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Up one levelCenter for Diagnostic Assays Yields New Poultry Test: Even Better Biosecurity for a $3.3-Billion Ohio Industry
The AgBiosciences Innovation Grant (ABIG) program — a joint venture between OARDC and OSU Extension — was designed to transform discovery and knowledge into nnovations that have positive economic, social, and environmental impacts, while contributing to local and state economies and promoting an entrepreneurial culture within the university.
Green and Not With Envy: OARDC Helps $4-Billion Green Industry
Agriculture in Ohio is not all about corn and soybeans. And folks involved in nursery, landscape, and retail garden center operations — known collectively as the green industry — know it very well. Their industry is one of the fastest-growing segments of Ohio agriculture, increasing 48 percent between 2001 and 2005, generating $4.13 billion in sales, employing 241,000 workers, and contributing $491 million in taxes.