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Health, Science & EnvironmentOhio State is working with Central State, Lincoln University and the University of Missouri on accelerating climate-smart farm solutions.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentSoybeans are a massive Ohio industry with a $5.3 billion annual impact. To keep thriving, farmers must figure out how to adapt to climate change.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentNearly one in five people in Morgan County in eastern Ohio is food insecure, even though the area is surrounded by farmland. New money from the state hopes to address that problem.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe way existing livestock disease testing works, farmers can wait days or even weeks on outside labs. The Kalix PCR testing system, licensed under University of Dayton, provides on-site testing to quickly prevent disease from spreading among cows, chickens or other farm animals.
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In a five-year span, Ohio lost hundreds of thousands of acres of farmland, according to the latest census of agriculture. The loss is part of a nationwide trend.
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Health, Science & Environment"Solar grazing," where sheep mow utility-scale solar farms, is one of the best researched forms of so-called "agrivoltaics."
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Ohio Agricultural Mental Health Alliance aims to plug gaps in rural mental health resources. A recently launched survey is the first step to understanding how rural residents cope with stress.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentOhio farmers are processing their unsellable chestnuts into pancake mix, flour and beer. They hope the new market will attract more Ohioans to grow climate-smart trees.
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As new development springs up on former Ohio farmland, one group is working to preserve the agricultural icons that might otherwise be demolished.
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Health, Science & EnvironmentThe Bailey family had to fight to stop a pipeline from running through their land, which is protected by a state agricultural easement. Their court verdict could have implications for farmland preservation across the state.