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Mitchell to Lead Plant Pathology at Ohio State
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/mitchell-lead-plant-pathology-ohio-state
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has appointed a professor with additional experience leading a local government as the new chair of the Department of Plant Pathology. Along with an extensive acad ...
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Farms and Fun: Reducing Liability Risk for Agritourism Webinar on Jan. 16
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farms-and-fun-reducing-liability-risk-agritourism-webinar-jan-16
The agritourism industry is in a growth pattern. The number of farms receiving income from agritourism in the U.S. expanded from 23,350 in 2007 to 33,161 in 2012 and agritourism income grew from $566 million to $704 million, with an average income of ove ...
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Raindrops Kept Falling on Our Heads
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/raindrops-kept-falling-our-heads
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The soggy truth? Ohio had a really wet year. After an exceptionally rainy fall in Ohio, the state is on track to have its third wettest year ever, said Aaron Wilson, climate specialist with Ohio State University Extension and the Byrd Pol ...
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Farm Bill Could Help Farmers Weather Low Milk, Other Commodity Prices
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/farm-bill-could-help-farmers-weather-low-milk-other-commodity-prices
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dairy farmers have a stronger safety net against low milk prices and high feed costs under the new federal farm bill, and more federal dollars will be spent to spur international trade of American agricultural products. Both changes could ...
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Hall Receives Distinguished Service Award
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/hall-receives-distinguished-service-award
Peggy Kirk Hall, an associate professor in the College of Food, Agriculture & Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, received the Distinguished Service Award from the American Agricultural Law Association on Oct. 26 during the associatio ...
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Agricultural Tax Issues Webinar
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/agricultural-tax-issues-webinar
COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Looking for information on how the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act will affect your farm or rural property? Ohio State University Extension is hosting an upcoming webinar focused the new regulations affecting income tax returns. Tax practitioners, ...
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Inversion & Drift Mitigation Workshop
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/inversion-drift-mitigation-workshop
Inversion and Drift Mitigation Workshop on Dec. 14 Recognizing weather conditions that could cause inversions is important when using certain herbicides in corn and soybeans. On Dec. 14, join a discussion about recognizing inversions as well as ways to im ...
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The Search for What’s Killing Beech Trees
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/search-what%E2%80%99s-killing-beech-trees
COLUMBUS, Ohio — American beech trees are dying in northeast Ohio and beyond. An Ohio State University study aims to figure out why. The study is looking into the cause of beech leaf disease, which was first found in Lake County in 2012 and has since spre ...
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New Study Will Track Ways to Cut Runoff from Elevated Phosphorus Fields
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/new-study-will-track-ways-cut-runoff-elevated-phosphorus-fields
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some farm fields in northwest Ohio’s Maumee River watershed have more phosphorus than their crops can use. Called “elevated phosphorus fields,” such fields may be at higher risk of contributing to Lake Erie’s harmful algal blooms. That’s ...
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Sheep industry diversity to highlight 2018 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium program
By Roger A. High, OSIA/OSWP Executive Director The 2018 Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium (BSS) will once again concentrate on a diversity of topics related to the success of the sheep operation both now and in the future. This event is Nov. 30 through Dec. 1 ...