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Warner Grant for Sustainable Agriculture
The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) Sustainable Agriculture Team and Agroecosystems Management Program (AMP) are offering interdisciplinary grants to promote on-farm research in sustainable agriculture. This program is made available through the Paul C. and Edna H. Warner Endowment Fund established specifically for on-farm research in sustainable agriculture related to crop (agronomic and horticultural) and animal production systems, that are ultimately intended for human consumption.
Sustainable agriculture is characterized by a state of balance between:
• Practices and values that promote environmental stewardship and conservation of resources
• Long-term economic viability of farms and rural communities, and
• Preservation of the quality of life for farm families and support for rural communities.
Research is intended to identify and publicize sustainable agricultural practices and systems that are profitable, socially responsible, energy efficient and improve water quality and other environmental concerns relevant to Ohio farmers.
Report Summaries from Previous Warner Grants:
- Strawberry Tip & Plug Nursery Research:
Jon Branstrator (Branstrator Farm) and Brad Bergefurd (OSU Piketon)
- Soil Nutrient Contribution to Perpetual Warm Season Grasses:
Mike Gastier (OSU Huron County Extension), Robert and Linda Wheeler
- Successful Transitioning to No-Till Corn-Soybean Rotation with Cover Crops for Home-Grown N, Weed Control, and Soil Quality Improvement:
Jim Hoorman (OSU Extension, Lima), Yogi Raut (OSU Piketon), Aaron Lemaster, Robert Hartman
- Community Supported Agriculture Integrates Sustainable Agriculture:
Gene McClure (Hardin County Extension), William VanScoy (VanScoy Farm), Stephanie Jolliff (Ridgemont Schools)
- Growing perennial grasses for biofuels on marginal land amended with municipal waste biosolids and flue gas desulfurization gypsum:
Rafiq Islam and Randall Reeder
- Fall through Spring Sustainable- Organic Lettuce Production in Ohio:
Natalie Bumgarner and Matt Kleinhenz
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