According to a May 19 story in The Columbus Dispatch, Lake Erie will still see toxic algae when the weather heats up, but researchers say the bloom will likely be smaller than the one that contaminated Toledo’s drinking water last summer.

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that Crop Production Services, Inc.’s facility located in Attica, Ohio has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status.

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that Luckey Farmers, Inc.’s facilities in Bradner and Graytown, Ohio have been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status.

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that Town & Country Co-op’s facilities located in Loudonvile, Smithville, and Sullivan, Ohio have been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status.

The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that all four of Sunrise Cooperative Inc.’s agronomy branches, located in Attica, Ballville, Crestline and Norwalk, have been added to the growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. Sunrise is the first entity to have all of its locations certified in 4R Nutrient Stewardship.

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Mar. 18, 2015) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced Tyler Grain & Fertilizer Co. in Smithville, Ohio has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Feb. 26, 2015) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced Luckey Farmers, Inc.’s Berkey Farm Center in northwest Ohio has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to […]

PERRYSBURG, Ohio (Dec. 12, 2014) – More than 160 farmers and agricultural retailers located in the Western Lake Erie Basin attended the “4R Certification 4U” workshop today in Perrysburg, Ohio to learn more about the […]

David Russell from Brownfield Ag News recently interviewed Carrie Volmer Sanders, chair of the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Council, to learn more about the Dec. 12 “4R Certification 4U” workshop for both farmers and nutrient service providers […]

Farmers and nutrient service providers in the Western Lake Erie Basin interested in learning how to put the 4Rs into practice will have the opportunity to do so at a workshop put on by the […]

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 […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – Less than a year after its launch, the 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced its first three agriculture nutrient service providers to achieve certified status. The voluntary certification […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that The Andersons, Inc.’s Fremont, Ohio facility has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that Legacy Farmers Cooperative’s facility in Custar, Ohio has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve […]

COLUMBUS, Ohio (Oct. 13, 2014) – The 4R Nutrient Stewardship Certification Program has announced that the Morral Companies’ Caledonia, Ohio facility has been added to its growing list of nutrient service providers to achieve certified […]