Site
Search results
-
Managing Nutrients in Agricultural Watersheds
Nutrient runoff from agricultural watersheds presents a challenge for watershed managers as well ... Ohio. The strengths, limitations and plans for validation/revison of Ohio P management tools. Libby ... Dayton, a research scientist with Ohio State University's School of Environment and Natural Resources ...
-
Organic Research
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/our-research/organic-research
on-station research trials, economic analysis, soil health testing, and farmer surveys. The goals are to ... understand impacts of balancing on soils, crops, and weeds. To learn more about our lab's work on this ... : http://organicfarmingresearchnetwork.org.ohio-state.edu Soil health testing (USDA-Organic Funded, Organic Farming Research Foundation) Soil testing is ...
-
Soil Health Testing
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/our-research/soil-health-testing
standardized soil tests. However, total organic matter is not an ideal indicator of nutrient availability ... plants and soil food webs use to cycle nutrients and energy through the soil. Because of the importance ... PROJECT SUMMARY Total organic matter is an important soil property that is routinely measured in ...
-
Two-Stage Ditch Symposium
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/resources/stream-systems/two-stage-ditch-symposium
agricultural land. Some researchers and soil and water managers are taking a closer look at the design of ... aquatic habitat and sediment and nutrient storage functions to our agricultural drainage networks. The ... constructed and maintained to maximize the transport of water off of the land to improve soil conditions for ...
-
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 ...
-
Soil Fertility Lab presents research at CFAES annual research conference
competition awarding monetary prizes to the top three presenters in each category. The Soil Fertility Lab ... The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences hosted their annual research ... Included in the conference was a poster session featuring research conducted by graduate students (separated ...
-
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 ...
-
New eField Study Report Available
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/new-efield-study-report-available
New eFields study shows soil health values across Ohio farms and how management impacts soil ...
-
Congratulations, Phoo Pye Zone!
https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/congratulations-phoo-pye-zone
Environment and Natural Resources. Her research focused on evaluating the response of soil test values and ... fertilizer on corn, soybean, and wheat tissue levels. Phoo plans on publishing this work in both peer-review ...
-
Phosphorous
https://ohiowatersheds.osu.edu/node/1538
GENERAL INFORMATION Phosphorus is commonly found in soil, rocks and plants. Phosphorus is an ... important fertilizer, but is also present in human and animal wastes, in sludges and in detergents. ... Phosphorus is relatively immobile in soil and will not reach groundwater except under certain conditions, ...