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May/June 2013
Here's the latest issue of OARDC Report, the newsletter of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center. OARDC is the research arm of Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Click here for a short video (2:01) about what we do.
Food Security, Production, and Human Health
To your health: OARDC scientist creates innovative functional foods
"We want to offer alternatives that require no change in lifestyle," says Yael Vodovotz, "because for most people, changing your lifestyle is harder to do than anything else."
Feed the world: OARDC scientist's rice work has global impact
Keys to strong disease defense are found in rice's genes, says Guo-Liang Wang, who's an international expert in the field (w/ video).
Coming together over coffee: Ohio State, Smucker in new research agreement
Ray Atilano says something's brewing: "It's a great example of the high-value partnerships Ohio State is structuring to encourage industrial research and development projects on campus."
Advanced Bioenergy and Biobased Products
Green scene: OARDC's Wooster campus now runs on 30 percent renewable energy
"Our ideal goal," says Dave Benfield, "is for this campus to become carbon-neutral." Here's how a switch has been flipped ...
New OARDC study asks: Can we grow these crops in Ohio for bioenergy?
Miscanthus, guayule, and others "can grow on marginal land," Rafiq Islam says, "and will not take away good land from food production."
OARDC in the news:
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Digging a better ditch
Columbus Dispatch, 4/26 -
Disease defense: Ohio State scientist honored for helping keep world's rice safe
CFAES News, 4/26 -
Ohio State scientist recognized for bioproduct, bioenergy breakthroughs
CFAES News, 4/26 -
Better, greener ditch design: Ohio State scientist scoops award
CFAES News, 4/26 -
Clean greens: Ohio State produce safety team bags award
CFAES News, 4/26 -
Use gypsum to build soils and buffer weather
Ag Professional, 4/9 -
OARDC searching for new rubber source
Wooster Daily Record, 2/10
