A new report shows that if farmers apply agricultural best management practices (BMPs) on half the cropland in the Maumee River watershed, the amount of total phosphorus and dissolved reactive phosphorus leaving the watershed would drop by 40 percent in an average rainfall year — the amount agreed to in the 2012 Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement between the U.S. and Canada. More:

Since fall 2014, OSU Extension has trained more than 10,000 Ohio farmers on fertilizer application geared to optimize yields and reduce nutrient runoff to improve Ohio water quality. More:

Phosphorus is the agricultural nutrient most often implicated in the degradation of Ohio surface water and contributes to harmful algal blooms. Researchers are working to reduce nutrient runoff to improve water quality. More:

Ohio State researchers are embarking on a major initiative to determine optimal rates of fertilization on corn, soybeans and wheat. Results should improve both crop production and water quality. More: