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| Growing produce year-round not a pipedream |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio – The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to want to grow their own food. According to the Ohio Produce Growers and Marketers Association, the number of people who had their own garden was five times the number who worked the soil in 2019. Online searches for “growing vegetables from scraps” increased 4,650 percent this past March compared to the same time last year. |
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| Trade can now focus on South American yields, next year’s crops |
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| Pandemic interrupts a potentially promising year for dairy industry |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio – What started out as a hopeful year for the dairy industry was sidetracked by the coronavirus pandemic, causing changes in how the public consumed dairy products, a Cornell University professor said recently. |
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| Doster Harper ready to lead FFA even if it is virtually |
| ATHENS, GA. - In a year like no other, Doster Harper, an agriscience and environmental systems major at the University of Georgia, was elected FFA National President for 2020-2021. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic the 2020 FFA Convention, which usually brings thousands of blue jacket-clad FFA youth leaders and advisors together in Indianapolis each October, was held virtually this year. |
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On-farm butchering gaining strength, but proper know-how is key |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio – Due mostly to the COVID-19 pandemic, there’s growing interest in on-farm butchering, say experts at Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences (CFAES). But those experts are offering guidance and informing farmers to do things right. |
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| Michigan farmer has no regrets switching to sheep production |
| ATHENS, Mich. – Sheep farmer Kirby Hostetler decided to raise sheep over 20 years ago and now, at age 70, he has nothing to regret about the decision. |
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| Beef-dairy crossbreeds helping tap higher value meat market |
| MOGADORE, Ohio – The idea of crossbreeding low genetic/productive dairy cows with beef semen has become a growing practice on dairies these days. The main reason for this growth is the increased value of the offspring when compared to the traditional dairy male calf. |
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Huntington University opens new animal science building |
| HUNTINGTON, Ind. – Huntington University’s new animal science education center will give students in the Haupert Institute for Agricultural Studies hands-on experience working with livestock, the institute’s managing director said. |
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| Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium going virtual in 2020 |
| COLUMBUS, Ohio – For the first time in the association’s 71-year history, the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) will conduct its Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium in a virtual format. The event will be held via Zoom on Friday, Dec. 4 from 2-5 p.m. Though it’s going virtual this season, the goal is the same: to expand the knowledge of sheep nutrition and have a connection among peers in Ohio’s lamb and wool industries. |
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