Feeding your need for new ideas at Farm Science Review
Ohio Farm Bureau is featuring innovative agricultural technology solutions and cutting-edge research at this year’s Farm Science Review Sept. 17-19.
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Ohio Farm Bureau is featuring innovative agricultural technology solutions and cutting-edge research at this year’s Farm Science Review Sept. 17-19 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London. Located at the corner of Beef Street and Friday Avenue, the Ohio Farm Bureau building will host the AgTech Innovation Hub, a unique partnership among Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences; Nationwide; and Ohio Farm Bureau. Also included in the building is Razor Tracking, an innovative ag fleet and asset management system based out of North Dakota.
Launched in late 2022, the AgTech Innovation Hub seeks to encourage the development of new solutions that support farmers while better understanding, managing and mitigating climate risk. The five initial research projects sponsored through the Hub were recently completed and will be on display in the Farm Bureau building. Tuesday, Sept. 17, Dr. Steve Lyon and Dr. Vinayak Shedekar with CFAES, and Scott Lukan, president of Agri Drain Corporation, will be on hand from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. to discuss and demo their project, “Drought Risk Reduction through Automated Drainage Water Management.” Then, from 12:30 p.m. to 2:30 p.m., Dr. Sami Khanal and Ph.D. Candidate Luke Waltz with CFAES will discuss “Artificial Intelligence for Farming: Harvesting Insights from Data and Drones.”
Additional projects displayed during Farm Science Review are “Considering Climate Change: Mapping Climate Risk Perceptions,” “Cell Permeable Proteins for Sustainable Agriculture” and “It Starts and Ends with Seeds – Climate and Soybean Seed Health.” AgTech Innovation Hub co-directors Bethany Rowles with Nationwide and Kim Winslow with CFAES, will be available all three days to talk more about project findings and current work.
Razor Tracking’s fleet management system will be displayed during the entirety of Farm Science Review. Their asset tracking devices will be deployed on courtesy golf cart shuttles, each driven by volunteers and agents of the Select Partner program, Ohio Farm Bureau’s insurance and financial services preferred partnership program. This integration will allow real-time demonstration of their fleet management system and how this technology can be used to increase farm operational efficiency.
Also included in the Ohio Farm Bureau building will be various partners including Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation promoting scholarships and youth programs; and Sedgwick and Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation covering on-farm safety; plus the Ohio Farm Bureau public policy team to talk about the issues facing the industry.
In appreciation of members, anyone who becomes a Farm Bureau member or renews their Farm Bureau membership at Farm Science Review will receive a custom Ohio Farm Bureau metal sign, while supplies last, limit of one gift per household.
Farm Science Review is a three-day agriculture trade and education show that offers landowners, farmers and conservationists the opportunity to learn about the latest agriculture innovations and visit with over 600 exhibitors. Learn more at fsr.osu.edu.
This is a news release for use by journalists. Questions should be directed to Ty Higgins, 614-246-8231 or [email protected].
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The plan we are on is great. It’s comparable to my previous job's plan, and we are a sole proprietor.
We really appreciate what Farm Bureau has done to get people interested in this line of work and workforce development and getting people interested in this industry.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
We work terrifically with the Ashtabula County Farm Bureau, hosting at least one to two outreach town hall events every year to educate new farmers and existing farmers on traditional CAUV and woodlands.
Because we are younger farmers just starting out, Farm Bureau has a lot of good opportunities and resources to help us grow in the future.
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