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New study looks at why Americans waste so much food
food waste and is the first in the U.S. to identify patterns regarding how Americans form attitudes on ... said they were aware food waste is a problem. That figure is about 10 percent higher than a Johns ... Even though American consumers throw away about 80 billion pounds of food a year, only about half ...
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CFAES Research
https://oardc.osu.edu/node/2940
Learn More Learn more about CFAES's dedication to research. CFAES has three mission areas- ...
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Ohio’s bees are a honey, and then some: Get a new guide to know them
Ohio’s bees are more than honey bees. They’re bumble bees, carpenter bees, cuckoo bees and others, ... awareness of pollinators — bees and their buddies — and the good they do in yards, in nature, and for food ... “They’re beautiful, important and diverse creatures that positively impact our lives.” The card is ...
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North Central Agricultural Research Station
https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/north-central-agricultural-research-station
retail food sales, and consumer health. Thanks to the support of CFAES scientists and OSU Extension ... and vegetable quality, and identify and prevent food contamination, while minimizing fertilizer inputs ... OSU Vegetable Team Newsletter, "VegNet" OSU Extension, Sandusky County OSU Vegetable ...
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Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station
https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/ashtabula-agricultural-research-station
(Ashtabula County, Ohio). Ashtabula Agricultural Research Station Flier History The newest among CFAES ... legislature appropriated funds for CFAES to set up a grape research farm. The Ashtabula county commissioners ... county home farmland. Over the years, CFAES has built trellised vineyards, two operations buildings, ...
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Change in the works
https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/november-december-2016/change-works
OARDC Report is being combined with Extension Connection — a newsletter published by Ohio State ... University Extension, OARDC’s outreach partner in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental ... Sciences — into a new periodical, Ohio Impact. You can see the new issues here. The aim is to show the ...
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Summer Grafting Workshop
https://oardc.osu.edu/events/summer-grafting-workshop
use for summer grafting.” Participants in the workshop will learn the hows and whys of the technique. ... learn how to do it at an upcoming event in Wooster’s Secrest Arboretum. “You can use the skill to graft ... from 8 a.m. to noon July 20. Snyder will teach it. Registration is $40 and is limited to 10 people, ...
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Meet the hoopers: OARDC scientists spur high-tunnel use, a low-cost way to grow more food
their benefits and refining the best ways to use them. Then, they’re sharing their findings with ... High tunnels help farmers grow more food, and OARDC scientists are helping more farmers use them. ... fossil-fuel heat. “High tunnels translate into greater food production, greater food security and greater ...
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Scarlet, gray make a brownfield green: OARDC team turns waste into soil
Natural Resources. Biosolids are treated sewage sludge. Once treated, they’re safe to use, free of ... waste from steel mills that used to be on the site. “You have to bring in the soil [to restore the ... site],” Basta said in a Dec. 16 story in TerraDaily. “Why not connect the dots and bring in what’s ...
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Facilities & Centers
https://oardc.osu.edu/facilities-centers
Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) is ... dedicated to enhancing the well-being of people throughout the world through research on food, agriculture, ... family, and the environment. CFAES has locations across the state, including Wooster and a strong presence ...