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  1. USDA selects Ohio State to support new urban agriculture effort

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/usda-selects-ohio-state-support-new-urban-agriculture-effort

    Tracy Turner COLUMBUS, Ohio— The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency (USDA FSA) ... urban growers to easily access USDA priorities and funding,” Patterson said. “ Whether a farm is in ... a rural area or the middle of a city, the USDA FSA is committed to working with farms of all sizes and in ...

  2. CFAES conference offers resources on production and management for growing organic grains

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/cfaes-conference-offers-resources-production-and-management-for-growing-organic-grains

    presented by OSU Extension and Ohio State’s Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) program. ... Richer, assistant professor and an Ohio State University Extension field specialist in farm management. ... organizer and speaker. “Ohio ranks in the top five in the nation for total number of organic farms, organic ...

  3. 2024 Organic Grains Conference Agenda

    https://offer.osu.edu/organic-grains-2024-agenda

    floor hallway 5- 7 P.M. Organic Farmer Researcher Network dinner and discussion TBD 7:30 P.M. Vender, ...   Breakout #1 “High Tech for Organic Grain” – William Lundborg, Farm Power/Einbock; Eric Schuler, ... Performance of Organic Farms in Midwest”  – Eric Richer, OSU & – Gigi DiGianmo, University of Minnesota ...

  4. Bigger than beakers

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/september-october-2023/bigger-beakers

    Researchers have a new way to study Lake Erie thanks to a facility at The Ohio State University ... a part of CFAES.  The facility contains 15 600-gallon tanks called “mesocosms” that researchers are using ... Stone Laboratory that is the first of its kind on the Great Lakes.  Stone Lab’s Mesocosm Facility, which ...

  5. Upcoming DIY On-Farm Research Workshops and Events

    https://offer.osu.edu/news/upcoming-diy-farm-research-workshops-and-events

    The Organic Farmer Researcher Network will offer a series of Do-It-Yourself On-Farm Research ... interested or experienced in on-farm organic research. Facilitated discussion on current needs and ... Workshops this fall and winter. These workshops gather farmers, researchers, and educators who are ...

  6. OSU Extension works to help farmers navigate farm bill

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/november-december-2023/osu-extension-works-help-farmers-navigate-farm-bill

    business decisions.”  “Another large portion of the farm bill is reauthorization for research and outreach ... communication of CFAES’ farm management and ag policy presence that addresses critical farm management and ... Farmers and producers wondering how the next U.S. farm bill could affect their farm operations and ...

  7. Yogurt may be the next go-to garlic breath remedy

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/yogurt-may-be-the-next-go-garlic-breath-remedy

    scent from escaping into the air. Researchers tested the garlic deodorizing capacity of yogurt and its ... out.  For each treatment experiment, the researchers placed equal amounts of raw garlic in glass bottles ... researchers theorized.  The findings are a good foundation for future studies analyzing a variety of proteins ...

  8. Farmers’ child care needs

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/november-december-2023/farmers%E2%80%99-child-care-needs

    a central Ohio farm. By conventional measures, their livestock farm, Covey Rise, is a success. Yet, below ... on the farm, being good parents, and the needs of the farm,” Kerissa Payne said.  The United States ... has a child care crisis, yet the issue remains largely invisible in the farm sector. Farm parents are ...

  9. Ohio Organic Farmer Researcher Network: Reflection and Planning Meeting

    https://offer.osu.edu/events/ohio-organic-farmer-researcher-network-reflection-and-planning-meeting

    group, choose the best format or steps to move on-farm research ideas forward, and plan activities or ... and shared.) About our Network  Farmers, educators, researchers, and other interested individuals are ... production research. If you have questions or ideas, please contact one of our group leaders:  Johnnie ...

  10. OSU Extension Energy Outreach Hosts Renewable Diesel Energy Panel

    https://energizeohio.osu.edu/news/osu-extension-energy-outreach-hosts-renewable-diesel-energy-panel

    of Food Agriculture and Environmental Science (Ag Economist) Page Tohorson from Benchmark Biodiesel- ...

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