Ag Runoff Targeted

Toledo Algal Bloom Puts Target on Agriculture Nutrients

Todd Neeley
By  Todd Neeley , DTN Staff Reporter
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Proposed legislation in Ohio would ban farmers in the West Basin from applying manure and fertilizer on soils covered with snow, frozen or saturated in order to prevent nutrient runoff. (DTN file photo by Chris Clayton)
After a massive algal bloom shut off drinking water last summer to more than 400,000 residents in Toledo, Ohio, state and federal lawmakers begin focusing on how to prevent.

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