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Built Environment, Rx is a five-part webinar series (July–November 2025) and publication invitation that brings together researchers, planners, designers, engineers, Extension professionals, and community leaders to explore how living systems (such as water, vegetation, and soil) can shape a more resilient and equitable urban future.
Ohio State University Extension faculty and staff develop partnerships that connect Ohioans with science-based knowledge to strengthen lives and communities throughout the state. Visit this page to see examples of the impact OSU Extension professionals have in communities throughout the state. Learn more about 2024 impacts.
Join members of the urban ag team for a variety of crop management topics aimed to help your urban ag farm operate more efficiently and profitably. The field day will be held at the North End Community Improvement Collaboration (NECIC) site, which has several types of actively farmed high tunnels and raised bed systems on location. Learn about strawberry production, modernizing your irrigation system, and the benefits of row covers. Each presentation will be 15-20 minutes with time for questions. Bring your production challenges and we’ll discuss how to solve them.
Hold the dates of September 19-20, 2025. The We Are FARMily: 2025 BIPOC Food & Farming Conference will held at Central State University-Dayton. The BIPOC Food and Farming Network Conference Planning Committee is requesting proposals for workshops, skill shares, and farm tour sites. Honorariums of $750 will be provided to workshop and skill share leaders and $1,000 to farmers and food producers who host tours at their growing operations. DEADLINE to submit a proposal is 11:59 p.m. Sunday, July 20, 2025.
The Ohio General Assembly is currently considering several bills that would affect agriculture, farmers, livestock producers, sellers of homemade foods, landowners, and students participating in FFA or 4-H. Read more.
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As we move further into 2025, the fresh food industry is evolving rapidly in response to consumer preferences, technological advances, and global sustainability concerns. The most successful brands will be those that can adapt to these shifts with authenticity, transparency, and innovation.
The first event in the Summer 2025 Webinar Series with the Ohio State Library Research Commons is on Friday, May 16.
Members of Congress are considering making significant cuts to social safety net programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and Medicaid. To help those seeking to understand how these policy proposals may affect their communities, Urban Institute has published a central repository that serves as a one-stop shop for all analyses of relevant legislative proposals being considered. Many of these analyses contain state-level and congressional-level data breakdowns, along with resources on the policies at the center of the debate.
Soil Health in Urban Sphere Webinar – The Ohio State Urban Ag Team invites interested parties to attend the Soil Health Webinar Series to be presented on April 10, 8-9 am by Dr. Jeff Hattey and Dr. Fernanda Krupek.
The organizing committee of the 2025 North Central National Urban Extension Leaders (NUEL) Regional Conference is excited to announce that registration for the event is now open. The agenda is full of opportunities for you to engage your urban-serving colleagues from across the region. The conference starts with a welcome reception in the heart of Cedar Rapids, Iowa on May 27. The conference will be held at the Linn County Regional Center on May 28-29. There is a block of rooms reserved at a downtown hotel.
