bottom-line
the Thomases had the financial projections and analysis to show that it was likely the right move. ... They used information from several years of analysis done through the Ohio Farm Business Analysis and ... part of their business. The business analysis program is designed to help Ohio farmers achieve ...
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Soil for Food! Data, technologies, and collaborations that build healthy soils and enhance human nutrition
world. He was President of the World Association of Soil and Water Conservation (1987-1990), ... Program Overview Soil health decline is driving many of the most persistent food nutrition, ... access, and security issues for communities across the globe. World Soil Day 2022 (#WorldSoilDay) and its ...
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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
soil matters, such as the types and rates of fertilizer to apply — and some of the farmers they work ... organizations can work together to address an important unknown. By doing so, this will improve water quality ... many miles wide, and threaten recreation, tourism, drinking water safety and people’s health. The ...
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Ohio State Organic Experts Among OEFFA Conference Speakers
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-organic-experts-among-oeffa-conference-speakers
to limit soil erosion, improve soil health, cut the risk of water contamination and increase ... soils, sometimes present in cities, healthy for urban farming. How a new perennial grain could have ... double uses, as food for people and forage for livestock, and also double benefits, helping soil and ...
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Ohio State expert warns about effect of rock salt on plants
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-expert-warns-about-effect-rock-salt-plants
salt content changes the chemistry of the soil so that plants can’t absorb water and the roots dry ... lowers the freezing point of the ice by creating a solution of water and salt. However, this salt has ...
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2019 Ohio Hop Conference
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/2019-ohio-hop-conference
This conference will cover topics including quality, sensory analysis, maximizing yields, and ...
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Conference to Discuss Enriching Soils While Keeping Water Safe
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/conference-discuss-enriching-soils-while-keeping-water-safe
not fully incorporated into the soil before a heavy rainfall, the manure could run off a farm field ... and into a nearby body of water. In August 2017, three fish kills occurred in separate incidents in ... soil quality, managing fertilizer application and precision agriculture. Farmers planning to spread ...
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Field Ecologist I- Limnology
maintain in-situ water quality sensors. Monitor sensor health and status through various computer interface ... ground beetles, and soil microbes; operations and maintenance of in-situ meteorological sensors, soil ... wading in water are typical in most locations. Willingness and ability to work varied field operations ...