Ohio State University researchers are planning to study farm fields in northwestern Ohio that have more phosphorus than the crops can use and as a result, contribute to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. The five-year, $5-million study hopes to learn about those fields and lower the risk by creating new public-private partnerships.» Read more...
Poultry producer Allen Harim will pay a $300,000 administrative penalty to the Delaware Department of Natural Resources for violations at a processing plant and hatchery. The company is redirecting up to $150,000 of the penalty to conservation efforts to improve water quality.
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AMW Machine Control Solutions Inc. has announced the introduction of two new machine control solutions to be used where automatic drainage-tile installation and land shaping for waterways is required. AMW PIPE is an automated tile plow control solution and AMW Ditch is an automated ditcher and scraper control solution.
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Contractors know a drainage project isn't just one person's decision, but everyone else who could be potentially affected. Chuck Brandel, vice-president of the engineering consulting firm ISG, talks about how to gain community support for agricultural drainage improvement projects, one landowner at a time.
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