Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program allows for the development of more localized watershed plans.
Ty Higgins - Jan. 8
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Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio’s water quality research
What does water quality research look like in northwest Ohio and how will initiatives like H2Ohio impact the future severity of algal blooms?
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Dec. 28, 2020
Farm Bureau-supported legislation passes at the end of 2020
Bills related to water quality and drainage petition regulations passed at the state level. Beneficial funding was included in the federal COVID relief bill.
Ty Higgins - Dec. 21, 2020
Early H2Ohio success could lead to program expansion
As 2020 came to a close, the directors of all of the state agencies involved in the H2Ohio program gave an update on the initial rollout and implementation.
Ty Higgins - Dec. 14, 2020
Farmers needed for $900,000 farmer-led conservation project
The application period is open for farmers in the Maumee River Watershed who are interested in being a part of the Farmer Advocate for Conservation program. “We know that there are a lot of farmers doing really great things for…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Nov. 30, 2020
Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer: Dr. Laura Johnson
On this episode of Field Day with Jordan Hoewischer, Dr. Laura Johnson, director of the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University, discusses the latest on water monitoring and the effect farming practices have on downstream nutrient loading,…
Ty Higgins - Oct. 9, 2020
New partnership, app streamline H2Ohio enrollment process
The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio AgriBusiness Association are joining forces to streamline the approval process of Voluntary Nutrient Management Plans for farmers participating in the state’s H2Ohio water quality initiative to reduce phosphorus runoff into Lake Erie. …
Ty Higgins - Oct. 1, 2020
Video series highlights water quality efforts in northwest Ohio
Keeping up with the ever-changing technology being used in agriculture to protect valuable natural resources, the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network has added some new research efforts to keep the soil healthy and water clean. Kurt Farms, a 460 acre…
Ty Higgins - Sept. 29, 2020
Small algal bloom result of weather, water quality efforts
Earlier this summer, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pegged the severity of the 2020 algal blooms on Lake Erie at a 4.5 on a scale of 10, one of the smaller forecasts in recent years. Final data to calculate…
Kelli Milligan Stammen - Sept. 11, 2020
H2Ohio funding on track for water quality initiatives
Conversations with farmers have historically revolved around two things — weather and markets. Yet in the winter months leading up to spring 2020, Kris Swartz noticed a change in the conversation. Conservation practices were a hot topic when farmers came…