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OSU Extension Water Quality Team to Host Regional Field Day Focusing on In-Field and Edge-of-Field Conservation Practices

Author(s): Rachel Cochran, CCA

Join the Ohio State University Extension Water Quality Team for a field day sponsored by The Nature Conservancy on Thursday, July 20^th, 2023. The event is being held in collaboration with Michigan State University Extension, USDA-ARS, and Cargill. This field day, held near New Bavaria, Ohio, will feature four breakout sessions and a keynote speaker focusing on design, implementation, and results from projects looking at different conservation practices.

Issue: 2023-17
Reminder: Soil Health Tour and Event Scheduled for Northwest Ohio

Author(s): Rachel Cochran, CCA

Issue: 2021-27
Specialty Dairy to host No-Till Event

Author(s): Amanda Douridas, CCA

The Woodruff Farm will host a special Ohio No-Till program on Friday August 27th at 3143 E. US 36, Urbana OH. John Fulton will lead off at 1:00 pm with “Precision Planting in No-till.” He is an OSU Agricultural Engineer and a native of Miami County. OSU is testing/demonstrating the newest technology on planters.

Issue: 2021-28
Keep an Eye Out for Water Quality Risk This Spring

Author(s): Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA

Research measuring nutrient losses from surface and subsurface drainage in Ohio indicates that not all fields contribute equally to various water quality issues. Fields with higher than average potential losses have some characteristics observed during everyday field activities or when working with agronomic records.

Issue: 2019-07
Soil Temperatures and Accumulated GDD

Author(s): Greg LaBarge, CPAg/CCA

Soil Temperatures and Accumulated GDD

Average 2 inch soil temperatures and accumulated Growing Degrees Days (GDD) from select OARDC Weather Station locations are shown. Based on current accumulated GDD (Table 1) we would expect corn April 12 planting prior to April 30 to be emerged or emerging soon.

Issue: 2018-12