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  1. Soil Fertility and Soil Health in Hops

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/research/soil-fertility-and-soil-health-hops

    this knowledge gap with the following objectives: Document relationships between soil fertility and ... (IPM) and disease control with very little attention provided to soil fertility and soil health. ... However, soil fertility and health have consistently been identified by North Central hop growers as ...

  2. Northwest Agricultural Research Station

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/northwest-agricultural-research-station

    region's soils pose production challenges due to their high clay content and extremely flat topography. ... Ohio State scientists continue to assist area farmers with their unique soil and production issues, ... content, northwest Ohio's soils do not lend themselves to no-till production, a practice widely used ...

  3. Hayden Hall

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/hayden-hall

    Hall houses the Soil and Environmental Biochemistry and Microbial Ecology Laboratory as well as the ...

  4. Pomerene Forest Laboratory

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/pomerene-forest-laboratory

    forest industry. Research includes plantings on both upland, well-drained soils and in lowlands where ... soils are poorly drained. Plantation-grown Christmas tree production is a major research effort here. ...

  5. Western Agricultural Research Station

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/western-agricultural-research-station

    corn. Alfalfa varieties with potato leafhopper resistance are also being tested at Western. Soils and ... No-till helps reduce farming costs, prevent soil erosion, improve soil quality and organic matter, and ... studies on soil carbon sequestration. Bio-energy crops, including switchgrass, are also being evaluated at ...

  6. Muck Crops Agricultural Research Station

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/muck-crops-agricultural-research-station

    area producers called the Golden Rule Association purchased and donated 15.5 acres of prime muck soil ... vegetable crops grown in both muck and mineral soils in northern Ohio including lettuce, radishes, parsley, ... decimate crops. Because weeds are particularly abundant in organic soils and tend to become immune to ...

  7. Soil Health Testing

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/our-research/soil-health-testing

    plants and soil food webs use to cycle nutrients and energy through the soil. Because of the importance ... PROJECT SUMMARY Total organic matter is an important soil property that is routinely measured in ... standardized soil tests. However, total organic matter is not an ideal indicator of nutrient availability ...

  8. New eField Study Report Available

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/new-efield-study-report-available

    New eFields study shows soil health values across Ohio farms and how management impacts soil ...

  9. Soil Health and Active Organic Matter

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/extension-and-outreach/soil-health-testing

    food web use to cycle nutrients and energy throughout the soil. We are working with three tests that ... into a resting state to survive. This method measures how fast the soil food web can ‘wake back up’ and ... SOIL HEALTH AND ACTIVE ORGANIC MATTER IN SOILS Total organic matter is a very important soil ...

  10. How do we collectively conceptualize “soil health” and how do we use that to guide meaningful research and extension?

    https://soilfertility.osu.edu/news/how-do-we-collectively-conceptualize-%E2%80%9Csoil-health%E2%80%9D-and-how-do-we-use-guide-meaningful-research

    How do you define "soil health"? How does that compare to others definitions? Former ... farmers and other researchers a few key questions: 1) How high of a priority soil health is to farmers? 2) ... How are we all thinking about soil health?  3) How useful do farmers find current soil health tests? ...

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