Brownfield Ag News has been following water quality issues and the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program, periodically sharing and reporting on news and progress surrounding the issue.

The two stories below (click the headline to read/listen to each) are just a sampling of Brownfield’s coverage of the topic:

Three Ohio facilities first to be 4R Certified

Here, Brownfield’s Dave Russell interviews 4R Nutrient Stewardship Council  Chair Carrie Vollmer-Sanders and Doug Busdecker of The Andersons following the announcement of the first three facilities to achieve certified status through the program. The Andersons’ Fremont, Ohio facility is the first among the company’s facilities to become certified.

Talking water quality and nutrient management

In this panel discussion held at the 2014 Farm Science Review, Russell interviews a number of sources to learn more about what Ohio is doing to address water quality and nutrient management.

Panelists included:

• Mike Bailey, Chief, Division of Soil and Water Resources at the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR)
• Carrie Vollmer-Sanders, Western Lake Erie Basin Project Director for the Nature Conservancy
• Mark Smith, State Resource Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS)
• Matt Beal, Chief, Division of Plant Health at the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA)