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November 4, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Matt Reese Galen Koepke farms in Ottawa County on the banks of the Portage River just a few miles from Lake Erie. A television crew was at Koepke’s farm within […]
October 26, 2016
The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program will expand the voluntary retailer program to the full state of Ohio, allowing nutrient service providers across the state to participate in the efforts to reduce nutrient runoff into […]
October 24, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Matt Reese It has been said many times that there is no silver bullet for addressing the challenges of implementing the 4Rs. While it is not silver, Legacy Farmers Cooperative […]
October 18, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Joel Penhorwood The word innovative is quick to be used in modern agriculture, but the expression is on full display through a unique program taking place in northwest Ohio’s Blanchard […]
October 13, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Matt Reese In a society where the there is more confusion about farm reality than ever before, there are many in agriculture trying to do something about it. When it […]
October 10, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Matt Reese When it comes to understanding the right time to apply nutrients, it is important to know when it is the wrong time. Several years ago it had been […]
September 20, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Matt Reese While each of the 4Rs —the right fertilizer source at the right rate, the right time and the right place — are important to consider individually to improve […]
September 16, 2016
The Nutrient Stewardship Council has extended the application deadline for individuals looking to contract as 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program Auditors. The deadline has been extended to Sept. 23. For more information on how to […]
September 12, 2016
Source: Ohio’s Country Journal By Matt Reese Everyone wants clean water. Yet, in the complex realities of food production, land management and nutrient stewardship, balancing society’s other needs with the supply of clean water is […]
August 29, 2016
Agronomists, Certified Crop Advisers (CCA) and custom applicators can stay current on agronomy issues during the Farm Science Review Agronomy College, hosted by the Ohio AgriBusiness Association in partnership with Ohio State University Extension on […]
August 25, 2016
The Nutrient Stewardship Council, on behalf of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program, seeks to contract with consultants as 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program Auditors. The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program was officially launched on […]
August 15, 2016
Agricultural soil phosphorus levels held steady or trended downward in at least 80 percent of Ohio counties from 1993 through 2015, according to recent findings from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at […]
August 11, 2016
The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that Diversified Agri-Services Inc. in McCutchenville, Ohio has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. The voluntary certification program, now in […]
July 29, 2016
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 […]
July 22, 2016
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 […]