Category: Enivronment
Free farm pesticide disposal day coming Aug. 13 in Wauseon
WAUSEON —The Ohio State University Extension office in Fulton County has been designated as one of three sites in Ohio where farmers can drop off unwanted farm pesticides free of charge in August.
Rotarians and others get firsthand look at agricultural research site created to help Lake Erie
DEFIANCE — One day after a federal agency issued its 2025 algal bloom forecast for western Lake Erie, cropland tours were offered at a 50-acre Defiance County research site where a slow-release commercial fertilizer The Andersons has designed to improve yields while reducing algae-forming runoff is being tested.
Ottawa County gives the all clear for communities under boil water notice
PORT CLINTON — The boil-water order for Ottawa County communities this week has been lifted for all areas, the county’s Emergency Management Agency said Thursday.
Mild to moderate algal blooms predicted for western Lake Erie
GIBRALTAR ISLAND, Ohio — Only a mild to moderate algal bloom is predicted for western Lake Erie this summer, despite heavy April rainfall and an unusually wicked June heat wave.
Feds issue $3.7M in ag grants to Ohio, Michigan groups
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday it is dividing $3.7 million in grant money among four groups trying to help fight western Lake Erie algal blooms.