Farm Science Review Unveils Mobile App

LONDON, Ohio – Looking for the schedule of workshops, presentations and talks scheduled for this year’s Farm Science Review? Or are you searching for the times and location of the field drainage, stalk shredders or corn harvest field demonstrations set to take place at the Review?

Farm Science Review has an app for that.

Attendees of this year’s Farm Science Review Sept. 17-19 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, can access that information and more using their mobile devices thanks to a mobile application designed to make navigating the Review even easier for attendees and exhibitors, according to organizers.

This is the second year for the app, which includes general show information, a full schedule, comprehensive maps and exhibitor information, said Matt Sullivan, Farm Science Review assistant manager.

“The mobile app was a big hit last year because it enabled both attendees and exhibitors to access show information quickly without having the program in-hand,” Sullivan said. “Everything you need to know about the Farm Science Review can be accessed via your smartphone or tablet.”

Unverferth Manufacturing, which is also a Review exhibitor, will sponsor the app again this year.

The app, which can be used on all cellphone types and tablets, can be downloaded by directing your mobile browser to http://go.osu.edu/SRg and download the app. On most phones and tablets, users can bookmark the page for future reference, organizers said.

The app includes detailed information on the opportunities participants can experience during the three-day farm trade show that annually draws more than 130,000 farmers, growers, producers and agricultural enthusiasts from across the U.S. and Canada. 

Sponsored by Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, the Review features educational workshops, presentations, demonstrations and educational opportunities delivered by experts from Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, which are the outreach and research arms, respectively, of the college.

Participants can peruse 4,000 product lines from 600 commercial exhibitors, and capitalize on educational opportunities from Ohio State and Purdue University specialists. 

Farm Science Review pre-show tickets are $7 at all OSU Extension county offices, many local agribusinesses, and also online at http://fsr.osu.edu/visitors/tickets. Tickets are $10 at the gate. Children 5 and younger are admitted free.

Hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 17–18 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 19.