(Posted Sept. 14, 2023)
Whether it’s learning how to deal with the effects of the weather extremes farmers have faced this year, understanding the complexities of the U.S. Farm Bill and its impact on agriculture, or dealing with questions on farm insurance, Ohio farmers likely have a lot of questions amidst a challenging growing season.
At this year’s Farm Science Review, faculty and staff from The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), will answer those questions and address some of the top farm management and veterinary medicine challenges facing Ohio farmers.
Sponsored by CFAES, the 61st annual farm trade show takes place Sept. 19-21 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center, 135 State Rte. 38 NE, in London.
“Our experts will share science-based recommendations and solutions to the issues growers are facing regarding weather impacts, narrowing profit margins, market shifts, and many others,” said Bruce Clevenger, an associate professor and an Ohio State University Extension field specialist in farm management. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of CFAES.
“We encourage farmers, growers, people in the ag industry to attend these quick-hitting sessions that refresh at the top and bottom of every hour from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. daily. Attendees can speak one-on-one with experts in farm management and veterinary medicine to ask questions specific to their needs.”
Some other Ask the Expert topics are:
• Annie’s Project: Celebrating 20 years of empowering women in agriculture;
• Economic view from The Farmgate;
• Is Hepatitis E virus a risk to Ohioans?;
• Molds and mycotoxins in cattle;
• How smart are your commodities?;
• Carbon intensity scores and more;
• Utilizing benchmarking data: It doesn’t pay to be average;
• Who is working (or will work) Ohio’s farms?;
• Is your farm business ready for your death?;
• One Health and livestock farming;
• How are Ohio farms doing financially?;
• Agronomy + Economics = Agronomics: What comes first in the equation?; and
• U.S.D.A Farm Bill update.
Ask the Experts sessions are held each day of the show across from the Firebaugh Building at 426 Friday Avenue.
Farm Science Review ticket information
Tickets for Farm Science Review are available to purchase online and at participating Extension offices and agribusinesses across Ohio and Indiana. Tickets are $15 at the gate. Admission is free for children ages 5 and younger. The event welcomes more than 100,000 attendees and over 500 exhibitors to the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London. Show hours are 8 a.m.-5 p.m. Sept. 19-20 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 21. Visit fsr.osu.edu.
