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This article was originally published on the website of OSU's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Written by Tracy Turner and Nicole Pierron Rasul
September 10, 2013
The 2013 Farm Science Review will be held from September 17-19, 2013 at Ohio State’s 2,100 acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio.
Learn more about the many roles that AEDE faculty, staff and students will have at this year's event, including headlining a panel discussion on water quality.
The 2013 Farm Science Review will be held from September 17-19, 2013 at Ohio State’s 2,100 acre Molly Caren Agricultural Center, which is located two miles north of London, Ohio on US Route 40.
Ohio State’s Environmental Policy Initiative, which is directed by Dr. Brent Sohngen from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE), offers a yearly summer research grant for OSU graduate students who are preparing doctoral dissertation proposals for work in environmental policy. Recipients receive an award of $4,000, which is to be used during the summer semester during which the award is granted in.
This week the annual meeting of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (AERE) will be held at The Banff Centre in Alberta, Canada. The theme of the meeting, which will run from June 6-8, 2013, is “Mixing Oil and Water: The Nexus between Energy and Water Resources”. AEDE will have a strong presence at the gathering with a number of faculty and students participating, including the following:
Every four years the U.S. federal government commissions a body of research known as the U.S. National Climate Assessment report to examine the effects of climate change on the environment, agriculture, energy production and use, land and water resources, human health and welfare, and biological diversity, among other topics.
Brent Sohngen will present “Nutrient BMPs: Voluntary Incentives, Regulation, Free Markets - What Will It Take to Keep Ohio's Waters Clean?” on July 6 at 10 a.m. at the MORPC offices, 111 Liberty St., Suite 100, in Columbus. To read more click here.