Experts from Ohio State University will give a dozen of the 70-plus workshops at this year’s Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association annual conference, whose theme is “Sowing the Seeds of Our Food Sovereignty.” Billed as the state’s largest sustainable food and farm conference, the program takes place Feb. 18–19 in Granville in central Ohio. More […]
An invasive species synonymous with the South has taken root in the Eastern Corn Belt, but according to Ohio State University Extension field crop pathologist Anne Dorrance, kudzu doesn’t yet present quite the headaches for farmers above the Mason-Dixon Line as it has below. “I first became aware of this plant back in 2005 when we […]
By Roger A. High, OSIA/OSWP Executive Director The 2011 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium (BSS) will concentrate on “Small Ruminant (Sheep and Goat) Nutrition.” This year’s annual event will be held Sat., Dec. 10 at the Agricultural Technical Institute (ATI), Skou Hall, 1328 Dover Rd., Wooster, OH 44691. With the diversity of the sheep industry, we have made […]
The 12th annual Ohio Farmland Preservation Summit is planned for Thursday, Nov. 17. Geared to local officials, land trust leadership and members, farmers, landowners, planners, agency personnel, economic development professionals, and anyone interested in preserving Ohio farmland, the summit will take place at Ohio State University’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor […]
Apples may seem like the plain — Jane of produce, but they offer plenty of nutritional punch. First, the basics. A medium-sized three-inch diameter apple (about 182 grams, or 6.5 ounces) has just 95 calories and gives you four grams of fiber — about 10 to 15 percent of what you need each day, including both soluble […]
Ohio’s number one industry and economic driver is again attracting the attention of young, talented people interested in a career in food and resource production and related sciences, according to the U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. “Agriculture is cool again,” said Tom Vilsack, secretary of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, during his Sept. 9 visit to […]
By GLEN ARNOLD OSU Extension, writer The above normal August and September rainfall has area corn fields looking much better than farmers thought they would after the much delayed spring planting season. The corn crop is still a big unknown but most farmers expect it will be much wetter crop at harvest time than a […]
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A rudbeckia as bright as the desert sun, a gerbera the color of tropical fruit and a begonia with striking reddish undertones are this year’s favorite ornamental plants following consumer evaluations undertaken as part of Ohio State University’s extensive annuals trials in Columbus. The judging — led by a group of volunteers, […]