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  1. Farms branching out: Expanding opportunities for agroforestry markets, connections, and conservation

    Sep 11, 2023

    The impact of this project on the region’s farming and forestry industries is significant. Farm viability will improve by increasing the diversity of products coming from farms. Increased carbon sequestration, biodiversity, and water quality will enhance environmental outcomes, and provide opportunities for small and medium sized farms to participate in new ecosystem service markets.

    A team of Michigan, Ohio, and Wisconsin researchers and Extension professionals has recently been awarded funding from USDA and the National Fish and Wildlife Foundation to help support use of agroforestry practices and markets by small and medium sized farms in the region. Read more about this funded research >>

  2. There’s bucks in your trees, Ohio State experts say — from timber production, maple syrup, mushrooms and more. (Photo: iStock.)

    Feb. 6 in Bucyrus: Workshop on Ways to Make Money From Your Woods

    Feb 1, 2017

    workshop on Feb. 6 in Bucyrus will show you how money can grow on your trees. And also under and around them.  Called “Woodland Opportunities,” it’s from 6 to 8:30 p.m. in Ohio State University Extension’s Crawford County office, 112 E. Mansfield St.  “‘What should I do with my woods?’ It’s a question we get a lot,” said Kathy Smith, coordinator of OSU Extension’s Ohio Woodland Stewards Program, which is sponsoring the event and providing the instructors.