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  1. Soil Health Tour 2025

    https://waterqualityextension.osu.edu/storymaps/soil-health-tour-2025

    Extension Water Quality Team has just released their 2025 edition of the Soil Health Tour, an interactive ... to your local Soil and Water Conservation District office. Questions about the StoryMap can be ... 2025 Soil Health Tour Focuses on an Emerging Conservation Practice: Two-Stage Ditches The OSU ...

  2. Soil Health Webinar Series

    https://waterqualityextension.osu.edu/events/soil-health-webinar-series-3

    Join us for an engaging webinar series dedicated to all aspects of soil health. This flexible ... strategies to enhance soil health and assess their impact on crop yield and farm profitability. Dates: ...

  3. Soil Conservation

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/soil-and-water-management/soil-conservation

    measures are needed to maintain clean water and to preserve environmental resources (e.g., soil, water ... of Soil and Water Conservation (agri.ohio.gov/divisions/soil-and-waterconservation). ... Soil erosion remains a major concern in Ohio and throughout the world. Erosion reduces field ...

  4. Conservation Tillage and No-Till

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/soil-and-water-management/conservation-tillage-and-no-till

    control. Drainage  because the residue cover associated with no-till reduces evaporation of soil water ... provided by no-till planting normally conserves some water and maintains infiltration on these soils by ... Fincastle, can be no-tilled with careful management. These soils produce the best yields under no-till if ...

  5. Conservation Practices

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/soil-and-water-management/conservation-practices

    Contour Cropping  reduces erosion and is most effective on deep, permeable soils and on gentler ... steeper or longer slopes because of frequent breakover of rows by runoff water. Contouring can reduce ... waterways are usually necessary to carry the runoff water safely from the contour rows. Strip-Cropping, the ...

  6. Garden Dreams: Hands-On Garden Planning Workshop

    https://medina.osu.edu/events/garden-dreams-hands-garden-planning-workshop

    I prepare the soil? Critter considerations, sun mapping, and other steps to success. Great for new gardeners ...

  7. Winter 2025-2026 Outlook

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-40/winter-2025-2026-outlook

    hydrologic (water-related) impacts remain. Precipitation deficits over the last 180 days (June 3 – November ... Henry Counties. This has led to persistently low soil moisture in the top 8 inches of the profile and ... contribute to slowly improving soil moisture, though it will take a while for drought conditions to ...

  8. 2026 Organic Grains Conference Agenda

    https://offer.osu.edu/OGC26-agenda

    1:00-7:00 PM Vender set-up 3:30-5:30 PM Organic Farm Management Cohort Meeting (Invitation only) 6:00 PM ... and No-Till Systems to Manage Weeds” Dr. Matt Ryan, Cornell University 12:00 PM Lunch Roundtables ...   “Measuring and Enhancing Soil Health in Organic Grains Systems” Erin Silva, Univ of Wisc. “Strategies for ...

  9. Considerations for Crop Production on Mine Soils

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/soil-and-water-management/considerations-crop-production-mine-soils

    mulch and no-till planting usually provide the best soil and water environment for corn. Rotating corn ... the production of soybeans on properly managed mine soils. Mine soils likely will lack sufficient ... compared to production on unmined soil. A significant factor implicated in the lower yields is that rooting ...

  10. Forage Management After Drought and a Tough Growing Season

    https://dairy.osu.edu/newsletter/buckeye-dairy-news/volume-27-issue-6/forage-management-after-drought-and-tough-growing

    unpredictable moisture. As winter approaches, now is the time to take action to protect soil, improve forage ... exposed soil before winter sets in. At this point in the year, it is too late for most Ohioans to ... establish annual crops for soil cover over winter. Even winter rye establishes inconsistently after November ...

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