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

    well as fertility management to target fast crop growth are focus of the four-season high tunnel ... production acreage are decreasing in many areas of Midwest United States.  High production risk is the main ... growth and minimize spring frost damage comprise the research focus of the low tunnel systems.  An ...

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

    Dr. Hanping Wang at the Ohio Center for Aquaculture Research and Development (OCARD) at The Ohio ... a whole; 3) reducing barriers to land access: and 4) sustaining the economic viability of urban farm ... team, with their nationally recognized aquaculture genetics program at Piketon and impact of ...

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

    Ohio breweries within hours of being picked by local hop growers. Harvest ales are an impossibly ... farmers in Ohio grew hops as they were seeking local suppliers of fresh hops to expand the diversity of ... 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

    Community Dialogues." These dialogues are informational sessions led by a member or members of the ... CFAES Diversity Catalyst Team that will address an aspect of diversity and inclusion. Our goal is to ... engage the CFAES community in an informal manner providing an opportunity for professional growth and ...

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

    Industries Center,  she was taken aback. "I was really amazed at the breadth of equipment that you have ... of ways, said Valente Alvarez, center director. Its facilities are available for entrepreneurs and ... 60,000 workers at 1,100 facilities, and in 2012, Ohio's food and beverage manufacturing industry ...

  6. 'Our future depends on cultural intelligence'

    On April 12, CFAES, in partnership with several other units on Ohio State's Columbus campus, ... artwork created by students in Wayne County through the Embracing Our Differences program.  At the end of ... He also delivered one of the three breakout sessions offered in the morning. More than 130 people ...

  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 ... scholarship donors, their recipients, and CFAES faculty and staff, were welcomed to the Ohio Union's ... the college recognized the excellence of its outstanding scholars and the opportunities afforded them ...

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

    of Environment and Natural Resources. How Earth "makes" minerals and how minerals are ... transformed into gems; with Ohio State's School of Earth Sciences. The engineering of sound – i.e., why ... magnets; with Ohio State's Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Magnets and how ...

  9. 'Tis the season for strawberries

    holiday season in Ohio are high-priced, have poor taste, and are limited in quantity,” said Bergefurd. ... “Picking your own strawberries at Christmas IS possible in Ohio,” he concluded.  This new research ... the Ohio Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, the research thus far has yielded ...

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

    team also includes scientists from OARDC. Phosphorus fertilizer is essential to Ohio crop production ... bloom. While current causes of the DRP increase are unidentified, experts believe increased rain events ... Maumee River watershed of northwest Ohio believe that although agricultural practices including row crop ...

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