Awardee Name
Ohio State University
Grant Type
State
Project Title
Improving soil quality and decreasing Phosphorus losses by application of Gypsum to Agricultural soils (Dick)
Awardee State/Territory
Ohio
Involved States/territories
Ohio
Award Year
2011
Start Date
End Date
Award Amount
$74,532.00
Production/Use
Farmland Agricultural
Resource Concern (Broad)
Water
Soil
Resource Concern (Specific)
Water Quality
Soil Health
Organic matter depletion
Nutrients transported to surface water
Nutrients
Field sediment, nutrient and pathogen loss
Aggregate instability
Conservation Practice(s)
Amending Soil Properties with Gypsum Products
Project Background
Tis project is focused on promoting the use of Gypsum on cropland on a watershed level to reduce the amount of P delivered to Lake Erie and educate landowners about the benefits of applying Gypsum.
Project targeted to Historically Underserved producers?
No