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  1. $250,000 grant received to explore new strawberry production techniques

    continue to research profitable new season extension methods that can be adopted by Ohio farms. To see ... have outstanding market potential, however the number of farms growing strawberries and strawberry ... reduce this risk and increase profit and market potential.    Many Ohio farms have doubled their harvest ...

  2. $2M grant awards to fund two meaningful aquaculture projects

    a whole; 3) reducing barriers to land access: and 4) sustaining the economic viability of urban farm ... rural communities. There is a growing interest in striped bass aquaculture within the Great Lake Region ...

  3. $5 million in annual new harvest ale sales using Ohio hops being brewed in Ohio

    having planted about200 acres of hops, up from 4 acres in 2011, with an estimated annual farm gate crop ... By: Brad Bergefurd, Extension Horticulture Specialist Ohio Craft Brewers asked Brad Bergefurd if ... Extension Specialist Brad Bergefurd acquired Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Specialty Crop Block ...

  4. 'CFAES Community Dialogues': New series to look at diversity, inclusion

    Diversity Resources web page. The first session, which is Nov. 20, will be on hidden bias. See the complete ... schedule of dates and topics  here  (pdf).-- Kathy Lechman, Diversity Development, OSU Extension ...

  5. 'It's a great way to get your feet wet if you're just starting out in the business'

    Extension. According to  Jobs Ohio, the state's food and beverage production plants employ more than ... (1:00): Valente Alvarez talks about CFAES's Food Industries Center and its benefits. Read the whole ...

  6. 'Our future depends on cultural intelligence'

    the program, participants were asked the question, "What did you appreciate about the ... the conversations held there." "Discussion about becoming aware of personal biases." ...

  7. 'Receiving a scholarship makes an enormous difference for students and their families'

    excellence and opportunity at its 2013 Fall Scholarship Dinner Nov. 6. About 250 guests, including ...

  8. 'The Science of Chocolate' and more: 4-H Science Saturdays start soon

    sixth-grade students in hands-on, interactive activities about a variety of topics, from nature to food to ... of Environment and Natural Resources. How Earth "makes" minerals and how minerals are ... topic. Each 4-H Science Saturday two-hour morning program is held at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau ...

  9. 'Tis the season for strawberries

    periods, like Thanksgiving and Christmas, is one of the objectives of a new Extension research trial being ... Science Department and Brad Bergefurd from the Department of Extension. “Strawberries shipped in for the ... “This opens up a great marketing opportunity for Ohio farms to produce off-season strawberries.” ...

  10. 'We are continuing to look for best management practices' to improve water quality

    practices farmers can implement to reduce farm field phosphorus lost into water resources, which increases ... lessen the potential for runoff from farmlands.  Farmers are concerned about nutrient loss, believing ... an OSU Extension field specialist and one of the leaders of CFAES's  Agronomic Crops Team.  The ...

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