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Extension Program in Environmental and Resource Economics |
Best Management Practices Web Page
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Extension Program in Environmental and Resource Economics |
Links and Downloads
This page is designed to provide links to technical
and economic information on several types of best management practices used in Ohio.
Please visit Natural Resources
Information & Education Materials Resource Links for additional information from
OSU Extension. The page is maintained by the Extension Program in Environmental and
Natural Resource Economics at the Ohio State University. Contact Brent Sohngen for additional information.
Links to Fact Sheets and Other Information (OSU and Non-OSU) |
Links to Economic Decision Templates (Spreadsheets) |
| Incentive and Cost Share Programs for Ohio Farmers: CRP, CREP and EQIP | Filter Strips |
| Conservation Tillage | Conservation Tillage |
| Waste Management | Animal Waste Management Program |
| Filter Strips
Estimates of the offsite benefits of filter strips in Ohio (powerpoint presentation) |
| Topic of the Links | Type | General Information |
| USDA's Conservation Reserve Program | program | USDA Farm Service Agency's site devoted to CRP. |
| USDA's Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program | program | USDA Factsheet for CREP. |
FACT
SHEET: Comparison Of Continuous CRP to CREP In Northwest Ohio
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research | By Brent Sohngen, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Incentive Programs For Improving the Environment | research | By Jon Rausch and Brent Sohngen, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Links to Programs Described in Fact Sheet | index | Set of links to web pages that describe Federal and State programs that provide cost-share assistance to producers. |
| The Environmental Quality Incentive Program: EQIP | research | Factsheet describing the EQIP program in Ohio, by Jon Rausch, Brent Sohngen, and Eric Norland, Ohio State University |
Links in OSU
| Topic of the Link | Type | General Information |
| Nonpoint Source Pollution: Water Primer | Research | By Rob Leeds, Larry C. Brown, and Nathan L. Watermeier, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Surface Water Quality BMP Summary Guide | Research | By Sue Nokes and Andy Ward, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Vegetative Filter Strips: Application, Installation and Maintenance | Research | By Rob Leeds, Larry C. Brown, Marc R. Sulc, and Larry VanLieshout, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| The Economics of Vegetative Filter Strips | Research | By Megumi Nakao, Brent Sohngen, Larry Brown, and Rob Leeds, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Estimates of the offsite benefits of filter strips in Ohio (powerpoint presentation) | Presentation to the Conservation Partnership all Employees Seminar (by Brent Sohngen), March 9, 2000 |
Links outside OSU
| Topic of the Link | Type | General Information |
| Conservation Buffers | index | Farm Bill Network, National Association of Conservation Districts |
| Did You Know About Filter Strips? | program | Watershed Events, EPA 840-N-97-001 |
| Filter Strip Program | program | Cost Share Programs, Lower Platte South Natural Resources District Conservation Assistance |
| Management Measure for Vegetated Treatment Systems | research | Guidance Specifying Management Measures for Sources of Nonpoint Pollution in Coastal Waters, Chapter 7: EPA-840-B-93-001c |
| Minimizing Nutrient Loss from Runoff with Vegetative Filter Strips | research | by James W. Bauder,Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University |
| Riparian Filter Strips | index | The University of Minnesota |
| The University of Illinois Extension, College of Agriculture | index | The University of Illinois |
| Vegetative Filter Strips Can be Useful on Farms and Ranches | research | by James W. Bauder,Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University |
| Vegetative Filter Strips Require Proper Installation and Maintenance | research | by James W. Bauder,Department of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, Montana State University |
| Vegetative Filter Strips for Agriculture | research | By Thomas G. Franti, Neb Fact, University of Nebraska |
| Vegetative Filter Strip Monitoring and Assessment | project | By David Yonge, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Washington State University |
| Vegetative Filter Strip Performance with varying pollutant source and filter strips length | report | By Srivastava P.,etc,Tektran, Agricultural Research Service, USDA |
Links in OSU
| Topic of the Link | Type | General Information |
| Bulletin 472 Ohio Agronomy Guide | index | Bulletin, Ohio State University |
| Crop Nutrient Management Software | index | Software, Ohio State University |
| Energy Conservation in Corn Production | research | By Donald J. Eckert, Agronomy Facts, Ohio State University |
| Nonpoint Source Pollution: Water Primer | research | By Rob Leeds, Larry C. Brown, and Nathan L. Watermeier, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Perennial Warm Season Grasses For Ohio | research | By Henry M. Bartholomew, Agronomy Facts, Ohio State University |
| Ridge Tillage: An Alternative System | research | By Randall Reeder, Erdal Ozkan, Don Griffith, and Sam Parsons, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Surface Water Quality BMP Summary Guide | research | By Sue Nokes, and Andy Ward, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
Economic Decicsion Template
Cost-Share Program Evaluation Worksheet: Cost of Owning Specialized Equipment
Economic worksheet to help farmers evaluate the costs associated with conservation tillage equipment. By Jon Rausch and Brent Sohngen, Factsheet, Ohio State University.
