USGS Study Finds Farm Practices Reduced Some Runoff Pollution in Ohio
September 14, 2026
September 14, 2026
WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (TNSLrpt) -- The U.S. Geological Survey issued Scientific Investigations Report 20265037, 'Evaluation of Best Management Practices at an Edge-of-Field Site in the Eagle Creek Watershed, Ohio, 2012-20,' by Chad A. Toussant and Brittany R. Hanrahan. Prepared in cooperation with the Great Lakes Restoration Initiative and the Natural Resources Conservation Service, the 25-page report found that cover crops and variable-rate fertilizer application were linked to lower s . . .
