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Welcome to this issue of our bi-weekly CSU Land-Grant e-News (published on the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of the month). We keep you in the know of happenings in the CSU 1890 Land-Grant Programs, Extension, and Agricultural Research and Development (ARD). Each issue brings you new and engaging content. Enjoy!

Studying pollinators at Central State University

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Nervah (Edy) Chérémond (second on the right with a net), research technician of Crop Protection Ecology from The Land Institute in Salina, Kan., recently visited Central State University for two and a half days to train agricultural research students on different methods of surveying and identifying pollinators. The workshop included both field and lab exercises. The students are working this summer with two research professors, Dr. Marcus Nagle and Dr. Hongmei Li-Byarlay. The workshop was organized within the Capacity Building Grant's “innovative use of a perennial flower species to improve crop and honey production while advancing the sustainability of agricultural production systems in Ohio,” funded by the National Institute of Food & Agriculture.

The participating students include Meyah Pillow, Heaven Strachan, Laverne Ambrister, Keara Clarke, and Camiyah Woods.

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CSU at the Association of 1890 Research Directors

Symposium 2024

EXTENSION

CSU Extension-Godrich Farms

Growing-Equity Workshop

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(In photo): CSU Extension-Godrich Farms Growing-Equity Workshop Participants -- Akron, Ohio, for the second quarter of 2024.

The Central State University Extension Community and Economic Development Growing-Equity Grant Program was conducted in Akron Ohio in partnership with Godrich Farms in April and May.

The six-part workshop covered agribusiness topics, including business startup, business planning, marketing, and financial statement record keeping. The participants consisted of community members, as well as current Ag-entrepreneurs. CSU's Community and Economic Development office in Akron will host its third quarter Growing-Equity Workshop Series in August. For more information, contact Stephen Washington at swashington@centralstate.edu.

Fifteen people participated in the Akron April and May program, including LaSalle Harris, Louise Johnson, Aroy Oness, Ronald Blackmon, Lucille Johnson, Richard Jones, Jennifer Hall, Alonzo Garrett, Markisha Parker, James Johnson, LaDoris Roberts-Chappell, Michelle Cobbin, Cheryl Clements, Vernon Clements, and Kisha Parker.

Stephen Washington is CSU's Northeast Ohio Extension Educator.

RESEARCH CONNECTION

Exclusive Podcast Interview Part 2

Radio studio photo of podcast host Cyril Ibe by

Wade Oberlin. Dr. Misra's photo by Nancy Jehn.

Dr. Manjit Misra: “I was truly impressed with your students. They asked so many thoughtful questions...It shows that they are thinking very much about what they can do, who they can become [in the future].” 

Dr. Manjit Misra (top), director of the USDA's National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA), was the keynote speaker at the 10th anniversary celebration of Central State University's designation as an 1890 Land-Grant institution. In an exclusive podcast interview following his two-day visit to campus in late April, Dr. Misra gave high marks to CSU's Land-Grant accomplishments during its first decade. Listen to Part 2 of the two-part podcast on soundcloud.com/researchconnection

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Land-Grant Communications Team

Cyril Ibe, Ph.D.

Interim Communications Coordinator/Editor

Crystal Duckett

Media Relations Specialist

Alfred Robertson

Videographer & App Developer/Photographer

Jesse Montgomery

Videographer/App Developer/Photographer

Research and Economic Development & 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Morakinyo A.O. Kuti, Ph.D.

Vice President for Research and Economic Development

& Director, 1890 Land-Grant Programs

Extension

Cindy (Alcinda) Folck, Ph.D.

Interim Associate Extension Administrator

Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP)

Shafiqur (Shafi) Rahman, Ph.D.

Associate Research Director

Contact:

937.376.6276

landgrantcommunications@centralstate.edu

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CSU Extension has offices in five regions in Ohio, covering 42 counties. You can contact Alcinda Folck, Ph.D., interim associate Extension administrator, at (937) 376-6101, or via email: afolck@centralstate.edu.



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