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  1. Urban farming in a parking lot? See it in action in Wooster

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/urban-farming-in-parking-lot-see-it-in-action-in-wooster

    Joe Kovach of Entomology, who is studying the best ways to grow food on old asphalt parking lots, is giving free monthly tours of his test plots this summer. The tours, which are aimed at urban farmers in Cleveland, Columbus, and other cities, are coverin ...

  2. Engineering plants to help replace oil

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/engineering-plants-help-replace-oil

    OARDC  will play a key role in the engineering of a novel plant-based fuel, funded by a $5.7 million grant from the U.S. Department of Energy. The grant, awarded by DOE's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy  (ARPA-E) under the Plants Engineered ...

  3. ATI ranks No. 1 nationally in two-year agriculture degrees

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ati-ranks-no-1-nationally-in-two-year-agriculture-degrees

    ATI is back on top as No. 1 in  Community College Week's  annual Top 100 report, after a one-year drop to the No. 2 slot. ATI ranked first in the nation among two-year institutions in the  number of degrees awarded in agriculture  (pdf), agricultural ...

  4. CFAES Library renovation set to begin

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/cfaes-library-renovation-set-begin

    The CFAES Library is being revitalized. Located in the south wing of the Agricultural Administration Building in Columbus and first opened back in 1956, the new facility-- to be renamed the CFAES Library and Student Success Center-- will be renovated &quo ...

  5. Keith Smith: 'We are committed to make these positions successful'

    https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/keith-smith-we-are-committed-make-these-positions-successful

    OSU Extension now has 12 field specialists located around the state, each working on a specific focus area and able to respond quickly to current topics and pressing issues. A field specialist in taxation will begin in September, and a search is in proces ...

  6. Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Day

    https://extension.osu.edu/events/northwest-ohio-precision-ag-day

    The Northwest Ohio Precision Ag Technology Day will offer farmers and crop consultants a chance to focus on nutrient management. Topics include: Soil phosphorus recommendations Soil nitrogen rate and source considerations Nitrogen timing and placement str ...

  7. Stakeholder Perspectives on the Bioeconomy

    https://extension.osu.edu/events/stakeholder-perspectives-bioeconomy

    A multistate research team aimed at developing America’s biobased industry — biobased products, bioenergy and the like — will meet to discuss what might be blocking the road and ways to move ahead. The group’s members come from nearly three dozen U.S. lan ...

  8. Super Berry School

    https://extension.osu.edu/events/super-berry-school-0

    To help berry growers — new and experienced alike — learn how to produce elderberry, aronia, goji and other berries, horticulture and viticulture experts from the college are offering a Super Berry School Workshop topics include: Elderberry, Aronia Berry, ...

  9. Pumpkin Field Night

    https://extension.osu.edu/events/pumpkin-field-night

    For novice and experienced pumpkin growers and crop consultants – this event will focus on multiple topics including current and unregistered fungicides used to control powdery mildew and offer a first-hand view of their efficacy in demonstration trials, ...

  10. Managing Wildlife Conflicts in your Landscape Workshop

    https://extension.osu.edu/events/managing-wildlife-conflicts-your-landscape-workshop

    Seen coyotes near your home? Do deer eat your shrubs down to nubs? Get tips on what to do in a workshop led by wildlife experts Stan Gehrt and Marne Titchenell of The Ohio State University. The Good, the Bad and the Hungry: Managing Wildlife Conflicts in ...

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