Brian McSpadden Gardener, head of our nationally known Organic Food and Farming Education and Research Program, comments on the new U.S/Europe organic products agreement and what it may mean to farmers. He’s available to talk to reporters about it. Details: USDA’s press release and OFFER’s website.
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Big organic food, farm conference: OSU is there
The Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association will hold Ohio’s largest conference on organic and sustainable agriculture next month, and Ohio State will be well represented there. Ohio State scientists, specialists and students will give 19 presentations — the most ever from the university — as part of the program. OEFFA’s 32nd annual conference takes place Feb. 19-20 in Granville in central Ohio. “Inspiring Farms, Sustaining Communities” is the theme. The Ohio State speakers are from CFAES and our research and outreach arms, OARDC and OSU Extension. Details.