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WEBSoil Health is… Holistic. Soil health considers chemical, physical, and biological properties, which are interrelated and equally important. Feeding the soil, not …

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Soil Health Assessment Soil Health

WEBThe Ohio Soil Health Card is a handy tool to help track soil health over time, using several observable characteristics such as structure, drainage, and plant vigor, as well as …

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Soil Health Properties Soil Health

WEBSoil Health encompasses physical, biological, and chemical properties of soil. Common assessment methods in each of these areas will help you make sense of what types of …

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Commercial Soil Testing Soil Health

WEBWe recommend conducting a commercial soil test for any new field or site and every 3-4 years for existing sites. A standard soil test will provide information on your soil pH, cation exchange capacity, and the amounts of various plant nutrients—all critical for guiding decisions on planting, fertilizing, and choosing soil amendments or

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Know Your Plant Requirements Soil Health

WEBPlants vary in their nutrient requirements, optimal pH, and tolerance of standing water or shade. To make the best decisions for planting and soil health management you should …

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Making research available to build healthy soils Soil Health

WEBHealthy Soil Healthy Environment is a new Ohio State University Extension signature program that will create a soil health education and outreach network comprised of Ohio State researchers and OSU Extension faculty and educators. The program’s long-term goal is to help improve Ohio’s soil health and environment by educating farmers, youth and …

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Baseline Assessment of Soil Health in Ohio now available

WEBThis report can now help farmers and landowners assess soil health in their fields. The full report can be found here: go.osu.edu/SH-baseline with a summary provided below. The …

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Soil Organic Matter Soil Health

WEBOverview Increased soil organic matter provides numerous related benefits to soil health. enhances your soil's ability to absorb water, leading to less water stress during both dry …

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2024 Soil Health Webinar Series Soil Health

WEBJoin us for a webinar series focusing on all things soil health. This series will offer stand-alone topics, so attendees can attend one, two, or all three sessions. Live webinars will …

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New Factsheet on Soil Health Testing Soil Health

WEBAug. 4, 2022. Choosing a Laboratory for Nutrient and Soil Health Testing, Ohioline Factsheet ANR-0107 is now available online. The fact sheet discusses factors to …

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News Soil Health

WEBSep 15, 2022. As our understanding of soil health advances, farmers are increasingly interested in assessing and improving soils on their farms. Several commercial labs now …

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HEALTHY SOIL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT The Soil Food Web

WEBHEALTHY SOIL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT. The Soil Food Web. Alan Sundermeier. Extension Educator and Program Leader, Wood County Extension, The Ohio State …

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OSU Extension Soil Health Tour 2022 Soil Health

WEBThe 2022 OSU Extension Soil Health Tour includes 18 in-person tour stops and 6 virtual tour stops. The flyer has descriptions for each site, provided by the farmers …

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Baseline Assessment of Soil Health in Ohio

WEBMost soils were sampled to 8-inch depth, with the exception of the approximately 400 eFields project soils sampled at 4- and 6-inch depths. Soils were sampled typically in the …

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HEALTHY SOIL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT The PLFA Soil Health …

WEBHEALTHY SOIL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT The PLFA Soil Health Test Alan Sundermeier Extension Educator and Program Leader, Wood County Extension, The Ohio State …

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Soil Type & History Soil Health

WEBThe Ohio landscape includes a variety of soil types, natural history, and climatic factors which contribute to your soil’s inherent properties. Your soil parentage and recent land …

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"Soil is meant to be covered" Jim Hoorman Speaks about Cover …

WEBBy Vinayak Shedekar The Soil Health Series Live Stream's July 13 eposode was focused on Cover Crops. Jim Hoorman, Regional soil health specialist with the Northeast Region NRCS-Soil Health Division, Ohio and Michigan. was the featured guest with host Vinayak Shedekar and co-host Wayne Lewis, Farm Manager at the OSU …

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HEALTHY SOIL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT The Haney Test for …

WEBThe Haney test uses unique soil extracts in the lab to determine what quantity of soil nutrients are available to soil microbes. This test also evaluates soil health indicators …

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HEALTHY SOIL HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT Soil Infiltration

WEBAvailable water-supplying capacity is designated as inches of water per inch of soil, or as a percent by weight. This water is available to plants when root development and aeration are adequate for optimum plant growth. An acre inch of water is approximately 27,000 gallons. Soils have available water capacities of from 4 to 8 inches in 4 feet

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