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Cultivating healthy kids
https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/may-june-2024/cultivating-healthy-kids
The Ohio Farm to School program transforms how students and communities connect with local food ... producers. Growers sell fruits and vegetables directly to schools, creating jobs and strengthening the local ... Ohio schools. Learn how you can get involved: farmtoschool.osu.edu ...
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Earth Day program celebrates Ohio’s native plants
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/earth-day-program-celebrates-ohio%E2%80%99s-native-plants
Knapke, “The Garden Sage,” who will share how to craft your garden for cultivated foraging; and Brad ... production. The EPN is a service of the School of Environment and Natural Resources in the College of Food, ... Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). Using native plants for food will take center stage at this ...
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Bedtime or go time? Observing what animals do during a total solar eclipse
to a weird thing,” said Courtney Anderson, a PhD student in the School of Environment and Natural ... Resources (SENR) who is spearheading the effort for Ohio State College of Food, Agricultural, and ... behavior is really low,” she said. “And then to be able to do that for so many different species at the ...
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Cooperatives grow success
https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/may-june-2024/cooperatives-grow-success
Agricultural cooperatives bring multiple farms together for increased buying power and equitable ... support with packaging, distribution, and marketing. Want to learn more? Start with the CFAES Center for ... Mastery course explains the cooperative model, how to create a cooperative, and financial concepts for new ...
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Progress is building
https://cfaes.osu.edu/newsletter/cfaes-impact/may-june-2024/progress-is-building
After the January groundbreaking for CFAES’ Multispecies Animal Learning Center (MALC), crews ... quickly cleared the old facilities and are now preparing for construction. The MALC promises to shape the ... future workforce in animal agriculture by preparing students for diverse careers in the industry. Imagine ...
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The show will go on for farmers and Farm Science Review
Ohio farms are known for their resilience, which also holds true for The Ohio State University ... facility and event. This is real life for farmers, and we’re right here experiencing it, too,” said Nick ... Zachrich, FSR manager. Before hitting Madison County, the tornado ravaged South Charleston, Ohio, known for ...
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Farm to table: OSU Extension launches online Food Business Central
Are you a baker ready to sell your home-baked goods? How about a farmer looking for value-added ... opportunities for crops you’ve grown or livestock you’ve raised? Or maybe you’re an entrepreneur aiming to use ... food regulations, establishing a new business, and applying best practices for food safety can be ...
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Agriculture Innovation Center to support value-added agriculture in northeast Ohio
developed by CFAES to help value-added agricultural (VAA) producers set themselves up for success. The ... region’s farms. For this reason, the NEO-AIC will bring on the first national and regional Amish and plain ...
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ODA, OSU Extension team up to give out free garden seeds through Ohio Victory Gardens program
Victory Gardens program is back for its fifth year, and due to high demand, the program is expanding to ... people planting. Specific days and times for each office — as well as planting resources and information ... grow, and being able to provide those nutritious foods for your family is a wonderful opportunity to be ...
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Wang appointed to Professorship in Plant Protection
https://cfaes.osu.edu/news/articles/wang-appointed-professorship-in-plant-protection
outstanding record of scholarship, leadership, and service, make him an ideal candidate for this prestigious ... position,” said Cathann A. Kress, Ohio State vice president for agricultural administration and dean of ... important area of plant health.” Wang’s research has important implications for food security and ...