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  1. A Lely Astronaut robotic milker is installed in the dairy barn at the new Multispecies Animal Learning Complex (MALC) at Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus, where students will gain hands-on experience with automated milking technology. Photo: Brooke LaValley

    Ohio State’s MALC builds dairy’s workforce...

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Dairy cows will decide when they want to be milked. Robots will handle the rest: mixing and delivering feed, milking the cows and vacuuming manure. Students will assist staff in...

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  2. Ohio Youth Institute participants, hosted by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences, gather on Ohio State’s Columbus campus, where high school students presented research on global food security challenges as part of the World Food Prize Foundation’s youth programs. Photo: CFAES

    High school students invited to address global...

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Youth Institute (OYI), hosted by The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), returns April 13, 2026, offering high school...

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  3. Sunlight reflects off one of the new Multispecies Animal Learning Complex (MALC) buildings at The Ohio State University Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Laboratory in Columbus, where students and visitors will soon explore how modern technology is reshaping animal agriculture. Photo: Brooke LaValley

    High-tech barns and hands-on learning to take...

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — In the heart of America’s 15th-largest city, cows will soon be milked by robots, pigs will rest behind biosecure viewing walls, and students will learn about animal agriculture just...

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