On November 2, 2022, over 70 guests gathered in the new Controlled Environment Agriculture Building on Waterman to help celebrate the launch of the Carbon Farming Alliance for Research and Management, C-FARM.
The program featured remarks from OSU President Kristina Johnson, Dean Cathann Kress, and C-MASC Director Dr. Rattan Lal. Guests heard from a panel of some of C-FARM’s sponsors, moderated by Allison Thomson, AgMission program director, FFAR. During the program, Dr. Lal and the C-FARM team were also treated to a special video message of congratulations from former U.S. Vice President, Al Gore (pictured right).
C-MASC is grateful to all who joined us to celebrate the launch of this vital project.
Additional pictures from the event:
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| Director Dorothy Pelanda, Ohio Department of Agriculture, and Lillian Labus, C-MASC graduate student | Dr. Rattan Lal; Ohio State President Kristina Johnson; Allison Thomson, FFAR AgMission Program Director; and CFAES Dean Cathann Kress | Brittany Multer, C-MASC graduate student, and Amarjit Basra, PhD, Director, Chief Scientist, OCP North America Inc. |
| C-FARM Launch Schedule | ||||
| Start | End | Activity | Location | Description |
| 7:30 AM | 8:29 AM |
C-FARM Breakfast |
Blackwell Inn, OSU Campus, 2110 Tuttle Park Pl., Columbus, OH 43210 |
Visiting guests at Blackwell are invited to start the day with breakfast and will be joined by C-FARM faculty and staff |
| 8:30 AM | 8:50 AM | Transportation | Blackwell to Kunz-Brundige on Waterman |
Travel from Blackwell to Kunz Brundige via shuttle |
| 9:00 AM | 10:30 AM | C-FARM Mini Lectures |
Kunz-Brundige Building, 2548 Carmack Rd, Columbus, OH 43210 |
C-FARM faculty will provide mini research lectures and participate in Q&A. 15-20 minute presentations each. Presentations by Sagar Gautam, Marília Chiavegato, Matthew Hamilton, and Klaus Lorenz |
| 10:45 AM | 10:55 AM | Transportation to CEB |
Controlled Env. Building, |
Transport via shuttle, shuttle will head to lot once guests from Kunz-Brundige dropped off |
| 11:00 AM | 11:30 AM | Poster Session | Controlled Env. Building, Priva Gathering Space 2490 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43209 |
C-FARM graduate students displaying research and answering questions |
| 11:30 AM | 1:00 PM | C-FARM Luncheon | Controlled Env. Building, Priva Gathering Space 2490 Carmack Road, Columbus, OH 43209 |
C-MASC to show experimental plots and describe projects and results |
| 1:15 PM | 1:44 PM | Waterman Test Plot Hour |
Waterman, 2490 Carmack Road, Columbus, Ohio 43210 |
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| 1:45 PM | 1:59 PM | Transportation Back to Hotel and to Kottman |
Waterman to Blackwell and Ag Campus |
Via shuttle |
| 2:30 PM | 3:30 PM | FONTAGRO Presentation and Discussion |
333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210 |
Presentation by Eugenia Saini, discussion of collaboration opportunities with Ohio State |
| 3:30 PM | 4:30 PM | Sustainability Institute Presentations | 333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210 |
Presentations by: Jeff Bielicki, Sean Downy, Doug Jackson Smith, and Robyn Wilson. Session led by Elena Irwin |
| 4:30 PM | 4:45 PM | Dr. Lal Presentation: Soil Health for Agricultural Sustainability and Food Systems | 333C Kottman Hall, 2021 Coffey Rd., Columbus, OH 43210 | |