http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media News and Media information for the Ohio Clean Lakes Initiative A couple years worth of input by farmers and the agriculture industry are being put together to form draft legislation in Ohio that will regulate nutrient management and potential farm-related pollution of water. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/water-quality-nutrient-use-legislation-is-on-drawing-board-in-ohio Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:07 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/water-quality-nutrient-use-legislation-is-on-drawing-board-in-ohio The 100-bushel soybean yields at Louie Rehm’s Wayne County farm have been getting quite a bit of attention this fall for their performance above the ground, but that is largely due to what was happening below the ground. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/controlled-drainage-paid-off-in-2012 Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:04 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/controlled-drainage-paid-off-in-2012 There were some long faces in the room when Lake Erie’s virtual report card was displayed for all to see at the recent Waterkeeper conference. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/effort-is-key-to-lake-erie-thriving Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:02 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/effort-is-key-to-lake-erie-thriving Experts have been talking for years now about impending and increasing regulation on agricultural nutrients in an effort to address the notorious toxic algal blooms plaguing the state’s water. As of March 7, those regulations have been proposed for Ohio. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/water-quality-rules-proposed-for-ohio Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:00 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/water-quality-rules-proposed-for-ohio State crews hope to dredge a record-breaking amount of muck from Ohio's largest inland lake this year. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/state-aims-for-new-dredging-record Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:55 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/state-aims-for-new-dredging-record When Paul Pacholski learned that little money was available for taking water samples from Lake Erie to test for toxic algae blooms, he had a simple solution. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/charter-captains-could-help-with-tests Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:50 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/charter-captains-could-help-with-tests The Healthy Lake Erie Fund has now provided nearly $2.5 million to help farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin use better conservation practices on their fields. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/ohio-environmental-groups-partner-with-farmers-to-keep-lake-erie-clean Tue, 23 Apr 2013 08:48 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/ohio-environmental-groups-partner-with-farmers-to-keep-lake-erie-clean As part of a 5th generation century farm family, I can tell you with certainty that most agricultural producers understand that change is inevitable. As with all successful businesses, as times change, so must production practices in agriculture. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/changing-trends-in-land-stewardship Tue, 11 Dec 2012 09:38 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/changing-trends-in-land-stewardship Lake Erie, the smallest of North America’s five Great Lakes, supplies fresh drinking water to an estimated 11 million people in Ohio, Michigan and southern Ontario province, Canada. Read More http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/farmers-work-to-curb-lake-erie-pollution Tue, 14 Aug 2012 07:42 -0500 http://cleanlakes.ohio.gov/media/post/farmers-work-to-curb-lake-erie-pollution