Tag: water quality
Get your fertilizer certification before spring
Ohioans who apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres are now required to be state-certified, but there's still time before spring to get your training.
Finding a little green space can go a long way
We all need to compromise for the good of nature, animals, wildlife, pollinators, and even ourselves. Protecting our natural resources will benefit us all.
Prolong the life of your septic system
Proper operation and maintenance of your septic system can have a significant impact on how well it works and how long it lasts.
Injecting manure reduces hormone transport
A new Penn State study shows that applying manure to crop fields by means of shallow disk injection significantly reduces estrogens in surface runoff.
Understanding stormwater runoff
Runoff water can pick up and carry many substances that pollute water. Some — like pesticides, fertilizers, oil and soap — are harmful in any quantity.
Free water tests for private water supplies
Penn State Extension has received funding to provide no-cost drinking water testing to a limited number of homeowners.
You can help keep trash out of the water
Each year, Living Lands and Waters, with countless conservation districts, watershed groups and local organizations, offers river and stream cleanups.
Ohio farmers put conservation to test
The demonstration farms in northwest Ohio continue to test and demonstrate practices that can improve water quality.
Small-town writer challenges agriculture, gets Pulitzer Prize
Art Cullen of the Storm Lake Times won journalism’s highest honor for a series of 10 editorials on why Iowa “has the dirtiest surface water in America.”
Connecting water quality to digestion in dairy cows
Eighteen farms in the Northern New York region participated in research evaluating the impact of water quality on fiber digestion in dairy cows.
