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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 ... However, growers continue to express more interest in alternative strawberry production systems that have ...

  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 ... development of sustainable aquaponics model systems to enhance resiliency of urban, indoor, and emerging food ... structure and function of microbe communities in aquaponic systems.  The program received more than 200 ...

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

    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 ... grant funding partnering with faculty in the Departments of Entomology and Plant Pathology to develop an ...

  4. 'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    phosphorus runoff from farm fertilizer, sewage and other sources is a cause of the blooms, which can hurt ... tremendous amount of impactful research is being directed to harmful algal blooms, and this conference ... TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a dozen Ohio scientists studying harmful algal blooms — the pea-green, ...

  5. 'State of the Science' Algal Bloom Conference Is Thursday

    phosphorus runoff from farm fertilizer, sewage and other sources is a cause of the blooms, which can hurt ... tremendous amount of impactful research is being directed to harmful algal blooms, and this conference ... TOLEDO, Ohio — More than a dozen Ohio scientists studying harmful algal blooms — the pea-green, ...

  6. '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.” ...

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

    what time of year planting? What are ways to terminate cover crops? and What are sources of cover crop ... continue discussion with Jim Hoorman on cover crops. Some of the topics that will be discussed are: How to ... plant cover crops, Equipment to drill between corn rows, and Use of custom applicators to seed cover ...

  8. 15 Years, 15 Minutes: South Centers scientist Islam recognized by University for soil test kit commercialization

    to export more than 500 million tons. “Ukraine had some of the best soil in the world, but now most ... developing a soil test kit that was affordable, and so convenient and simple to use that any landowner could ... that we can use in the field and 10-to-15 minutes later, we can know the quality of the soil?’” Islam ...

  9. 2013 Education to Environment Student Symposium

    The School of Environment & Natural Resources at The Ohio State University invites you to join ... to discuss research efforts, to view creative works, and to examine the connection between special ...

  10. 2013 Master Gardening Program

    Individual sessions are $5 each or $70 for the series. Topics to be covered:  Orientation to Extension and ... 2013 Master Gardener Training 14 Sessions held every Monday and Thursday via CarmenConnect Cost: ... Backyard Wildlife Management, Registration is Required To sign-up contact Charissa McGlothin at ...

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