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ECO Farming: A New Farming System for the 21st Century
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/eco-farming-new-farming-system-21st-century
“The goal is to protect the soil from soil erosion, increase water infiltration, and decrease nutrient ... mining it of nutrients, destroying soil structure and losing 60 to 80 percent of soil organic matter,” ... Continuous living cover, and Other best management practices,” said Jim Hoorman, assistant professor with OSU ...
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Soil Balancing Call-in Conversations
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-balancing-call-conversations
Soil management not only impacts crop yields, but also has a huge impact on the environment. For ... organic farmers, soil balancing has become a widely used method for soil management. Soil balancing is ... soil balancing. Researchers will be on hand to provide input and answer questions but the main focus ...
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Reduce Inputs, Improve Bottom Line at Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference
fertility, nutrient management, crop management, soil and water, scouting, and precision agriculture. Two new ... Agricultural Research and Development Center, Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts, USDA ... around the country will focus on cost-saving, production management topics including cover crops, soil ...
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World's Largest Soybean Farmer to Present at OSU Extension Field Day
OSU soil scientist-- Fertilizer to food/soil nutrient cycle. • Missy Bauer, The Andersons-- Corn ... Mullen, an OSU Extension soil fertility specialist-- Starter fertilizers and pop-ups. • Keith Deidrick, ... crops production and management. The field day will be held from 9:30 a.m. until 3 p.m. at the Fayette ...
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Soil Scientist Develops 10 Principles to Sustainable Soil Management
beneath our feet. Rattan Lal, an Ohio State University soil scientist with the Ohio Agricultural Research ... instability, and rapid population increase. The solution to all of these lies in soil management," said ... 10 basic principles of sustainable soil management. The principles, published in the January/February ...
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What's on Tap at Manure Science Review?
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/whats-tap-manure-science-review
Soil and Water Management credit in the Ohio Certified Crop Advisor (CCA) Program; 1 hour of Nutrient ... Natural Resources’ Division of Soil and Water Resources on field evaluation as a management tool. Keep ... how changes there have led to more efficient water and manure management. One of the changes: ...
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Plant-Associated Bacteria Can Improve Crop Health in Acidic Soils
who don't have access to affordable lime to manage soil acidity that often can limit crop ... Crop Health in Low-pH Soils by Altering Patterns of Nutrient Uptake," was recently published in ... June 4, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Common plant-associated bacteria, best known to suppress soil ...
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CTTC Record Crowd Looking to Conservation Practices for On-Farm Savings
(CCA) credits in soil and water, nutrient management, pest management, and crop management. "Soil ... topics ranging from cover crops to soil fertility to precision agriculture. Two new sessions offered this ... and water and nutrient management credits are hard to come by. In two days at this conference, CCAs ...
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Now hiring!
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/now-hiring
The Soil fertility Lab is looking for a summer intern interested in agroecology field crop ... research and soil health to assist with a project investigating the long-term effects of different tillage ... and crop rotation practices on soil properties and corn, soybean, and hay productivity. The student ...
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Soil Fertility Lab Research Protocols
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/protocols
Laboratory Procedures Permanganate Oxidizable Carbon Autoclaved-Citrate Extractable (ACE) Soil ... Protein Soil Respiration Soil Texture Grinding Soil (to prepare for analysis) DRIFTS (mid-IR ... spectroscopy) Wet Aggregate Stability Soil Inorganic Nitrogen Field Procedures Calculating Grain Yields ...