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  1. Physical Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0203

    conservation professionals who want to better understand how soil texture, structure, compaction, and water ... movement affect soil health and crop productivity. By focusing on the key drivers of physical soil health ... directly influence pore space—how soil stores water and air—through management. The physical ...

  2. Soil Health Testing

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0206

    increase resilience to drought and extreme rainfall? soilhealthinstitute.org/news-events/how-does-soil-health ... and biological health of soil, including its available water capacity, soil texture, aggregate ... health. When and How to Sample Soil health tests can be sensitive to the timing of sampling, and thus it ...

  3. Chemical Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0204

    interactions that determine how effectively soil can support crops while protecting water quality and the ... maintaining productive farms, improving water quality, and ensuring long-term soil health. Understanding the ... naturally acidic soils, widespread use of tile drainage, and water quality challenges linked to harmful ...

  4. Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0202

    improving soil health when needed) is critical for not only food security but also water quality, air ... quality, and ecosystem services. Soil Health Composition Soil health is a comprehensive concept composed of ... University. Another more cost-effective, yet less informative method of testing soil health, is the in-field ...

  5. Drainage- The Critical Factor

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/specialization-areas/soil-and-water-management/drainage-critical-factor

    surface. The presence of such a saturated zone can affect root health, soil fertility, and the ability to ... field work, improve root health, and reduce nitrogen losses due to denitrification. These soils are ... collect water and channel it safely off the field, and by installing perforated plastic pipe below the ...

  6. Prescribed Fire & Water Quality Basics

    https://woodlandstewards.osu.edu/events/prescribed-fire-water-quality-basics

    Prescribed burning can lead to surprising improvements in your forest’s health and the quality of ... contribute to long-term improvements in the surface water quality of forested watersheds. ... your drinking water. Join Julia DeFeo, Ohio State’s new Assistant Professor of Silviculture and Forest ...

  7. Biological Soil Health

    https://ohioline.osu.edu/factsheet/anr-0205

    biological health of soil, but also demonstrates how life found in soil can improve input efficiency, reduce ... State University It is widely known that healthy soil is the foundation of agricultural productivity and ... soil structure that improves water movement and storage. Understanding soil biology not only helps ...

  8. Graduate Exit Seminar- Jaspreet Singh

    https://senr.osu.edu/events/graduate-exit-seminar-jaspreet-singh

    10-20% of applied P; the remainder accumulates in soil or is eroded/leached into water bodies, resulting ... in reduced fertilizer use efficiency and increased risk of eutrophication. This study examined how ... were tested in a corn-soybean rotation, and soil samples from various fields were analyzed at two ...

  9. Backyard Composting Workshop

    https://pike.osu.edu/news/backyard-composting-workshop

    you reduce waste, enrich your soil, and grow a greener garden. Perfect for beginners or anyone looking ... our friends from the Pike Soil & Water Conservation District and Pike County Solid Waste ... composting—what to compost, what to avoid, and how to keep your pile healthy and productive. This class will help ...

  10. Green Fields Green Dollars: Manure Management for Profit

    https://agcrops.osu.edu/newsletter/corn-newsletter/2025-36/green-fields-green-dollars-manure-management-profit

    responsibility, though, as the group discusses how to manage manure to protect water quality. Click this link to ... can provide benefits other than just crop fertility, including building soil health, providing ... Wade into the manure discussion with Rachel and Clint for this week’s episode of Green Fields ...

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