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  1. Below-average harmful algal bloom predicted for western Lake Erie

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/below-average-harmful-algal-bloom-predicted-for-western-lake-erie

    water and close beaches, and can harm vital local economies by preventing people from fishing, swimming, ... lake’s surface as well as where the bloom is located  within the water column. This information is ... especially helpful to water treatment plant operators, because intake structures are usually located below ...

  2. Soil Health Nexus Educator Training

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/events/soil-health-nexus-educator-training

    This event sponsored by the Soil Health Nexus is aimed at educators and advisers in the ... agricultural community. This event will serve as an in-service to educate attendees on all things soil health ... noggle.17@osu.edu, or call (419) 399-8225.  No charge for this event, thanks to the Soil Health Nexus. A meal is ...

  3. How (and why) to make your farm more weather resilient

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/features/how-and-why-make-your-farm-more-weather-resilient

    and slow down runoff, for instance. At the same time, soil health practices also improve water quality ... a key to much of it is soil health, Wilson says. Practices such as no-till and cover crops, implemented ... to boost soil health, also improve weather resilience. They make crop plants hardier, reduce erosion, ...

  4. Conference will focus on using manure, protecting environment

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/conference-will-focus-using-manure-protecting-environment

    address. CFAES’ many research and outreach areas include nutrient management, manure management, soil ... health, and water quality. Chris Winslow, director of Ohio Sea Grant and The Ohio State University Stone ... Laboratory, who will share a history of water quality issues in Lake Erie. Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab, both ...

  5. Considering carbon markets? Look but don’t leap

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/considering-carbon-markets-look-don%E2%80%99t-leap

    companies to be paid for conservation measures that remove carbon from the air. That’s because the pay to ... their carbon emissions,” Sheldon said. If farmers’ conservation measures lead to better water quality ... along with less carbon in the air, farmers should be fairly compensated for generating those ...

  6. World Food Prize Side Event: A Food Systems Approach to Transforming Africa’s Soil Health: Policy, Science, Implementation and Impact

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/events/world-food-prize-side-event-food-systems-approach-transforming-africa%E2%80%99s-soil-health

    transforming soil health. Healthy soils are critical for producing nutritious foods, closing water and nutrient ... globally. If we feed the soil, the soil can feed the world. Optimized use of mineral fertilizers, combined ... science, implementation, and impact of smart fertilization strategies for soil health to enhance ...

  7. Farm Science Review: Small Farm Center

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/features/farm-science-review-small-farm-center

    2:00 What You Need to Know About Managing Lead in Soil Rivera, Hattey 3:00 Adjourn   Thursday, Sept 22 ...

  8. Water Quality Wednesday

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/events/water-quality-wednesday

    Water Quality Wednesday Winter Programming By: Rachel Cochran Join the Ohio State University’s ... Water Quality Extension Associates for a webinar series discussing topics related to water quality, ... manage Phosphorus to protect our water?” will be on December 8 th from 10:00-11:30 AM. Speakers Dr. Libby ...

  9. Multimillion-dollar pilot watershed project set for NW Ohio

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/multimillion-dollar-pilot-watershed-project-set-for-nw-ohio

    Lake Erie Foundation, The Nature Conservancy in Ohio, Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District, Ohio ... scale—can help meet Lake Erie’s water quality goals. The Regional Conservation Partnership Program, part of ... state of Ohio through the H2Ohio water quality initiative, which the project will complement. Key to the ...

  10. Soil scientist honored with renaming of carbon center

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/features/soil-scientist-honored-with-renaming-carbon-center

    sequestration, the soil’s ability to take up carbon dioxide from the air, thus enriching the soil while also ... director, Rattan Lal. Lal is a Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science in the college’s School of ... control soil erosion, and restore soil fertility. The agricultural methods he advocates enhance carbon ...

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