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Welcome to this issue of our bi-weekly CSU Land-Grant e-News. 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!

Photo by Crystal Duckett

Corey Higgs (foreground, left) was one of three CSU students that planted a variety of African heritage crops in the Botanical Garden under the guidance of Extension Associate Clare Thorn (right, center). After harvesting the crops last fall, the team germinated seeds this spring, waiting for transplantation this summer.

Central State University Student Researchers Lead African Heritage Crops Project 

Last summer (2023), Kamille Austin, Mariah Simmons, and Corey Higgs, under the leadership of Clare Thorn, Central State University Extension associate for Agriculture and Natural Resources, researched nearly two dozen African heritage crops, including three varieties of Okra, to test for growth sustainability and viability as marketable crops in the Midwest. Read more.

Watch a related video below:

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Photos by: Nancy Jehn.

An unforgettable visit



Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (left), accompanied by Lt. Gov. Jon Husted (second, left) and the governor’s aides, dropped in for roughly an hour’s visit of Central State University’s John W. Garland College of Engineering, Science, Technology, and Agriculture in mid-December last year. Read more. View a photo gallery.

In the News...CSU's SUSHI Project recognized

Bradley Wright is the new CSU Extension's Community and Economic Development (CED) Business Officer as of May 15.His duties and responsibilities include facilitation and management of financial resources for economic development throughout Ohio. Wright will also manage personnel administrative accounts, purchasing, and inventory control. Additionally, he will be performing financial forecasting and outlook reporting for Extension operations.

Bradley previously worked with JPMorgan Chase & Co. as a data domain architect and received his Master of Social and Applied Economics from Wright State University and his bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Central State University.

Jacqueline Brown's name was drawn from a hat in Brian Kampman's "Container Gardening" class at Central State University-Xenia on Thursday, May 9, making the Xenia resident winner of the occasional evening class with about 18 attendees. Among other things, Kampman, CSU Extension's vegetable and small fruit crops technician, gave tips on how to fertilize crops in containers.

Calling all beginning farmers!

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Land-Grant Communications Team

Lena Fields-Arnold

Communications Coordinator

Cyril Ibe, Ph.D.

Media Relations Specialist/Editor

Crystal Duckett

Media Relations Specialist

Alfred Robertson

Videographer & App Developer

Jesse Montgomery

Videographer & App Developer

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 Director of Extension

Agricultural Research and Development Program (ARDP)

Shafiqur (Shafi) Rahman, Ph.D.

Associate Research Director

Contact:

937.376.6276

landgrantcommunications@centralstate.edu

YOU CAN GET IN TOUCH WITH US

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

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