Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network

Ohio Farmers working to improve water quality collaboratively with Ohio Farm Bureau and USDA-Natural Resources Conservation Service.

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Did you know there is a high quantity of Nitrogen in the first few inches of most Ohio soil profiles? 🌽
Learn more about how to take a systems approach to applying additional Nitrogen during the growing season. ⬇️
https://t.co/jQg8gu4EiT

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Nitrogen is considered the most essential element needed in corn production. 🌽 It’s also the most limiting nutrient. Learn how to optimize Nitrogen fertilizer in corn production using 4R management practices in this latest blog. 👇
https://t.co/jQg8gu46tl

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Here’s a look at cover crop growth when planted early in the growing season 👀🌱
Want to learn more about #interseeding #covercrops? Check out this fact sheet ⬇️
https://t.co/csPuDfSDrA

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Ohio’s fall weather can sometimes hinder successful #covercrop establishment after grain harvest.
One OH farmer’s answer to these challenges:
Interseeding cover crops early in the growing season.
Learn more about this innovative practice and its results
https://t.co/csPuDfSDrA

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#Covercrop interseeding is a management practice used to plant cover crops into growing cash crops like corn and soybeans early in the growing season.
Working with Ohio Demo Farms, Chris Kurt of Dunkirk, OH experimented with this practice 👇
https://t.co/csPuDfSDrA

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For more information about well abandonment and how landowners can properly seal abandoned water wells, check out the blog ⬇️ #waterquality
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Wastewater irrigation systems are a great alternative to conventional home septic systems.
Learn how Stateler Family Farms replaced their home septic system to improve #waterquality
https://t.co/EapC85masS

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What are the #waterquality improvements between a conventional septic system and a wastewater irrigation system? 🧐 We have the answers here:
https://t.co/rhWjob3f6m

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Take a closer look at the collaborative partnerships driving innovative water quality assessment and conservation in the Western Lake Erie Basin.
https://t.co/pfH0DYM5na

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Researchers from @LakeCampus and Mercer County are studying the water quality benefits of installing a saturated buffer near cropland at a test site in the Grand Lake St. Mary’s watershed area.

Want to learn more about their first-year findings? 👇
https://t.co/2qaSN687x3

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Exciting to see a familiar face that will receive a much deserved induction into the Ohio Ag Hall of Fame - Duane Stateler of Stateler Family Farms
https://t.co/8A3XlTLhpO

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Restoring low-lying areas that can’t be farmed productively into #wetlands can make an impact on your profitability and water quality. 🌾🦆 Read more about how wetlands can be created, enhanced or restored on your farm 👇
https://t.co/JVQIWqWzcI

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What is a #saturatedbuffer❓

It’s an edge-of-field #conservation practice that’s designed and intended to remove nitrate and other potential nutrients before it enters ditches, streams, and other surface waters.💧Learn more ⬇️

https://t.co/2qaSN687x3

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To demonstrate the potential of an in-crop manure application as a replacement to purchased #fertilizer, Stateler Farms conducted a field trial in partnership with @CFAES_OSU to compare the outcomes. How their growing season faired ⬇️
https://t.co/JVYoYrQl9j

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A #saturatedbuffer is a conservation practice that can be used to potentially reduce nutrient runoff from agriculture fields. With the help of our partners, Ohio Demo Farms was able to showcase its potential.

Learn more about the research and findings:
https://t.co/2qaSN6pIoB

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There’s a vast network of state and federal program options available to producers to meet their #landmanagement and #conservation goals.

🔎 For a closer look at the programs available, visit https://t.co/5NRDz7wa67

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👉Want to determine the economic impact of installing a #wetland on your farm?
👉Want to compare the economic return of liquid manure applied in the fall versus an in-crop application to standing corn?
You’re in the right place! Download here https://t.co/64DsWm8msC

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What’s new with #blindinlets? We’ve got the scoop.

Check out the results here https://t.co/8LnTugp1E7

#ohiodemofarms #waterquality #conservation

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Have you been thinking about how you can address possible #waterquality concerns on your farm or property?

Start by contacting your local NRCS and SWCD staff to get started. They can help you identify problems, develop a plan, and help you apply for financial assistance.

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Chad Penn, a research soil scientist with the USDA-ARS, is evaluating the water quality effects of using steel slag, a byproduct from steel manufacturing, as an alternative to limestone in blind inlets.
https://t.co/8LnTug7qMz