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News for: 02/01/2004 - 3/01/2004
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2/27/2004 Getting an Early Jump on the Soybean Aphid WOOSTER, Ohio Crop growers may still be waiting for their fields to thaw, but Ohio State University research entomologists are already putting the bug in their ear regarding the soybean aphid the soybean plants new and most mysterious pest.
2/27/2004 Getting Started in Backyard Maple Syrup Production WOOSTER, Ohio -- Landscapes that appeal to the eye and the taste buds are a growing trend. And sugaring season, once associated with maple-tree forests and sugar shacks, is now being tapped by gardeners and hobbyists.
2/24/2004 Media Advisory: Ohio Invasive Plant Research Conference is March 5 in Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Reporters are invited to cover the Ohio Invasive Plant Research Conference on Friday, March 5, in Columbus. The program brings together experts on invasive plants -- garlic mustard, purple loosestrife and others -- and the threat of those plants to Ohios natural lands, farmlands, forests, wetlands, wildlife, yards and gardens.
2/24/2004 Chow Line for 2/29/04: Glycemic index still controversial topic You said eating sweets doesnt cause diabetes. But Ive read that eating too many foods high on the glycemic index, including sugar, does increase the risk for Type 2 diabetes. Doesnt the glycemic index matter?
2/23/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: A Cafecito Story (for the Week of Feb. 22, 2004) Dear Twig: I just read a book called A Cafecito Story. I liked it. Have you read it, too? What did you think?
2/20/2004 Seed Treatment Promising Tool for Maggot Control in Green Onions WOOSTER, Ohio -- Onion maggots are a crawling nightmare for Ohio green onion growers. The larvae can cause stand losses in excess of 50 percent and have developed resistance to soil insecticides farmers commonly apply to reduce crop damage.
2/17/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Gaviotas (for the Week of Jan. 25, 2004) Dear Twig: Slim, my friend, read a book called Gaviotas. He said I’d like it. What’s it about? Before he could tell me he ran home for lunch.
2/16/2004 Beginner's Bird Walk Scheduled for March 13 in Secrest Arboretum WOOSTER, Ohio -- Bird enthusiasts will flock together March 13 for a beginners bird walk in Secrest Arboretum on the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Centers (OARDC) Wooster campus. The walk, 9 a.m. to 11 a.m., will be led by members of the Greater Mohican Audubon Society (GMAS).
2/13/2004 Chow Line: Some carbs are better than others (for 2/22/04) I've heard of "good carbs" and "bad carbs." Are there really "bad carbs"?
2/11/2004 Winter Walk to Offer Tree-mendous Landscape Tips WOOSTER, Ohio -- Winter fruits of deciduous trees and evergreen foliage bring color to winter landscapes, and there is no better time to view and review them than during a Secrest Arboretum winter walk, March 1.
2/10/2004 Media Advisory: Ohio State Expert Can Talk about Avian Flu WOOSTER, Ohio -- A poultry disease expert with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is available to speak with reporters about the avian influenza outbreak detected in chickens in Delaware in the past few days, which has prompted bans of U.S. poultry imports by several countries and sparked questions about the disease's risk to human health.
2/8/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Where Squirrels Sleep (for the Week of Feb. 15, 2004) Dear Twig: Where do squirrels sleep at night? -- George K., Cleveland, Ohio
2/7/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Guinea Pigs, and Something You Might Not Want to Know About Them (for the Week of Feb. 8, 2004) Dear Twig: I dont know how to ask this, so Im simply going to ask it: Do guinea pigs eat their own poop? My brother says they do. My guinea pig refuses to tell me.
2/6/2004 Chow Line: Reduce cancer risk with healthy living (for 2/15/04) I've heard that taking a daily multivitamin won't help prevent cancer. Do we know what does help?
2/5/2004 OARDC Lab Joins World Health Organization's SARS Network WOOSTER, Ohio -- An Ohio State University agricultural lab has joined an international network of research facilities created by the World Health Organization (WHO) to study and monitor deadly severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and the coronavirus that causes it.
2/2/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Winter Woods (for the Week of Feb. 1, 2004) Dear Twig: I live in the city. There arent any woods near my home. Im curious: What goes on in a forest in winter?
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