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Category Archives: Sustainable Intensification

Growing more with less.

Conservation Cartoon Book and Video Promotes CA

January 22, 2015by administrator

Here’s a cartoon book on video helping teach about conservation agriculture. Find ways to share it! Thanks for the contribution from Mei Xie, Ph,D – Sr. NRM Specialist Knowledge & Partnership – Climate Change […]

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$17.5 million in federal funds announced for Lake Erie water quality improvement

January 21, 2015by administrator

TOLEDO, OH (Toledo News Now) – United States Senator Sherrod Brown and Toledo Mayor D. Michael Collins held a press conference Friday morning to announce more than $17.5 million in […]

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Humans erode soil 100x faster than nature

January 15, 2015by administrator

Humans reportedly erode soil 100 times faster than nature, an astonishing new study revealed. Through activities such as logging and the cutting down of native forests to make way for […]

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2015: Year of the Soil stories continue to pour in…

January 12, 2015by administrator

Read the latest story from Agri-Pulse’s Marshall Matz here.    

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SUSTAINABLE FARMING CONFERENCE TO FEATURE OHIO STATE EXPERTS

January 10, 2015by administrator

Jan. 9, 2015 Source: Ohio State University news release From berry crop pests and cover crop concepts to soil biology and building regional food systems, researchers and industry experts from […]

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Big Idea 2015: Sustainability Is Common Sense

December 17, 2014by administrator

From LinkedIn Dec 16, 2014 Share on LinkedIn Share on Facebook Share on Google Plus Share on Twitter In this series of posts, Influencers and members predict the ideas and […]

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OHIO STATE: COVER CROPS CAN IMPROVE SOIL HEALTH, WATER QUALITY AND YIELDS

December 16, 2014by administrator

Dec. 10, 2014 Source: Ohio State University news release Farmers who add cover crops to their fields not only can help improve Ohio’s water quality, they can also cut input […]

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USDA SEEKS PUBLIC COMMENT ON ENVIRONMENTAL INCENTIVES PROGRAM RULE

December 16, 2014by administrator

Dec. 12, 2014 Source: USDA news release The U.S. Department of Agriculture is publishing a rule that outlines how it will improve the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP), one of […]

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2014 IPNI SCIENCE AWARD GOES TO ARDELL HALVORSON OF USDA-ARS

December 9, 2014by administrator

Dec. 9, 2014 Source: International Plant Nutrition Institute news release The International Plant Nutrition Institute (IPNI) has named Dr. Ardell D. Halvorson as the winner of the 2014 IPNI Science […]

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USDA: NO-TILL PRACTICES ARE USED ON OVER HALF OF MAJOR CROPLAND ACRES

December 8, 2014by administrator

Dec. 8, 2014 Source: USDA news release Soil health improves when farmers refrain from disturbing the soil. While no-till production systems are increasingly used on land in corn, soybeans, and […]

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