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  1. Two Green Places to Visit When You Go to Farm Science Review

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/two-green-places-visit-when-you-go-farm-science-review

    disease in deer and preventing harmful algal blooms in ponds. There also will be a demonstration of ... London, will share what’s new with trees, fish, wildlife, pastures, ponds and gardening, too. How-to talks ... other things, bats, native bees, attracting birds, keeping out deer, aerating ponds, chronic wasting ...

  2. Current Threats to Ohio Agriculture

    https://extension.osu.edu/today/current-threats-ohio-agriculture

    to keep Ohio and our fellow Ohioans safe. Learn more about how to keep you, your family, your pets, ... A key  to keeping Ohio poultry safe is biosecurity. Direct  biosecurity means  preventing disease spread ... veterinarian. Watch this short video on  How to Safely Remove a Tick so you are prepared if necessary. You can ...

  3. Ohio Composting Industry Tour Is Aug. 24

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-composting-industry-tour-aug-24

    to keep their waters deep enough for shipping, according to an Ohio Environmental Protection Agency ... Barnes tour stop will feature a new system for controlling surface water; best practices for handling ... Ohio law will ban dumping it in Lake Erie’s open waters, a longtime disposal method, after July 2020. ...

  4. Register Soon for Greenhouse Hydroponics Workshop

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/register-soon-greenhouse-hydroponics-workshop

    crop fields is one cause of Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. Much lower water use — some 10 to 20 ... which this year will focus on hydroponics, a booming Ohio industry that grows crops in water without ... said the event is for anyone wanting to learn how to produce food hydroponically, including growers, ...

  5. Ohio State ATI launches program in bioenergy and biological waste management

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-ati-launches-program-bioenergy-and-biological-waste-management

    students for high-demand careers such as wastewater and drinking water treatment plant operators. Recently, ... and waste management; these technologies keep organic wastes out of underground and surface water ... National Geographic ranked water and wastewater treatment operator as the second fastest growing job among ...

  6. Reducing the Environmental Impact of Cows' Waste

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/reducing-environmental-impact-cows-waste

    fertilizer, can run off with rainfall into local waterways, including Lake Erie, contributing to algal blooms ... that turn the water green and can produce toxins harmful to drinking water. Two researchers in the ... studying how to cut methane gas produced by cows and reduce the phosphorus and nitrogen that end up in ...

  7. Let's Jam, and learn more about jam making and food preservation!

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/lets-jam-and-learn-more-about-jam-making-and-food-preservation

    water bath canning method. Discover that water bath canning is safe for acidic foods such as fruits and ... tomatoes. Participants will make strawberry jam. In addition, safe use of the water bath canning method will ...

  8. Using Virtual Reality to Promote Farm Safety

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/using-virtual-reality-promote-farm-safety

    vehicle safety. “I encourage farmers to stop to see how they can improve the safety of their own ... farmers to be safe on the farm, during a demonstration and exhibit offered at the annual Farm Science ... capacity to conduct these types of trainings, help emphasize the importance of safe work practices,“ she ...

  9. Fair Flu: It's Nothing to Sneeze At

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/fair-flu-its-nothing-sneeze

    Public Health Veterinarians offer the following information and tips on how fair exhibitors and visitors ... exposure while they are at risk. Visitors to hog barns should not drink or eat in hog barns and should wash ... their hands after leaving. Keep the tiny ones out of the hog barns: strollers, pacifiers, bottles and ...

  10. Local Foods Farm Tour: Thomas Solar Energy Farm

    https://fairfield.osu.edu/events/local-foods-farm-tour-thomas-solar-farm

    In its purest sense, this stop on the Local Foods Farm Tour series deviates a bit from what ... you'll see at the other stops. Regardless, we think you'll enjoy this one too! Mike Thomas is ... 'growing' his own electricity on the farm. See his solar panel and learn how and why it was installed. ...

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