The 2023 Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review, the 61st expo highlighting agricultural innovations, concluded its three-day run at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, this week.
The annual show, presented by the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), attracts over 100,000 visitors from across the United States and Canada. This year, total attendance was 116,786 with 7,733 students attending from over 210 schools.
Guests can learn about agriculture production from more than 4,000 products displayed by 600 commercial exhibitors. The educational programs feature Ohio State specialists at what is considered among the best in the agricultural exhibition world.
The Farm Science Review is also an opportunity to celebrate the success of the college and the university in the communities they serve. Peter Mohler, acting president and executive vice president for research, innovation and knowledge at Ohio State, spoke to a crowd of farmers, government officials, university leaders, industry partners and community stakeholders about Ohio State’s cutting-edge research and innovation partnerships.
One of the recent successes impacting the agriculture community includes Ohio State’s selection as the U.S. ground location for Starlab, the first commercial, free-flying space station in low-earth orbit.
The CFAES Stone Lab on Lake Erie also conducts research for solutions to critical water quality issues facing the region in collaboration with the University of Toledo, Bowling Green, Heidelberg University, Central State and others.
And in partnership with Nationwide and the Ohio Farm Bureau, the AgTech Innovation Hub is an incubator for groundbreaking ideas to help the agricultural ecosystem understand, manage and mitigate climate risk with the recently announced funding of five projects.
Source: osu.edu
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