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

    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 ... potential to increase yields and harvest seasons, as well as provide increased protection from harsh winter ...

  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 ... systems using monosex and genetically improved fish with a variety of plants and DNA-based analyses of the ... Principal Investigator (PI), and Dr. Gary Gao serves as Co-PI of the project. This project is expected to ...

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

    a hop growers association (Ohio Hop Growers Guild, OHGG.org). As of fall 2017, 72 Ohio farmers report ... farmers in Ohio grew hops as they were seeking local suppliers of fresh hops to expand the diversity of ... authored 5 technical reports and fact sheets on the potential of growing hops as a specialty crop for ...

  4. 'Tis the season for strawberries

    fumigants, was used to allow for more highly managed irrigation and nutrient delivery, as well as discharge ... the Ohio Department of Agriculture Specialty Crop Block Grant, the research thus far has yielded ... wanted to observe the results of growing strawberries outdoors using a high tunnel system without climate ...

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

    cover crops are used to increase soil organic matter, recycle excess nutrients, and reduce soil ... interview featured most common questions farmers may have about cover crops, such as: What are the most ... popular species of cover crops in our region? When can cover crops be planted? What species do best at ...

  6. 15 Years, 15 Minutes: South Centers scientist Islam recognized by University for soil test kit commercialization

    that we can use in the field and 10-to-15 minutes later, we can know the quality of the soil?’” Islam ... methods, it can be used in the field and data can be had in as little as 15 minutes. The results are also ... color-coded for ease of interpreting the results. “It is non-toxic as well, it only uses one chemical,” ...

  7. 2013 Education to Environment Student Symposium

    The School of Environment & Natural Resources at The Ohio State University invites you to join ...

  8. 2013 Videos

    January Recap February Advice from Mentors March Recap April Recap May Fish Feed and Nutrition ...

  9. 2013 Workshop presentations

    Aquaculture Alliance Update, Dr. Steven Hart, Soybean Aquaculture Alliance Black Soldier Fly Larvae as an ... Kentucky Mobile Processing Unit,  Angela Caporelli Marketing of Farm-raised Largemouth Bass,  Richard ... Bryant Marketing of Small Scale Aquaculture Products in Kentucky,  Richard Bryant Marketing Aquaculture ...

  10. 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 ...

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