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Transitioning family farms to the next generation
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/transitioning-family-farms-the-next-generation
Only 16.5 percent of family businesses, including family farms, survive to a third generation, according to the U.S. Small Business Administration. And 39 percent of U.S. farmland is owned by those 65 and older, with fewer than 30 percent having identif ...
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OARDC announces 2013 award winners at conference
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/oardc-announces-2013-award-winners-conference
"How Food Impacts Human Health" was the theme of OARDC's 2013 Annual Research Conference, which took place in the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus April 25. The speakers included CFAES Dean Bruce McPheron; OARDC Dire ...
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Gone (or soon to be going) fishing: Charter captains prep for new season, new teaching
Ohio Sea Grant's annual Charter Captains Conference has become a tradition for Lake Erie charter boat captains, with many attendees regularly returning for the latest updates on Lake Erie fishing, regulations, and business opportunities. This year ...
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Ohio State, led by CFAES, wins Environmental March Madness
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/ohio-state-led-by-cfaes-wins-environmental-march-madness
Ohio State didn't win this year's men's college basketball championship, dropping a close game March 30 in the tournament's Elite Eight. But the next week the Scarlet and Gray scored a different, green-colored national title. Led by CF ...
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CFAES scientist breeds 30 percent faster-growing perch
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/cfaes-scientist-breeds-30-percent-faster-growing-perch
Researchers at The Ohio State University South Centers, partially funded by Ohio Sea Grant, are breeding yellow perch that thrive in aquaculture operations, growing about 30 percent faster than unimproved fish and reaching market size in 12 or 13 months i ...
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CFAES students net Coca-Cola sustainability grants
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/cfaes-students-net-coca-cola-sustainability-grants
Three of the four new student sustainability grants given by Ohio State's Office of Student Life have their roots in CFAES. And two of the three got their start in a course in the college's School of Environment and Natural Resources. "The ...
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Saddle and Sirloin's 99th Little International
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news/saddle-and-sirloins-99th-little-international
Saddle and Sirloin held the 99th Annual Little International on Saturday, April 20 at the Ohio State University Beef Center. The Little International, originally called the Young International was first held in the fall of 1912 in order to help prepare th ...
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Farm Science Review
https://students.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/events/farm-science-review-0
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Soybean Aphids and Western Bean Cutworm Updates
Two insects that growers may be on the lookout for are soybean aphid and western bean cutworm. The recent rain events may have also carried with them early season soybean aphid migrants that are possibly now in soybean fields. The forecast for this week ...
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Rating Fusarium Damaged Kernels (FDK) in Scabby Wheat
1. Wait at least a week or so after harvest (grain should be allowed to dry in the greenhouse). 2. Mix the grain in the bag as light (i.e. damaged) grain will settle on top (use a gloved hand to stir) 3. Scoop a subsample into a 60 x 15mm petri dish (or s ...