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Conflicting Stories, Messages Don’t Help Watersheds or No-Till Adoption

If we’re ever going to get anywhere with increasing conservation practices and fixing environmental issues in our watersheds we need to get consistent with the messaging.

By John Dobberstein posted on December 10, 2020

The USDA recently named 379 priority watersheds where they intend to help farmers improve water quality via focused financial and technical resources through the National Water Quality Initiative (NWQI).

[Podcast] Why Phosphorus is Leaving the Farm and What to Do About it

In this episode of the No-Till Farmer podcast series, brought to you by Montag Mfg., we welcome owner of Nester Ag Joe Nester to talk about why he thinks we're seeing more problems with phosphorus runoff and what growers can do to keep the nutrient from leaving their fields.

June 22, 2017 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Ohio Limits Fertilizer, Manure Spreading to Curb ‘P’ Runoff

No-tillers in watersheds along Lake Erie’s western basin face limits on surface applications of manure and fertilizer, but the key change may simply be keeping good records.

By Laura Barrera posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Nutrient Management

AFTER A TOXIC algae bloom in Lake Erie prevented a half-million Toledo residents from using public water last summer, Ohio lawmakers have passed Senate Bill 1, designed to curb phosphorus (P) runoff, the main culprit of the algae blooms.

Better No-Tilling, Fertility Plans Could Help Clean Up Watersheds

No-tillers and consultants discuss what can be done to preserve more phosphorus in the soil and reduce nutrient-loading issues in Lake Erie’s western basin and other waterways.

By Laura Barrera posted on November 1, 2014 | Posted in Water Management

On Aug. 2, the city of Toledo, Ohio, issued a notice to a half-million residents not to drink or boil the water, after two sample readings for microcystin - a toxin produced by blue-green algae - tested in excess of the recommended "not drink" standard at Toledo's Collin Park Water Treatment Plant.

Laura Allen, Associate Editor, No-Till Farmer

Let’s Quit The Blame Game And Look For Innovative Solutions

By Laura Barrera posted on October 15, 2014 | Posted in Soil Health, Water Management

While there continues to be some finger pointing over who’s responsible for the increase in harmful algal blooms, some growers are quitting the blame game to focus on how they can be a part of the solution.

Economist Says Taxing Phosphorus Could Reduce Risk Of Algal Blooms

September 29, 2014 | Posted in Nutrient Management

Source: Ohio State University Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics

While agricultural scientists, policymakers and farmers are investigating ways to reduce the risk of severe algal blooms that stem from phosphorus, an Ohio State University environmental economist suggests an economic response could be the most cost-effective one.

Ohio Growers Honored For Conservation Efforts

September 23, 2011

Source: Farm & Dairy, Salem, Ohio

Recognizing Ohio's top conservation farm families seemed particularly significant during this year's awards ceremony at the Farm Science Review Sept. 22.

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No-Till Not Phosphorus Culprit

By Frank Lessiter posted on July 1, 2011

As increased levels of dissolved phosphorus are identified as a major concern dealing with the increased algal blooms found in Lake Erie, some folks have been pointing a finger at no-till as the cause. Yet the facts regarding phosphorus runoff in the Western Lake Erie Basin watershed near Toledo, Ohio, don't back up that argument.

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