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OHIO
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
| Alan Sundermeier OSU Extension – Wood County 639 Dunbridge Rd, Suite 1 Bowling Green, OH 43402 Phone: 419-354-9050 E-mail: sundermeier.5@osu.edu |
Alan Sundermeier is an Ohio State University Extension Educator (Wood County) with speciealization in sustainable agriculture. He is also the Co-Coordinator of the OSU Extension Sustainable Agriculture Team, as well as the Co-Principle Investigator of the Hirzel Sustainable Systems Project. He has placed a priority on applied research to help solve certain agronomic problems and brings an awareness of farming systems management which could be more sustainable, yet profitable. Alan's specialization areas are: tillage, research, soil quality, cover crop management, environmental awareness, soil nitrogen recommendations, and organic grain production. Alan as an educator, manages field operations, analyzes data, and develops educational programs on sustainable farming systems, including organic grain production. His cover crop research includes on-farm and university test plots with legume, grass, and brassica species to provide or recycle nutrients for grain production or supplemental forage production.
Other contacts in Ohio
Mark Fritz Manure Nutrient Management Specialist Seneca Soil & Water 3140 South St., Rt. 100 Suite D Tiffin, OH 44883 Phone: 419-447-7073 mark-fritz@oh.nacdnet.net |
Jim Hoorman OSU Extension – Lima 3900 Campus Drive, Suite B Lima, OH 45804 Phone: 419-222-9946 Hoorman.1@osu.edu |
| Rafiq Islam OSU South Center 1864 Shyville Rd. Piketon, OH 45661 Phone: 740-289-2071 Islam.27@osu.edu |
MCCC Report
Links to state specific literature
Ohio State University Fact Sheets
- 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
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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