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  1. Good time to start: Fall farm practices for helping crops and water

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2014/good-time-start-fall-farm-practices

    immediate practices that people can implement this fall as they are making fertilizer applications that can ... Extension, team members are also from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Agricultural Research Service. The ...

  2. OARDC organic farming program has new interim leader; ‘period of reinvention’ ahead

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/may-june-2016/oardc-organic-farming-program-has-new-interim

    conducts studies and outreach on organic farming. About 40 OARDC scientists and OSU Extension specialists ... well-qualified to lead our effort in organics.” “It seems clear that OFFER will go through a period of ... our various stakeholders and within the research community.” “The door is open. We want to hear from ...

  3. Recent paper: States’ renewable energy standards work — they help cut carbon emissions

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2014/recent-paper-states%E2%80%99-renewable-energy-standards

    state-level implementation of renewable portfolio standards (RPSs) in the U.S. reduced national carbon ... reduce our state-level carbon emissions.”—Samantha Sekar ‘Significant’ cuts already, even more possible ... that not all U.S. states have adopted RPSs and those that have are only in their initial years of ...

  4. Rededication Ceremony and Field Day

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/rededication-ceremony-and-field-day

    126) near Caldwell, about 2 miles east of Belle Valley and about 100 miles east of Columbus. The ... about the station’s research on grazing and forage management, beef cattle and sheep production, ... to the director of the center’s Wooster campus. “We’re inviting everyone to join us, friends and ...

  5. Study: Fat in avocado helps body absorb, convert vitamin A nutrients

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/march-april-2015/study-fat-avocado-helps-body-absorb-convert

    we did,” lead author Rachel Kopec said. “But our finding about the conversion to vitamin A is new and ... pretty significant.” The body turns provitamin A substances into active vitamin A. “Our finding about the ...

  6. At the corner of eating and healthy: Ohio State center targets functional foods

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/march-april-2015/corner-eating-and-healthy-ohio-state-center

    Technology, and holder of the Carl E. Haas Endowed Chair in Food Industries. U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom ... individuals,” Schwartz said. “Bringing people together from different disciplines is where innovations occur.” ...

  7. Ohio’s bees are a honey, and then some: Get a new guide to know them

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2016/ohio%E2%80%99s-bees-are-honey-and-then-some-get

    “They’re beautiful, important and diverse creatures that positively impact our lives.” The card is ... creatures that positively impact our lives.”—Denise Ellsworth Originally created for pollinator study ... Ellsworth initially created the card as an in-the-field ID aid for about 100 citizen scientists who are ...

  8. Research on link between health and nature will grow in new OARDC garden

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/january-february-2016/research-link-between-health-and-nature

    gardens and nature on people’s health. The 115-acre arboretum is on OARDC’s campus in Wooster. The ... come up with a concept for the garden, to make decisions about its design elements and to conduct ...

  9. Annual State of Research Address

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/annual-state-research-address

    address. Learn about the breadth, scope and excellence of Ohio State’s research programs. At the conclusion ... Student Innovator of the Year. Join us for a reception honoring the 2015 Innovators in Woody’s Tavern ...

  10. Meet the hoopers: OARDC scientists spur high-tunnel use, a low-cost way to grow more food

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/may-june-2016/meet-hoopers-oardc-scientists-spur-high-tunnel-use

    farmers. Video: Hilfinger talks about high tunnels and the assist she got from OARDC scientists. “We’ve ... used OARDC’s high tunnel research to increase our impact by providing high-quality produce for more ... our produce earlier in the season,” she said, “generating more revenue to support our mission and ...

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