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Varying Soil Conditions Can Impact Nutrient Levels
soil specialist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), said that the wet ... spring followed by a summer drought may have also affected soil nutrient concentrations. As a result, ... growers should test their soil for nutrient availability following harvest to determine whether or not ...
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Ohio State Experts Work with State Agriculture Professionals to Devise Water Quality Recommendations
agricultural nutrients from affecting or entering the western basin of Lake Erie using best management ... E-2567, which provides information on the basic philosophy of nutrient management; Updated Tables for the ... report also encourages farmers to adopt production guidelines known as “4R Nutrient Management.” The 4R ...
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Dig Into Gardening
https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/dig-gardening
hundreds of millions of dollars and hundreds of thousands of jobs for those in the grapes, apple, hops, and ... hardwood industries. Our keynote speaker, Dr. Tim McDermott, Extension Educator, will join us with " ...
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Winter Bird Feeding
https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/winter-bird-feeding
Resources, and Tommy Springer, Education/Wildlife Specialist, Fairfield Soil and Water Conservation ...
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Local Foods Tour Series- Growing Hops
https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/growing-hops-second-stop-local-foods-series
most hops is still grown today. Plan to join our OSU Extension Hops Specialist Brad Bergefurd at the ... Ohio's booming craft-beer industry is creating a demand for locally grown hops, and Ohio ... State University researchers are working to make that key brewing ingredient available here. A century ...
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Composting Boosts Turfgrass Growth
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/composting-boosts-turfgrass-growth
where all of the nutrients are located, is stripped away. So soils where newly seeded turfgrass is ... urban developments. Ohio State University researchers have found that by adding an inch of compost into ... the top soil, perennial ryegrass achieves nine times faster cover and Kentucky bluegrass five times ...
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Ohio State experts work with state agriculture professionals to devise water quality recommendations
known as “4R Nutrient Management.” The 4R concept refers to the idea of using the right fertilizer ... agricultural nutrients from affecting or entering the western basin of Lake Erie using best management ... Alfalfa E-2567, which provides information on the basic philosophy of nutrient management; · ...
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NutrientStar
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/extension-and-outreach/product-evaluation-results/nutrientstar
ours and NutrientStar come in. We determine efficacy of nutrient management tools that can then help ... NutrientStar provides science-based assessments of fertilizer management products. With so many ... farmers optimize their fertilizer use and time, which will save them money. Why farmers need performance ...
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ECO Farming Saves Growers Money, Improves Soil and Benefits Environment, Researchers Say
forward in the soil to the next planting instead of resulting in soil nutrient runoff into our streams. ... get the soil stabilized and use less fertilizer and have more nutrients available for crop production. ... , “reducing the amount of nutrients they may need to buy in the future,” he said. “Fertilizer prices are ...
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When You Must Apply Manure in Winter, Take Precautions
covering soil and water; nutrient and manure management; advanced scouting techniques; cover crops; crop ... January 18, 2011 ADA, Ohio-- Farmers are never encouraged to spread manure or fertilizer on frozen ... or snow-covered ground, but researchers know that sometimes it's inevitable. That's why ...