The five-year initiative builds on $3.5 million awarded in 2021 and will scale precision irrigation technologies, improve nitrogen management, and protect groundwater quality.
Smart Irrigation Month returns this July with downloadable resources, Wear Blue Wednesday and a series of Q&As spotlighting industry leaders championing water efficiency.
Small-scale and urban farms across Ohio and the Great Lakes region are increasingly using high tunnels to extend the growing season and improve crop production.
