Ohio, thanks to the 2014 Farm Bill, now has a second land-grant institution, Central State University in Wilberforce, to go along with Ohio State. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack was there today to celebrate. Read his official statement.
The first and second Morrill Land-Grant Acts created land-grant institutions to boost teaching, research and Extension programs in agriculture. At Ohio State, CFAES leads these programs.