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Cover Crops Boost Soil Health, Nutrients, Earthworms and Lower Costs
money spent on fertilizer applications, cover crops can also improve the health of the soil by ... support microbial efficiency and diversity, facilitate drainage, reduce soil erosion and nutrient ... Technology Conference. A “Soil Quality” workshop funded by North-Central Sustainable Agricultural Research ...
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Conference Covers Breadth of Conservation Tillage Topics
nutrient. The soil and water topics will cover water table management, constructed wetlands for irrigation, ... January 10, 2008 ADA, Ohio-- From nutrient management to cover crops, nearly 65 presentations ... Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation ...
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Solution to Global Food Crisis is Managing Natural Resources
and managing soil and water become even more significant, even in areas where land remains fertile ... management of Earth's natural resources. Rattan Lal, a researcher with the Ohio Agricultural Research ... and Development Center and world-renown for his work in sustainable management of soil and natural ...
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The Soil Fertility Lab is growing!
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/soil-fertility-lab-growing
rhizosphere processes and nutrient cycling and will also investigate crop productivity, soil health ... We are excited to announce the addition of a new post-doc to our lab. Dr. Christine Sprunger will ... Columbia University where she is working to identify mechanisms that increase soil carbon storage for ...
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Benefits of Organic Mulching Extend Below the Soil Surface
January 15, 2002 WOOSTER, Ohio- The impact of organic mulches on soil nutrient content and plant ... a profound effect on soil fertility and overall plant health below the soil surface- fighting off diseases ... surface could impact fertility of the soil below ground has been a topic of debate," said Dan Herms, ...
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Spring Scavenger Hunt at Coyote Run
https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/spring-scavenger-hunt-coyote-run
Spring is a special time of the year to be in the woods! Many of its early occupants such as our ...
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Questions about Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI)?
https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/questions-about-highly-pathogenic-avian-influenza-hpai
size flock. We urge all poultry owners to intensify their biosecurity and best management practices.” ... Biosecurity and best management practices include: Prevent contact with wild birds and waterfowl. Keep birds ...
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Micronutrients
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/extension-and-outreach/nutrient-management-0/micronutrients
micronutrient fertilization for a variety of reasons including: 1) soil erosion and long-term cropping have ... sandy, acidic or peat soils. The infrequency of yield responses to micronutrient fertilization in Ohio ... Micronutrients are essential plant nutrients that are found in trace amounts in tissue, but play ...
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OSU Extension Offers Intensive Crop Production Workshops
Production Workshop will cover such topics as tillage, conservation tillage, soil fertility, nutrient ... management requirements. • Feb. 6: Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, Wooster; 9 a.m. to ... crop producer workshops this winter covering topics related to crop production, weed management, plant ...
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The importance of timing for nutrient analysis of tissue
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/importance-timing-nutrient-analysis-tissue
summarizing some of her work in the Soil Fertility Lab investigating nutrient uptake by corn and soybean ...