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  1. Soil Organic Matter

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/soil-health-management/soil-organic-matter

    Overview Increased soil organic matter provides numerous related benefits to soil health. enhances ... your soil's ability to absorb water, leading to less water stress during both dry and wet periods ... provides better conditions and a food source for soil biota, leading to improved biodiversity; enhances ...

  2. Soil Health Assessment

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/soil-health-assessment

    Although farmers have intuitively understood the importance of soil health for generations, recent ... efforts have focused on how to better measure and quantify soil health. Here we present information on soil ... soil. Learning more about your soil is essential to setting realistic goals for maintaining or improving ...

  3. Biological Activity

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/soil-health-management/biological-activity

    create biodiversity. A biologically active soil supports natural soil food webs and the interactions that support ... Overview Biologial activity in your soil helps to add organic matter, cycle nutrients, and ... a resilient and healthy soil. Read more:  Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling For increased ...

  4. More Soil Health Resources

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/resources

    Below are other soil health resources from Ohio State and other regional and national ... organizations of interest.  Ohio State Resources Agronomic Crop Concerns Soil Fertility Lab  ... soilfertility.osu.edu/ Tri-state fertility guidelines, current research on soil organic matter, calcium amendments, and ...

  5. 2022 Local Foods Farm Tour Series

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/2022-local-foods-farm-tour-series-1

    soil health and increase nutrient value of heritage grains. They also clean and mill their own grains ...

  6. Home

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/home

    understand. Cost-Effective. Long term improvements in water management, nutrient cycles, and soil food webs ... Soil Health is… Holistic.  S oil health considers chemical, physical, and biological properties, ... which are interrelated and equally important. Feeding the soil, not the plant. Sustainable agricultural ...

  7. Junior Fair Market Beef Tag-in

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/junior-fair-market-beef-tag

    from the 2020 Jr. Fair Book linked here in pdf format. ...

  8. Know Your Plant Requirements

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/soil-health-assessment/know-your-plant-requirements

    To make the best decisions for planting and soil health management you should be knowledgeable about ... your plant requirements and your soils’ ability to meet those. Urban gardeners can choose species of ...

  9. 4-H Youth

    https://soilhealth.osu.edu/4-HYouth

      OSU- 4-H Soils Challenge from Halfletter on Vimeo.     ...

  10. 2022 Local Foods Farm Tour

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/news/fairfield-county-2022-local-foods-farm-tour

    Brandt Family Farms uses regenerative practices to improve soil health and increase nutrient value of ...

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