Tag: Lake Erie
Ohio Farm Bureau, NRCS unveil water quality demo farms
Three Ohio farmers will open their operations to test and display conservation practices for other farmers.
USDA says voluntary water quality efforts are working
USDA announces more funding for western basin conservation, says voluntary efforts are working.
Nutrient field studies starting to show results
Scientists are starting to understand how ag nutrients are leaving farmers' fields.
Severe algal blooms aren’t going away
Researchers want to identify farming or water management practices that reduce nutrient runoff without adversely affecting agricultural production.
Heavy rains could lead to near-record algal bloom
A wet and rainy June has forecasters predicting another severe bloom of harmful algae.
Stone Lab chief retires after 42 years
Ohio State's Lake Erie expert stepping down after accomplished career.
Ohio governor signs nutrient bill with ag limitations
New law will prohibit manure and fertilizer application to frozen and snow-covered ground in the western Lake Erie basin.
Ohio legislature approves new nutrient bill
Ohio lawmakers approve compromise nutrient legislation, with bans for certain winter application.
House approves new rules for applying manure in Ohio
Rule would ban applying manure in times when runoff is most likely.
New survey gives more accurate view of Lake Erie fish populations
Lake Erie’s walleye —easily one of the wonders of the fishing world and the only fish known to fall from the sky on New Year’s Eve in a western Ohio coastline city that claims to be the Walleye Capital of the World — is simply not what it once was.
