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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. Trimble opens Technology Labs to advance agriculture and construction talent

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/trimble-opens-technology-labs-advance-agriculture-and-construction-talent

    (CFAES). One lab is on Ohio State’s Columbus campus, while a second is located on the CFAES Wooster campus. ... university’s hands-on learning, teaching, research, and outreach activities in food and agricultural ... careers. “In recent years, farming and construction industries have faced crucial labor shortages and ...

  3. 61st Farm Science Review Brings Agricultural Innovation, Education and Exploration to the Midwest

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/61st-farm-science-review-brings-agricultural-innovation-education-and-exploration-the

    Molly Caren Agricultural Center this week for the 61st annual Farm Science Review and left with new ... products, new ideas and new connections. The three-day farm show welcomed 35,902 visitors on Tuesday, 59,641 ... research and programs we have for farmers in Ohio to adopt, if they so choose,” he said. “Farmers here are ...

  4. Farms branching out: Expanding opportunities for agroforestry markets, connections, and conservation

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/farms-branching-out-expanding-opportunities-for-agroforestry-markets-connections-and

    farms. If you or anyone you know might be interested in participating in this project- either research or ... Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin researchers and Extension professionals has recently been awarded funding from ... markets by small and medium sized farms in the region. “This project involves a team of passionate and ...

  5. 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 ...

  6. How technology and economics can help save endangered species

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/how-technology-and-economics-can-help-save-endangered-species

    50 years ago in December 1973. Two researchers at The Ohio State University were among a group of ... research is a multidisciplinary effort between economists and biologists to work together to see how human ... can protect species and also reduce the cost to people of doing so.” Research Research CFAES News Team ...

  7. New climate mesonet up and running soon

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/may-june-2023/test-issue/new-climate-mesonet-and-running-soon

    CFAES Ag Weather System into the Ohio Mesonet, a network of weather stations that collects data used for ... moisture, solar radiation, and barometric pressure. It will also provide enhanced opportunities for research ...

  8. The real tale of a real Christmas tree

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/the-real-tale-real-christmas-tree

    your tree on an Ohio Christmas tree farm, you’re helping to support local farmers, many of whom have ... been growing trees on family farms for generations. It’s probably no shock, but choosing and cutting ... resource since they clean the air, and the tree farms are usually on land that's unsuitable for other ...

  9. The Ohio State University and Innergex Renewable Energy partner to bring Immersive Farming Experience to Ohioans

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/the-ohio-state-university-and-innergex-renewable-energy-partner-bring-immersive

    Ohio agricultural industry. The theater made its debut at Farm Science Review in the fall of 2021. The ... facilities. For more than 30 years, Innergex has believed in a world where abundant renewable energy promotes ... States, France, and Chile and has a portfolio of assets which includes 40 hydroelectric facilities, 35 ...

  10. This one’s for the women of Farm Science Review

    https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/one%E2%80%99s-for-the-women-farm-science-review

    20 PPE for Women and Kids, 10:30 a.m., Ag Safety Area Family, Life and Mental Health on the Farm ... Emily Bennett LONDON, Ohio (Sept. 15, 2023)- More than half (51%) of all farming operations in the ... to keep her family’s fourth-generation dairy farm going. “One thing I noticed as I looked at the ...

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