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

    By Brad Bergefurd Assistant Professor and Specialty Crops Specialist Locally produced strawberries ... tunnels. Each tunnel system will have a unique research focus: Ultimate crop growth in fall and winter, as ... well as fertility management to target fast crop growth are focus of the four-season high tunnel ...

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

    State University South Centers, in partnership with Dr. Gary Gao of the Specialty Crops team and ...

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

    Extension Specialist Brad Bergefurd acquired Ohio Department of Agriculture and USDA Specialty Crop Block ... Farmers & Brewers”. The project allowed the OSU South Centers Specialty Crops Team to conduct field ... Educators, Bergefurd and the Specialty Crops Team have taught over 2,000 landowners at regional programs and ...

  4. 'Tis the season for strawberries

    conducted by Dr. Chieri Kubota and Mark Kroggel from The Ohio State University Horticulture & Crop ... the Ohio Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, the research thus far has yielded ... workers to stand upright while conducting crop maintenance and harvesting.  Growing gutters were placed on ...

  5. "Soil is meant to be covered..." Jim Hoorman speaks about cover crops in soil health series

    The Soil Health Series Live Stream July 13 episode was focused on cover crops. Jim ... Centers. "Soil is meant to be covered," said Hoorman. "Each cover crop is designed for ... a special purpose. Legume cover crops, for instance, are typically used to produce homegrown nitrogen. Grass ...

  6. 2014 Fruit Research and Extension Progress

    production of high value crops, such as blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, and even wine grapes, will ... need to be placed under protected structures so that a consistent crop can be produced and harvested ... Production of Blackberry and Raspberries: With the support of a specialty crop block grant from Ohio ...

  7. 2014 Horticulture Research and Extension Achievements

    from the Specialty Crop Apprenticeship Training program started by OSU South Centers in 2013 where ... students come to the urban farm weekly for their practicum. $100,000 Specialty Crop Block Grant received to ... to move the hops industry forward. This project is expanding Ohio’s specialty crops research in hop ...

  8. 2014 Soil, Water, and Bioenergy Resources Program Achievements

    soil quality field test kit for routine evaluation of field soil by farmers, Educators, crop advisors ... be used to help predict crop yields. Farmers typically spend at least $30/year for routine analysis ... multifunctional cover crops and industrial waste products (flue gas desulfurized (FGD) gypsum). Our research ...

  9. 2017 Highlights of Fruit Research Projects and Extension Programs at South Centers

    Crop Conference, one poster presentation at 2017 Annual Meeting of American Society for Horticultural ... Delaware, Lorain and Richland counties.   Specialty Crop Research Projects: We made good progress with our ... beyond. We received a new specialty crop block grant to continue our work on blackberry production, and ...

  10. 2019 CTC Annual Conference: Healthy Soils, Healthy Food, & Healthy People

    Healthy Food, Healthy People” at the Cover Crops, No-Till, and Soil Health session of the Conservation ... approaches of continuous no-till, cropping diversity with multi-species cover crops or blends, precision ...

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