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May 2012
Welcome to CFAES Monthly, news for faculty and staff of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Your story ideas, suggestions, and submissions are welcome. Send them to cfaesmonthly@cfaes.osu.edu.
News
'I love their enthusiasm and dedication': Digging the Master Gardeners
Why does Pam Bennett love her job? (Hint: It has to do with people and plants.) With video.
'Opportunities, innovations,' and (at least) 18 people you should know
OARDC's 2012 annual conference looked at recent achievements and future directions. With videos.
ATI students take 3 of 6 top spots in national hort program
Heather Genrich, Amy Miller, and Jared Schuster have been honored in the OFA Scholars Program.
Recent CFAES Undergrad Research Forum the largest ever
Forty students participated, a jump of nearly a third. Here's who took the top honors.
ATI beef class spends spring break in Texas
"The trip," said Mike Amstutz, "was a great opportunity to see things we just don't have in Ohio."
Diversity
'Distinguished Buckeyes' earn honors in Atlanta
Eight students attended the recent MANRRS (Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources, and Related Sciences) career fair and training conference.
Sustainability
How OSU Extension helped build 'the wind energy capital of Ohio'
There's change in the wind in two western counties: "It's no different than renting the ground to somebody else to farm." With video.
'A cost-effective rotation alternative'? Seeing whether 'naked' oats can feed organic chickens
The aim, says Mike Lilburn, "is a new (feed) option for organic producers."
'Our business has steadily increased': Local food boom a boon to economy
... and OSU Extension "has been very helpful." Here's how. With video.
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Calendar:
- 5/10 - 5/12 Chadwick Plant Sale
- 5/16 Beekeeping Webinar
- 5/17 High Life in the City?
- 5/17 Strawberry Field Night
- 5/24 Carbon Footprint in No-till Farming in Southern Brazil
- 5/25 Ohio Oil and Gas Law Symposium
- 6/2 Produce Safety Program
- 6/9 Plastic Pot Recycling
- 6/9 Bird Walk
- 6/9 Rose Garden Open House
CFAES in the news:
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Dwarf trees make homegrown fruit more feasible
Columbus Dispatch, April 21 -
Warm winter increases insect and pest threat this spring
Pork Magazine, April 13 -
Phenology gardens track ties between weather, nature
Akron Beacon Journal, 14 others, April 13 -
'Naked oats' could cut cost for organic chicken production
Farm and Dairy, April 12 -
Will plague of toxic algae accelerate a focus on Lake Erie?
Toledo Blade, April 3
