Wired, May 25; featuring Daniela Miteva, Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics
Farm and Dairy, May 24; featuring Joe Boggs, OSU Extension
Associated Press and Holland (Michigan) Sentinel, May 15; featuring Jeremy Bruskotter, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Columbus Dispatch, May 14; featuring Mazeika Sullivan, School of Environment and Natural Resources and Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park
Trade Only Today, May 6; featuring Heather Raymond, CFAES Water Quality Initiative
Yesterday, May 18, in a surprise ceremony, the CFAES Carbon Management and Sequestration Center was officially renamed to include the name of its founding director, Rattan Lal. Lal, pictured during the ceremony, is Distinguished University Professor of Soil Science in the CFAES School of Environment and Natural Resources.
Food waste rotting in landfills emits methane, a greenhouse gas that makes climate change worse.
But an award-winning group of CFAES students is doing its part to fight the problem, starting at home on the Ohio State campus.
Continue reading They’re showing the hows and whys of fighting food waste
New York Times, May 5; featuring Marne Titchenell, School of Environment and Natural Resources
Toledo Blade (subscription required), May 2; Ohio State and CFAES research mentioned
Akron Beacon Journal, April 11; featuring Jeff Reutter, special advisor, Ohio Sea Grant and Stone Lab
At CFAES, our mission is: We sustain life. Soon, our students will gain a new path for learning to do just that.
CFAES’ four-year degree program in sustainable agriculture—centered on a balance of food production, environmental quality, economic viability, and social responsibility—will start fall semester 2021. Here are five things to know about it …
Continue reading 5 things to know about CFAES’ new sustainable agriculture major
“The need to incorporate the community in my research and teaching is representative of my experiences as a Peace Corps volunteer. I learned how to sit and listen, how to ask questions, and saw how interventions that don’t incorporate their voices will fail.”
Those are the words of Mary Rodriguez as she describes some of her work as an assistant professor in the CFAES Department of Agricultural Communication, Education, and Leadership.
Rodriguez—whose research centers on women and community development, building resilient communities, developing community food security, and community leadership—recently was featured in the Engaged Scholars series by Ohio State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement.
Read the full feature. (Photo: Rodriguez, left, working in Tanzania before the pandemic.)
Can the trees in your woods help battle climate change? Find out in a webinar by the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program, part of OSU Extension, CFAES’ outreach arm. It’s from 10 a.m. to noon on Friday, May 7. Participation is free, but registration is required.
Included in the Q&A discussion, among others, will be CFAES professor Brent Sohngen, whose research on trees as climate solutions was featured in a recent post.
Got fresh spinach? See what you can do with it in the video above, courtesy of OSU Extension’s Tim McDermott and Jenny Lobb.
Coshocton Tribune, May 3; partnership includes OSU Extension and School of Environment and Natural Resources