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  1. Cover Crops Boost Soil Health, Nutrients, Earthworms and Lower Costs

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cover-crops-boost-soil-health-nutrients-earthworms-and-lower-costs

    produce enough nitrogen to complement or replace corn nitrogen fertilizer applications, which means less ... money spent on fertilizer applications, cover crops can also improve the health of the soil by ... they’ll need to know about cover crops worked into a corn/soybean/wheat rotation under continuous no-till, ...

  2. Sustainability and Resilience Links

    https://epn.osu.edu/getting-started/helpful-links/energy-materials-sustainability-sustainability-resilience-links

    Agencies and organizations U.S. Business Council for Sustainable Development (connects businesses ... >30 countries; focused on energy/climate, ecosystems, water, buildings, tires, future leaders) US EPA ... U.S. through grassroots organizations, communities, and citizen movements; advocates for national ...

  3. $5 Million Third Frontier Grant to Advance Granule Technology

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/5-million-third-frontier-grant-advance-granule-technology

    Andersons CEO Mike Anderson. "This grant will enable us to accelerate our research in extending this ... proprietary technology to agriculture applications that we believe will provide benefits on a global scale. We ... Lime and Stone Company; and the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Agricultural Research Service. ...

  4. Overholt Drainage School Offers Soil and Water Conservation Education

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/overholt-drainage-school-offers-soil-and-water-conservation-education

    technicians and engineers can learn about the construction and management of soil and water conservation ... applicable across the Corn Belt." The conference includes: * Session 1: Laser surveying, topographic ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; in cooperation with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Natural ...

  5. Receive Certified Livestock Manager Training at CTC

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/receive-certified-livestock-manager-training-ctc

    license or who want to learn more about best manure management practices have the opportunity to gain the ... and Development Center, Northwest Ohio Soil and Water Conservation Districts, U.S. Department of ... Livestock Manager licensing through ODA, a farmer or custom applicator must attend three "core" ...

  6. OCVN Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)

    https://ocvn.osu.edu/faq/general/ocvn-frequently-asked-questions-faqs

    (FAQs) about the current program policies affecting OCVN participants around the state. If your question ... isn’t answered here or if you would like more information about any of these topics, please feel free to ... questions about what types of activities count as approved service hours, contact the OCVN State Program ...

  7. Aquaculture Research Program Looking to Recruit Fish Farmers

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/aquaculture-research-program-looking-recruit-fish-farmers

    facility.  And thanks to a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and ... And participants will also have access to trainers and mentors in the field.  Applications for the ... james.742@osu.edu.  Applicants will be notified of selection by Dec. 15, and the first day of ABC will be Jan. 12, ...

  8. Pre-Emergent Herbicides Effective for Weed Control

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/pre-emergent-herbicides-effective-weed-control

    pre-emergence herbicide applications can drastically improve the control of lambsquarter, giant ragweed and ... reducing the number of applications to save time and costs," said Stachler, who also holds a research ... makes it difficult to time a single post-emergence application. • They become more difficult to control ...

  9. Farms, Farmland, and Food System Links

    https://epn.osu.edu/getting-started/helpful-links/land-use-farms-farmland-food-system-links

    Agencies and organizations US Dept. of Agriculture, the USDA (wealth of information for programs, ... Farming Systems Information Center (USDA-supported) (resources about sustainable food systems and ... Cropping   Forest Farming   Riparian Forest Buffers   Silvopasture   Windbreaks) US Fish and Wildlife ...

  10. 'An Ohio State Story': Lab Idea Yields 60 Local Jobs, New Green Industry

    https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-state-story-lab-idea-yields-60-local-jobs-new-green-industry

    U.S. Rep. Pat Tiberi (Ohio's 12th District) and Mansfield Mayor Tim Theaker, among other elected ... is really a story about Ohio State," Bio100 Technologies President Jim Cavicchioli said. "In 2009, ... we have Ohio State people working with us in the lab. And we will continue to grow with Ohio ...

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