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How farmer-led research could revolutionize the relationship between agriculture and researchers

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How farmer-led research could revolutionize the relationship between agriculture and researchers

The relationship between farmers and researchers has not always been a collaborative one. Douglas Jackson-Smith, professor and Kellogg Endowed Chair of Agroecosystem Management
in the College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University, wants to change that. For decades, researchers and farmers have largely worked in siloes only coming together when the scientists have research that points to something to preserve soil health like crop cover or crop rotation.

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