OHIO

OH Cover crop seed source information (2011)

Activities and research

• Cover crop research and education in organic production
• Red clover Research
• Oilseed Radish after manure application field research
• Ohio State Univeristy, Piketon
  • Testing 32 cover crops Indigenous vs Exotic
  • Legumes vs non-legumes
  • Summer vs winter
  • Short vs long rotation
    Evaluation for:
    
    • Biomass N contribution
    • Nutrient recyclers
• Cowpea research
• Grand Lake St. Mary’s watershed – utilizing manure nutrients with annual ryegrass              and other cover crops.

Ohio state representative

Jim Hoorman is a Extension Educator for Ohio State University Extension in Mercer County Ohio. Jim is completing a PhD in Environmental Sciences with specialization in cover crops, no-till, manure managment, and water quality. Mercer County has the highest gross livestock reciepts in Ohio but also has issues with manure runoff to Grand Lake St. Marys and the Wabash river.

Jim's research efforts have concentrated on using grass, legume, and brassica cover crops to improve soil structure and tie up manure nutrients to prevent runoff. Jim has produced several fact sheets and power point presentations on "Soil Ecology and Nutrient Management" and "The Biology of Soil Compaction".

Other contacts in Ohio

MCCC Report

• 2012 Ohio Report
• 2008 Ohio Report

Links to state specific literature

Ohio State University Fact Sheets

• Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling (Hoorman and Islam)
• Using Cover Crops to Improve Soil and Water Quality (Hoorman)
• Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-till (Hoorman, Islam, Sundermeier, and Reeder)
• The Biology of Soil Compaction (Hoorman, Carlos de Moraes Sá, and Reeder)
• Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops (Hoorman, Islam, and Sundermeier)
• Utilizing Cover Crops in Vegetable Production Systems by Alan Sundermeier
• Cover Crop Fundamentals by Alan Sundermeier
• Oilseed Radish Cover Crop
• Value of Legumes for Plowdown Nitrogen
• Forage Legumes for Temporary Soil Cover
• Soil Quality Test Kit - A simple test for active organic matter as a measure of soil quality by Rafiq Islam, Ph.D.and Alan Sundermeier
• Value of Legumes for Plowdown Nitrogen (Extension Fact Sheet) by W. H. Schmidt, D. K. Myers and R. W. Van Keuren

On-farm Research Reports

• Tillage System plus Soybean Cover Crop Effect on Corn Following Wheat
• Effects of Cover Crops and Tillage on Corn Production in Wheat Stubble
• Cover Crop Contribution to Ground Cover, Soil Nitrate, and Corn Production
• Cover Crop Comparisons

• Soil Quality Workshop CD with Cover Crop information

State related websites

• The Sustainable Agriculture Team at the Ohio State University
• Organic Food & Farming Education & Research (OFFER) Program at the Ohio State University
• Soil and Water resources: Ohio State University Research, Extension and educational program
• The Ohio Ecological Food & Farm Association (OEFFA)

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