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News for: 12/01/2004 - 1/01/2005
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12/22/2004 Some Wheat Yellowing from Stress WOOSTER, Ohio — The wheat crop in Ohio is on its way to another growing season, but a portion of the crop is already off to a shaky start.
12/22/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Microbes Help Make Sauerkraut (for the Week of Dec. 26, 2004) Dear Twig: We always have sauerkraut with New Year’s Day dinner. My parents say it’s a tradition. But what exactly is it?
12/20/2004 Mulch Options Exist for Tomato Growers COLUMBUS, Ohio — It’s easy to recognize the benefits mulches afford vegetable crops, but the challenge lies in choosing which mulch performs the best and doesn’t lighten the wallet.
12/20/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Rudolph the Red-nosed Evenk? (for the Week of Dec. 19, 2004) Dear Twig: What kind of reindeer is Rudolph?
12/17/2004 Chow Line: 'Good luck' with New Year's meals (for 12/26/04) We always have pork and sauerkraut for dinner on New Year's Day. Can you tell me anything about that tradition?
12/17/2004 Chow Line: Dietary Guidelines new in 2005 (for 1/2/05) I understand we'll have new Dietary Guidelines in 2005. What could possibly change from "Eat a balanced diet"?
12/17/2004 Chow Line: Sweeteners get nod from dietitians (for 1/9/05) I put sugar in my coffee, but I might switch to a calorie-free sweetener. Is there any reason why I shouldn't?
12/17/2004 Link Found Between Lycopene and Poor Seed Quality in Tomatoes COLUMBUS, Ohio — Tomato breeders who produce varieties high in lycopene are sometimes paying the price of increased nutritional benefits in the form of reduced production performance. But an Ohio State University study may have provided a solution to the dilemma.
12/12/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick; Pine vs. Spruce (for the Week of Dec. 12, 2004) Dear Twig: Are pine trees and spruce trees the same sort of tree? They look the same to me; they’re both “evergreens”!
12/10/2004 Chow Line: Fresh produce can be cheap (for 12/19/04) My New Year's resolution is to buy more fresh fruits and vegetables, but I'm afraid of the expense. Are there bargains I should look for?
12/7/2004 Gov. Taft Awards $1.5 Million Third Frontier Grant to OARDC For Innovative Energy-generation Project WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio Gov. Bob Taft has awarded a $1.5 million Third Frontier Wright Project grant to the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) for the creation of an innovative bio-energy research facility to turn various agricultural and food-processing wastes into energy.
12/7/2004 Public Invited to Remember Ben Stinner Saturday, Dec. 11, at OARDC WOOSTER, Ohio — A special memorial service for Benjamin R. Stinner, an Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center scientist and the holder of Ohio State University’s W.K. Kellogg Foundation-endowed chair in ecological management, will be held Saturday, Dec. 11, 1 to 4 p.m., in the Shisler Conference Center on OARDC’s Wooster campus, 1680 Madison Ave.
12/6/2004 Ohio State Virologist Joins Richard Gere, Tom Brokaw As Recipient of the 2005 AARP The Magazine Impact Awards WOOSTER, Ohio -- What does Ohio State University virologist Linda Saif have in common with Hollywood luminary and AIDS activist Richard Gere and legendary newscaster Tom Brokaw? Much more than you think.
12/5/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Poinsettias Aren't Poisonous (for the Week of Dec. 5, 2004) Dear Twig: I’ve heard people say poinsettias are poisonous. True?
12/3/2004 Buckeye Bug's Book Teaches Kids About Science and Nature Just published by OARDC and OSU Extension is the book Purple and Green and Stinky in Spring ($8, 128 pp.), the first compilation of the kids' science/nature column "Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick."
12/3/2004 Chow Line: National registry tracks weight loss (for 12/12/04) Which is better to lose weight, cutting fat or cutting carbs?
12/2/2004 Get the Scoop on Turf at the 38th Annual Ohio Turfgrass Conference COLUMBUS, Ohio -- More than 80 sessions, workshops and presentations in the fields of golf courses, lawn and grounds, the lawn care business, sports turf and general turfgrass will highlight the 38th annual Ohio Turfgrass Conference and Show Dec. 7-10 at the Greater Columbus Convention Center in Columbus, Ohio.
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