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Research News (June 2018)
https://grants.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/research-news-june-2018
The June 2018 edition of Research News, the College's monthly newsletter for grant writing ... and funding opportunities, including the USDA AFRI Foundational grants. View the 2018 AFRI ...
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OCDC Receives Award of Excellence from U.S. Department of Agriculture
new and emerging cooperatives. The Rural Cooperative Development Grant program awarded $5.8 million ... By Hannah Scott, OCDC Program Manager The Ohio Cooperative Development Center was recently ... granted, “In honor of nearly two decades of steadfast promotion and support of co-ops, leading to the ...
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Extension aquaculture highlights
at the OSU South Centers in August and focused on water quality management for fish farmers in Ohio. ... the Soil and Water Conservation District. The first PowerPoint presentation given in Ohio by the new ... Previous research conducted by Dr. Laura Tiu showed knowledge on water quality management is a top priority ...
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“The Dirt on Organic Matter” – Organic Farmers learn about Soil Organic Matter & Soil Health
By Rafiq Islam, PhD Soil and Water Specialist and Vinayak Shedekar, Research Associate II On ... Feb. 12, Dr. Rafiq Islam, Soil, Water & BioEnergy Program leader at OSU South Centers organized ... intensive tillage-based practices in an effort to manage weeds, reduce operating costs, and increase farm ...
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Keeping Microbes Happy Key to Crop Success
https://southcenters.osu.edu/keeping-microbes-happy-key-crop-success
manage pH balance. 4. Improving soil’s moisture retention and structure. This will keep water in the soil ... says Bob Perry, general manager, Perry Agricultural Laboratory, a soil testing lab in Bowling Green, ... nutrient uptake. “Soil organisms recycle nutrients, break down crop residue and help build the soil,” says ...
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Compost Bedded Pack Dairy Barns in Ohio
farmers reported satisfaction with the new system from a management perspective, as well as cow health and ... operations use liquid manure systems, which require careful management to minimize manure runoff and can have ... high costs associated with transport of manure that is up to 90% water. For dairy farms to remain ...
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OCDC moves new and emerging cooperatives forward
OCDC’s main focus is on providing technical assistance to new and emerging cooperative businesses in the ... By Hannah Scott, OCDC Program Manager It has been quite a year at the Ohio Cooperative ... projects across the region! Many of these new and emerging cooperatives will now help their members ...
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2014 Horticulture Research and Extension Achievements
explore new hop processing, plant propagation and production techniques Thanks to a grant from the Ohio ... management, processing technology and grower education. Horticulture program receives grant to conduct ... with Cincinnati State’s newly launched Sustainable Agriculture Management Program which was spun off ...
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Sustainable Management of Food Waste Composting for Nutrient Recycling
By Dr. Rafiq Islam, Soil, Water and Bioenergy Specialist The Soil, Water & Bioenergy Resources ... Program of the Ohio State University South Centers, in conjunction with Pike County Soil and Water ... characterizing the effects of composting and other waste management processes on microorganisms, antibiotics and ...
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Sustainable aquaponic vegetable and fish co-production in Ohio
Plants can use the water and nutrients from the aquaculture tank, thus reducing water and fertilizer ... hydroponically and farming fish using aquaculture have their own special requirements in order to properly manage ... currently in use employ either a media-filled plant bed, nutrient-film technique (NFT), or a floating raft ...