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  1. Appalachian Table: Where Local Food Producers and Buyers Meet

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/appalachian-table-where-local-food-producers-and-buyers-meet

    If you are a local producer or buyer, you will want to be a part of this event. It will connect ... assist you in providing local food to your customers Meet with local buyers to hear about opportunities ...

  2. Moving Pigs into Group Housing: Conference to Troubleshoot Hurdles

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/moving-pigs-group-housing-conference-troubleshoot-hurdles

    housed in groups by 2025. So swine farmers are preparing for the inevitable: fights. Fights happen. And ... swine are a lot less merciful when they attack than warring college roommates tend to be. Pregnant pigs ... by that, that is, until new pigs are added to the group. Then the chaos begins again. This dynamic is ...

  3. Marketing Local Foods? How to Stand Out from the Competition

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/marketing-local-foods-how-stand-out-competition

    products from similar sellers. “If you go to a farmers market and there are 20 different vendors that may ... producers are taking advantage of the increasing opportunities to sell their products at farmers markets and ... with customers is as important as what you sell.” Griffith will discuss this and more during a Sept. 19 ...

  4. Have your hay, and eat it, too

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/have-your-hay-and-eat-it-too

    their herds are getting the nutrition they need.  After testing the hay, a nutritionist can tell you the ... COLUMBUS, Ohio—Farmers across Ohio are feeling the brunt of last spring’s unprecedented rainfall. ... got, Wiseman explained.  There are other nutritional alternatives to replace hay in your herd’s diet. ...

  5. Ohio State Organic Experts Among OEFFA Conference Speakers

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-organic-experts-among-oeffa-conference-speakers

    people — farmers, gardeners, foodies, green living advocates and others — are expected to attend. The ... for sustainable and organic farmers and, more recently, researchers to share information,” said Carol ... CFAES scientists are  collaborators in the program. ‘Strong, growing’ relationship Since then, OFFER and ...

  6. Ohio State expert warns about effect of rock salt on plants

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-expert-warns-about-effect-rock-salt-plants

    seasons, simply because there is more rock salt being used.  “If you are using salt constantly you may ... there are ways to de-ice your driveway without damaging the surrounding plants.  “The best thing you can ... people just take a handful and toss it around,” Bennet said. “Make sure you are applying them according ...

  7. Chow line: Pawpaws making a comeback in Ohio, other markets

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/chow-line-pawpaws-making-comeback-ohio-other-markets

    What is a pawpaw, and is it healthy for you? The pawpaw is the largest edible fruit that is native ... pawpaws are grown from the Great Lakes to the Florida Panhandle, with mid-Atlantic and Midwestern states ... being the primary growing region. Grown on trees, pawpaws ripen in the fall and are generally harvested ...

  8. Antibiotics Resistance: From Animals to People

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/antibiotics-resistance-animals-people

    Show hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept 18-19 and 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sept. 20. For more information, visit ... farm animals and humans are not working, said Greg Habing, an associate professor in the College of ... Veterinary Medicine at The Ohio State University. More antibiotics are being used with humans and animals, ...

  9. New App Helps Farmers Know When to Spray or Spread

    https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-app-helps-farmers-know-when-spray-or-spread

    app allows you to specify the location of your field in high resolution,” said Wilson. This means that ... available when they applied the fertilizer,” said Hawkins. “That information is usually quite hard to find.” ... fertilizer and pesticides that are doomed to wash away, saving both time and money. Washed-away fertilizer ...

  10. School Garden Conference

    https://agnr.osu.edu/events/school-garden-conference

    personnel, and others are invited to attend. Whether you are a new or an experienced educational gardener, ...

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