Links outside OSU
| Topic of the Link | Type | General Information |
| Agricultural Machinery | index | Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering, Iowa State University |
| Conservation Tillage: A Checklist for U.S. Farmers | index | Conservation Technology Information Center, Purdue University |
| Conservation Tillage : Problems and Solutions | project | By Anne Weill, Ecological Agriculture Projects, McGill University, Canada |
| Environment-friendly Conservation Tillage: A Growing Practice on America's Farms | analysis | By Dave Kelly, Public Relations Division, American Farm Bureau Federation |
| PNW Conservation Tillage Handbook Series | index | The Pacific Northwest Conservation Farming Handbook , Solutions To Environmental and Economic Problems(STEEP) |
| Tillage Tool Control Over Crop Residue Placement: Conservation Impacts | report | Allmaras Raymond R., etc, Tektran, Agricultural Research Service, USDA |
Links in OSU
| Topic of the Link | Type | General Information |
| An Economic Comparison of Three Manure Handling Systems | research | By Jon Rausch and Brent Sohngen, Fact Sheet, Ohio State University |
| Best Management Practices | index | Ohio Agronomy Guide, Bulletin, Ohio State University |
| The Composting Process | index | Bulletin, Ohio State University |
| Crop Nutrient Management Software | index | Software, Ohio State University |
| Guidelines For Livestock Producers | index | Information, Ohio State University |
| Land Application of Livestock Waste... | research | By Michael A. Veenhuizen and Karen Mancl, Fact Sheet, Ohio State University |
| Land Application of Waste...Spreading and Injection | research | By Karen Mancl, Fact Sheet, Ohio State University |
| Nitrate in Drinking Water | index | By Karen M. Mancl, Bulletin, Ohio State University |
| Nonpoint Source Pollution: Water Primer | research | By Rob Leeds, Larry C. Brown, and Nathan L. Watermeier, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Ohio Livestock Manure and Wastewater Management Guide | index | Bulletin, Ohio State University |
| Using Geotextile Fabric in Livestock Operations | research | By Steve Ruhl, Jim Overmoyer, Dan Barker, and Larry C. Brown, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
| Surface Water Quality BMP Summary Guide | research | By Sue Nokes and Andy Ward, Factsheet, Ohio State University |
Links outside OSU
| Topic of the Link | Type | General Information |
| Agricultural Waste Management Building Design Handbook | index | South Carolina NRCS Engineering, USDA |
| Animal and Poultry Waste Management Center in NC State Univ | index | NC Agricultural Research Service, North Carolina State University |
| Animal Waste Awareness in Research and Extension from U of Georgia | index | Animal Waste Awareness in Resarch & Extension, The University of Georgia |
| Animal Waste Management in Idaho | index | Idaho One Plan, Farm and Ranch Resource Center |
| Best Management Practices for Animal Feeders | report | Water Web, Arizona Cooperative Extension Service |
| Division of Hazardous Waste Management | index | Resource Conservation and Recovery Act (RCRA) program, Ohio EPA |
| Division of Solid & Infectious Waste Management | index | Ohio EPA |
| Division of Waste Management in North Carolina | index | North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources |
| Downloadable Softwares for Waste Management | index | Technical Tool, NRCS, USDA |
| Livestock Dairy - Manure & Waste Management | index | Factsheets, Agriculture, Food, and Rueal Affair, Ontario |
| Livestock and Poultry Waste Management in Ontario | introduction | Canada-Ontario Agricultre Green Plan |
| Livestock Waste Management Problem | class material | By Bernie Engel, Agricultural Engineering, Purdue University |
| Office of Solid Waste, EPA | index | USEPA |
| Office of Wastewater Management, EPA | index | USEPA |
| Research Projects of Bioenvironmental Engineering Division in UIUC | index | Bioenvironmetal Engineering (BEE), University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign |
| Structures and Waste Management, An Extension | index | Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering, Purdue University |
| USDA Coastal Plains Soil, Water, and Plant Research Center | index | Agricultural Research Service, USDA |
| Waste Management Program of Los Alamos National Laboratory | index | Los Alamos National Lboratory, US Department of Energy |
