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  1. Cover Crops Boost Soil Health, Nutrients, Earthworms and Lower Costs

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cover-crops-boost-soil-health-nutrients-earthworms-and-lower-costs

    and the positive benefits to soil, water and air quality, he said. Cover crops Islam recommends ... crop” for its numerous soil and water benefits. “Oilseed radish can penetrate the soil more than 30 ... inches deep, which uplifts the soil and allows water drainage to be improved,” Islam said. “Plus we found ...

  2. Tilling the Soil? Vertical Tillage Offers the Most Benefits

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    water and air movement, and has a major impact on the soil and crop performance." Moldboard plows ... improving water infiltration and soil aeration. Reeder said that vertical tillage is a much more attractive ... March 31, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Farmers may practice tillage to break up compacted soil, aid in ...

  3. OSU Soil Scientist Gets Glimpse of Soviet Ag System; Receives Honorary Degree

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    water and air as an essential natural resource. "A similar resolution would fit in nicely with the ... management of soil and water resources, restoration and rehabilitation of degraded soils, agro-forestry, ... life of a former Soviet nation.   But Ohio State University soil scientist Rattan Lal was given that ...

  4. Corn Stover Removal Decreases Soil Carbon, Impacts Crop

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    and crop yields. Earthworms are important to soil fertility and water and air movement in the soil ... removal on carbon sequestration, crop production, soil fertility and water quality. "The purpose of ... structure and water infiltration were all impacted. These are all necessary for a good soil," said ...

  5. Coal-Burning Byproduct Has Agricultural Use

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    water and air movement. In addition to conducting agronomic research with forages, Dick is also ... agriculture as a fertilizer and soil amendment, according to Ohio State University researchers. An ongoing ... three-year project, led by Ohio State University soil scientist Warren Dick, has shown a 16 percent yield ...

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    mission of research targeted at better food and fiber production, environmental and water quality issues ...

  7. Good news: Ohio’s soil phosphorus levels are trending down

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    by OARDC. “Soil phosphorus levels are strongly related to runoff water phosphorus levels. Less ... farming, water quality Phosphorus soil testing is an important tool for farmers. They use it to determine ... Agricultural soil phosphorus levels held steady or trended downward in at least 80 percent of ...

  8. Research Resources

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    projects are focused on critical state, national and global issues, such as water quality, food safety and ... million to explore the biodiversity and ecosystem services in urban soils $0.6 million to develop ...

  9. Field Crop Irrigation May Work For Some Ohio Growers

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    with pumping water. The amount of irrigation water required to grow a crop depends largely on the soil ... type and how well that soil can hold onto water or easily drain water away. Water flows easily through ... cannot hold on to the water very well. Silt-loam and silty-clay soils, on the other hand, are made up of ...

  10. Got Water? Crop Thirst Depends on Soil Type

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    fertilization, but the amount of water present in the soil," said Brian Slater, an Ohio State University ... geospatial technology to map soil water levels in fields and demonstrate how growers can use information on ... maximum yields," said Slater. The first step to realizing a soil's water capacity is to ...

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