Partners in Hardin County, Ohio will host an agricultural field day on August 26, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The field day, titled Agricultural Conservation Protecting Water: Keeping Soil & Nutrients in the Field, will feature edge of […]

Partners in Henry County, Ohio  will host an agricultural field day on July 27, 2016 from 8:30 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The field day, titled Field to Lake: Soil, Science, & Water Working Together, will feature edge […]

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that The Andersons, Inc.’s Waterloo, Indiana facility has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. The facility is the first in Indiana to earn this status under the voluntary certification program, a concentrated effort by the agriculture industry to significantly reduce and prevent nutrient runoff, which has contributed to water quality issues in Lake Erie.

Source: Farm & Dairy COLUMBUS — Ohio farmers still have a little more than a year before they’ll be legally required to be certified in order to apply fertilizer to more than 50 acres. But […]

Findlay, Ohio – Legacy Farmers Cooperative Precision Ag Manager Logan Haake is the recipient of the GROWMARK Endure 4R Advocate award for engaging farmers in sustainable best management practices. Logan is being recognized for his […]

Source: Ohio EPA Public comments are being sought on a draft Western Basin of Lake Erie Collaborative Agreement Implementation Plan to reduce phosphorus entering Lake Erie by 40 percent by 2025. The draft is Ohio’s […]

Source: The Fertilizer Institute On May 17, the House Committee on Agriculture, Subcommittee on Conservation and Forestry held a hearing titled, “Focus on the Farm Economy: Impacts of Environmental Regulations and Voluntary Conservation Solutions.” The […]

The newly announced Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network, located in the Western Lake Erie Basin, will showcase and demonstrate leading edge conservation practices to improve Great Lakes water quality. The first of its kind in […]

Source: Ohio Watershed Network The Ohio Watershed Network has created an interactive map as part of the Watershed Group search feature. The map allows users to zoom and click on any of the 8-digit Hydrologic […]

Earlier this year, The Fertilizer Institute recognized farmers Lowell and David Myerholtz of Gibsonburg, Ohio and retailer John Fritz of The Andersons, in Fremont, Ohio, as 4R Advocates for their efforts that have contributed to […]