From The Ground Up Project

Collaborative project supporting farmer-led research & engagement to improve the performance of conservation practices on farms in the U.S. Midwest.

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Congrats to OSU masters' student Alex Rehbinder, who received the 2026 Best Student Paper Award from @info_iasnr for his paper on feasibility and adoption of management-intensive rotational grazing among beef producers using data from FTGUp's 2025 Ohio and Missouri Farm Polls.

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FTGUp's 10-week internship program has officially begun. Students from Ohio and Missouri are gaining experience in many areas, such as conservation agriculture & soil health research.

Check out what one of our interns has to say at https://t.co/Yj0d5q0JxT

#FromTheGroundUp

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See this edition of 'FTGUpdates', our newsletter, to catch up on everything happening across the From The Ground Up farmer-led research project. Read the latest issue here: https://t.co/wdaxJwVtVJ

#FTGUp #FromTheGroundUp #FarmerLedResearch

@CFAES_OSU @SfL_news_ @LU_CollegeofAg

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Today, the From the Ground Up project turns 2 years old! Every field trial, conversation, and partnership brings us one step closer to building knowledge that is practical, collaborative, and relevant to agriculture in the Midwest.

#FarmerLedResearch #FTGUp #FromTheGroundUp

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Check out our article that dives into the progress FTGUp has made over the last two years. Across Ohio and Missouri, ten farmer groups have partnered with researchers to design and implement conservation research.

https://t.co/IyBJHxKGl6

#FarmerLedResearch #FromTheGroundUp

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Over the last few weeks, the @FTGUpProject team attended key agricultural events in Missouri. Read more here: https://t.co/IK6A0fu3Di @LUBlueTigers

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If you're a farmer in Northeast Ohio looking to grow your business through value-added products or other opportunities, the Northeast Ohio Ag Innovation Center can provide you that support. Learn more about their impact in this @yourohionews publication.
https://t.co/1WsfqdmM7x

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At the Strengthening Agricultural Systems (SAS) Project Directors’ Conference in Madison, Wisconsin, @FTGUpProject farmer Fred Yoder joined Beaver Yoder of Florida for a panel discussion on farmer-led research, moderated by Ernie Shea of @SfL_news_ #FarmerLed

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The findings we come up with in the lab may not be easily transferable to on-farm locations. That's why partnering with farmers in Ohio and other states is crucial, Soil Scientist Dr. Sakthi Kumaran of @CentralState87 & @FTGUpProject tells @inohiocountry
https://t.co/anMG1qtMTh

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On Tuesday @FTGUpProject participated in the Carver Farm Field Day at @LUBlueTigers and we're excited to have been featured in @NewsTribune! FTGUp intern Dom Locklear & State Specialist Dr. Mohan Acharya engaged attendees on our farmer-led research. https://t.co/CzWAH6RxSZ

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On the final day of the opening workshop for @FTGUpProject & Enabling Farmer Discovery Summer Internship programs, our staff & students from @CentralState87 & @LUBlueTigers visited @mofcollective. We learned about fresh food, farming, and healthy eating in the outdoor classroom.

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At the 2026 @FieldtoMarket Annual Meeting, @FTGUpProject management team member and President of @SfL_news_ Ernie Shea, shared how our farmer-led, on-farm conservation research is putting farmers in the driver’s seat of agricultural innovation and decision-making. #Farmerled

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If you're attending the 2026 @FieldtoMarket’s Annual Meeting in Raleigh, be sure to stop by the Research & Innovation Showcase on Tuesday. Join Ernie Shea of @SfL_news_ & @FTGUpProject as he shares insights on our farmer-led, on-farm conservation research. #FarmerLed

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Yesterday, we welcomed 12 students from @CentralState87 & @LUBlueTigers for the opening workshop of the From The Ground Up and Enabling Farmer Discovery Summer Internship programs. There were training sessions, a farm tour, and a networking event @OhioState #SummerInterns

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Want updates on farmer-led research, conservation practices and more from the @FTGUpProject? Join our newsletter and follow farmers, researchers, and communities across Ohio & Missouri working toward practical agricultural solutions.
Sign up: https://t.co/0er55BTaen
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Want to learn more about precision conservation? Read this article by John Fulton & Elizabeth Hawkins of @OhioState in @ocj_ohioagnet https://t.co/GDBJptzn0i Precision conservation helps farmers decide where conservation practices make most sense on their farms. #OhioFarming

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We’re excited that From The Ground Up Project was featured on the front page of Ohio’s Country Journal @ocj_ohioagnet last week. In a great article, Brianna Smith highlights how we’re flipping the traditional research model by putting farmers first. https://t.co/n59GzY9gac #farm

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The latest From The Ground Up newsletter is here! Wishing you a nice weekend read! https://t.co/YMbBJbygkh
We’re excited to continue building research that works from the ground up. #FromTheGroundUp #SoilHealth #ConservationAgriculture #FarmerLedResearch #SustainableAgriculture

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How does agricultural lime impact pasture growth? That’s what one of our farmer-led research nodes in Northern Missouri is hoping to find out!
#FTGUp #SoilHealth #GrazingSystems #PastureManagement #FarmerLedResearch

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Through research with FTGUp, farmer Jan Van Niekerk hopes to empower other small farms with better tools, better data, and a stronger voice.

https://t.co/RAldkKKhGC

#RegenerativeFarming #SoilHealth #FromTheGroundUp #FarmerLedResearch