Below are free online resources on various soil health management topics.
Runoff and Erosion Control
- Tillage Intensity to Maintain Target Residue Cover (FACT SHEET)
- Stream Bank Stabilization (FACT SHEET)
- Grassed Waterways (FACT SHEET)
- Using Cover Crops to Improve Soil & Water Quality (FACT SHEET)
Drainage improvements
- Controlled Drainage/Drainage Water Management (FACT SHEET)
- Open Channel/Two-Stage Ditch (FACT SHEET)
- Subsurface Drainage (FACT SHEET)
- Surface Drain/Field Ditch (FACT SHEET)
- Water Control Structures (FACT SHEET)
- Avoiding Compaction (FACT SHEET)
Soil Structure
- Avoiding Compaction
- The Science of Soil Health - Compaction (VIDEO 4.5 minutes)
- The Biology of Soil Compaction (FACT SHEET)
- Coming Soon: Surface Hardness, Subsurface Hardness, Aggregate Stability
Managing fertility
- Ohio State Soil Fertility Site (WEBSITE)
- Tri-state fertilizer recommendations (WRITTEN AND VIDEO OVERVIEWS)
- Corn, Soybean, and Alfalfa Yield Responses to Micronutrient Fertilization in Ohio (FACT SHEET)
- Phosphorus Nutrient Management for Yield and Reduced P Loss at Edge of Field (FACT SHEET)
- Opportunities for Sub-surface Nutrient Placement in Ohio (FACT SHEET)
- Nitrogen Recommendations When Organic N is Used (FACT SHEET)
- Manure and Compost: Nitrogen Availability (FACT SHEET)
- Nutrient Management Workbook (GUIDE BOOK)
- Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling (FACT SHEET)
Building Organic Matter
- The Biology of Soil Compaction (FACT SHEET)
- The Science of Soil Health – Soil Feeds Plants & vice versa (VIDEO 3 minutes)
- Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling (FACT SHEET)
- Ohio State Soil Organic Matter Calculator (INTERACTIVE TOOL)
Increasing Soil Biologial Life
- The Biology of Soil Compaction (FACT SHEET)
- Inoculants and Soil Amendments for Organic Growers (FACT SHEET)
- Understanding Soil Microbes and Nutrient Recycling (FACT SHEET)
Managing pH
- Soil Acidity and Liming for Agronomic Production (FACT SHEET)
- Soil Acidification: How to Lower Soil pH (FACT SHEET)
- Understanding Value in Lime (FACT SHEET)
- Amending Soils with Lime or Gypsum (FACT SHEET)
Soil Diseases and Contamination
Cover Crops
- Using Cover Crops to Improve Soil & Water Quality (FACT SHEET)
- Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-Till (FACT SHEET)
- Oilseed Radish Cover Crop (FACT SHEET)
- Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops (FACT SHEET)
- Cover Crops (NRCS-OSU FACT SHEET)
- Midwest Cover Crops Council Selector Tool (INTERACTIVE TOOL)
- SARE: Managing Cover Crops Profitably (GUIDE BOOK)
Crop Rotations
- Crop Rotation (FACT SHEET)
- Sustainable Crop Rotations with Cover Crops (FACT SHEET)
- Coming Soon: The Value of Perennials in Crop Rotations
Reduced Tillage
- Tillage Intensity to Maintain Target Residue Cover (FACT SHEET)
- Using Cover Crops to Convert to No-Till (FACT SHEET)
Carbon Sequestration
- Soil Carbon Sequestration Fundamentals (FACT SHEET)
- COMET Farm (TM) whole-farm carbon and greenhouse gas accounting system (INTERACTIVE TOOL - USDA and Colorado State University)