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Conference Offers Tools To Make Better Ohio Wines
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/conference-offers-tools-make-better-ohio-wines
DUBLIN, Ohio — With a steady increase in the number of Ohio wineries and the gallons of wine produced every year, the focus of this year’s Ohio Grape and Wine conference is making those wines taste even better. “Consumers are demanding high-quality and re ...
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Ohio State Researchers: Milk Date Labels Contribute to Food Waste
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-researchers-milk-date-labels-contribute-food-waste
Got milk? If so, you may be among the majority of consumers who throw that milk out once the date on the carton or jug label has passed. But Ohio State University researchers say not so fast — that pasteurized milk is still good to drink past its sell-by ...
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Ohio State Organic Experts Among OEFFA Conference Speakers
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-organic-experts-among-oeffa-conference-speakers
How certain natural microbes can help crops grow better and faster. How to make contaminated soils, sometimes present in cities, healthy for urban farming. How a new perennial grain could have double uses, as food for people and forage for livestock, and ...
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Moving Pigs into Group Housing: Conference to Troubleshoot Hurdles
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/moving-pigs-group-housing-conference-troubleshoot-hurdles
It turns out that pregnant pigs act kind of like college roommates. The pigs really don’t like sharing space, at least not at first. Consider the college student who goes from having their own bedroom at home to having roommates, many roommates, and havin ...
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New Farm Bill Likely Won't Surprise Corn and Soybean Farmers
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-farm-bill-likely-wont-surprise-corn-and-soybean-farmers
COLUMBUS, Oh — Ohio corn and soybean farmers likely won’t see a lot of changes in the next federal farm bill, according to an expert from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) at The Ohio State University. “There’s momentum ...
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April Conference Promotes Efforts to Bring Healthy Local Food to More Cafeterias
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/april-conference-promotes-efforts-bring-healthy-local-food-more-cafeterias
Ohio State University Extension will serve as the local host for the National Farm to Cafeteria conference in Cincinnati April 25-27. The conference is designed for school districts looking to start or expand a Farm to School program, consumers who want ...
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Register Soon for Greenhouse Hydroponics Workshop
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/register-soon-greenhouse-hydroponics-workshop
There’s a way to grow crops that’s all wet, in a good way, and you can learn about it in northeast Ohio soon. Registration is open for The Ohio State University’s 2018 Greenhouse Management Workshop, which this year will focus on hydroponics, a booming Oh ...
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More Fertilizer Certification Opportunities in 2018
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/more-fertilizer-certification-opportunities-2018
The new year brings more courses to become certified in a skill farmers will probably need in 2018: spreading fertilizer. Fertilizer certification and recertification courses are about to start up again and are offered across the state through Ohio S ...
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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
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Rarely is the image of a farmer a woman. And yet, among all of Ohio’s farms, 40 percent are managed or partly managed by women. Nationally, women made up almost one third of all farmers, according to 2012 census data, the most recent year ...
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Webinar Series to Advise on Whether Solar Panels are a Smart Investment
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/webinar-series-advise-whether-solar-panels-are-smart-investment
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ever consider solar panels to power your farm? Beginning in January, a six-part series of webinars will inform participants about Photovoltaic (PV) panels that convert sunlight into electricity and are installed on a roof or placed on the ...