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Ohio State Offers Programs to Support Ohio Women Farmers
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-offers-programs-support-ohio-women-farmers
Extension is the outreach arm of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio ... was first tracked. “ It’s surprising to people to find out how many women are involved in agriculture ... even though women have had an important role since the beginning of agriculture,” said Emily Adams, an ...
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Higher Carbon Dioxide Levels Prompt More Plant Growth, But Fewer Nutrients
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/higher-carbon-dioxide-levels-prompt-more-plant-growth-fewer-nutrients
growing faster, but they have on average more starch, less protein and fewer key vitamins in them, said ... State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). This change is ... as higher protein levels. So, as carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rise, there is less ...
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Virtual Gardening: Urban Soil Investigation
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/virtual-gardening-urban-soil-investigation
show you how to identify, test, and fix urban soil problems like contamination and poor plant growth. ... urban farm, grow your own food, or find out more about the soil in your own backyard? This webinar will ...
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New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields
Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), the study plans to monitor and manage more than a dozen ... member in CFAES’s Department of Food, Agricultural and Biological Engineering and a faculty researcher ... agricultural community, Ohio State and U.S. Department of Agriculture researchers, and nongovernmental ...
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One Day Insect University
https://agnr.osu.edu/events/one-day-insect-university
A daylong exploration of the world of insects. Features pollinators, landscape and garden insects, ...
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Ohio State Tour to Highlight Columbus' Growing Urban Agricultural Industry
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-tour-highlight-columbus-growing-urban-agricultural-industry
Known as Harriet Gardens, the lot provides enough for the full-time urban farmer to sell his produce to ... the basics of farming in an urban environment. Topics include soil testing for urban sites, choosing ... issues associated with farming in urban and residential areas. Agriculture is a booming industry in many ...
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Ohio State University Extension Small Farm Program announces the 2020 Ohio New and Small Farm Colleges
agricultural or horticultural enterprise but you just aren’t sure what is required, from an equipment, labor, ... agricultural literacy among small farm landowners not actively involved in agricultural production. Many ... participants will receive a notebook (per each $150 registration) of all resource materials, a soil test ...
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Ohio Maple Days are coming, a chance to prep for syrup season
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-maple-days-are-coming-chance-prep-syrup-season
the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service. Weather effects, new ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). Otherwise, “all mold and bacteria need to grow is moisture ... Department of Agriculture’s Division of Food Safety and is a hobby syrup producer himself. Graham will ...
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Keeping Phosphorus Out of Waterways
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/keeping-phosphorus-out-waterways
amount of the phosphorus draining from some of Ohio’s agricultural fields. At two locations in the state, ... researchers with The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) ... are testing phosphorus filters that have removed up to 75 percent of the phosphorus running through ...
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More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-2018
of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University. The ... One way to prevent applying too much fertilizer is a soil test, which can determine how much, if any, ... nutrients are needed. However, soil tests can be costly, so it might seem it’s cheaper to buy and apply more ...