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News for: 08/01/2005 - 9/01/2005
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8/30/2005 Soybean Defoliators Make Way for Pod Feeders WOOSTER, Ohio — The soybean aphid may be on the downturn from high summer populations, but its diminishment doesn’t necessarily mean an end to scouting fields.
8/30/2005 New Certified Crop Adviser Day Sceduled at FSR LONDON, Ohio – Certified crop advisers from Ohio and Indiana will join together for a special day at the 2005 Farm Science Review.
8/30/2005 Air Quality Program Set for Wednesday of the FSR LONDON, Ohio – Livestock farmers who want to learn about how new national air quality regulations might affect them should visit the 2005 Farm Science Review on Wednesday, Sept. 21. A program entitled “How EPA measures Agricultural Air Quality” is set for 9:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
8/30/2005 Question the Authorities at the 2005 FSR LONDON, Ohio - If you have questions about agricultural economics, business or policy issues, then make your way to the 2005 Farm Science Review Sept. 20-22 to find some answers.
8/30/2005 Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic to Return to the FSR LONDON, Ohio – Anyone with plant disease, insect or weed troubles can potenially have the problem identified at the 2005 Farm Science Review. The Ohio State University Plant and Pest Diagnostic Clinic and Extension’s Agronomic Crops Team will again be available to the public during the Review, Sept. 20-22.
8/30/2005 Utzinger Gardens Growing at the FSR LONDON, Ohio - Anyone wanting to add new life to their landscape, or just learn how to start a garden, should visit the Utzinger Memorial Gardens at the 2005 Farm Science Review.
8/28/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Eft Stamp (for the Week of Aug. 28, 2005) Dear Twig: Remember when you told us about newts? Remember when you told us about the unken reflex?
8/26/2005 Organic Farming Research: See What’s New Sept. 7 in Wooster WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University’s Organic Food and Farming Education and Research (OFFER) program will hold its 2005 Twilight Tour — research updates with stops at field experiments — on Wednesday, Sept. 7, in Wooster.
8/26/2005 Chow Line: What works for weight loss (for 9/4/05) I’ve been trying to lose weight all year (New Year’s resolution) but keep getting off track, and I’m losing and gaining the same five pounds over and over again. Any ideas?
8/23/2005 Software Increases Chemical Application Accuracy COLUMBUS, Ohio — It is impossible to eliminate spray drift, but a new product developed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Ohio State University may aid in keeping chemicals within their intended target.
8/22/2005 Farm Focus Field Day Offers ‘Pre-harvest Tune-up’ Sept. 12 in Van Wert VAN WERT, Ohio — Come to the Farm Focus Field Day on Monday, Sept. 12, and tune in to the latest strategies and data that Ohio State University researchers have to offer.
8/22/2005 Organic Farming, Alternative Enterprises Featured at Sept. 8 Sustainable Ag Field Day Near Bowling Green BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — For the latest information on organic farming and processing and alternative rural enterprises, visit the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Field Day, Thursday, Sept. 8, at the Agricultural Incubator Foundation and Ohio State University’s John Hirzel Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Site near Bowling Green.
8/21/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Giant Hogweed (for the Week of Aug. 21, 2005) Dear Twig: Oink! Oink! Oink! Hogweed! Hogweed! Hogweed!
8/19/2005 Chow Line: Vitamin K appears vital for bones (for 8/28/05) What does vitamin K do?
8/18/2005 No Soybean Rust? Tuck Fungicides Away for Winter WOOSTER, Ohio — With the need to treat soybean rust now highly unlikely this growing season, the next step for Ohio farmers is to just tuck their fungicides away this winter.
8/18/2005 Season Remainder Remote for Soybean Rust WOOSTER, Ohio — Worries over soybean rust are now behind Ohio growers.
8/17/2005 Farm Science Review to Induct Two into Hall of Fame LONDON, Ohio - Support and dedication to the Farm Science Review have garnered two men inductions into the FSR Hall of Fame. Together, Jack Bardall and James H. Given Jr. have contributed 57 years of service and still counting. The two make up the 16th class of recipients to receive this recognition.
8/17/2005 Wellness Suite Offered at 2005 FSR LONDON, Ohio – A wellness suite is a new addition to the McCormick Building during Ohio State University’s 2005 Farm Science Review Sept. 20-22.
8/17/2005 Soybean Rust Education and Detection at 2005 FSR LONDON, Ohio – A disease once contained outside of the United States found a way in during Hurricane Ivan in September 2004. Because of this, Ohio soybean farmers could eventually feel the economic impact of the disease, soybean rust.
8/17/2005 Shrimp Tails With an Ohio Taste LONDON, Ohio -- Visitors will have the opportunity to learn about how to grow freshwater shrimp in Ohio during the 2005 Farm Science Review, which takes place Sept. 20-22.
8/17/2005 Revamped McCormick building to attract visitors to the FSR LONDON, Ohio – Family and community are to be the main focus of the revamped McCormick Building at the 2005 Farm Science Review, Sept. 20 - 22.
8/17/2005 Antique farm machinery important aspect of FSR LONDON, Ohio – Not all of the machinery is new and improved at the 2005 Farm Science Review. The antique farm machinery display will showcase durable and historic machines and tools of times past during the three-day event, Sept. 20-22, 2005.
8/17/2005 Farmers to learn about air quality at FSR LONDON, Ohio – Air quality may be the last thing on a farmer's mind, but high levels of air pollution could cause him or her to acquire a respiratory disease.
8/14/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Flower Bed Barf (for the Week of Aug. 14, 2005) Dear Twig: This is gross. It looks like an animal barfed in our flower bed. My dad says it’s fungus. That right?
8/12/2005 Family Fundamentals: Do Your Homework When You Invest for Retirement (August 2005) I want to learn more about investing for retirement, but where can I find trustworthy information?
8/12/2005 Chow Line: Fruit anything but 'pure sugar' (for Aug. 21, 2005) My husband avoids fruits because he says they are “pure sugar” (he has diabetes but controls it with diet and exercise). However, he treats himself to ice cream at least once a week. Does that make any sense to you?
8/11/2005 Wheat Yields Excelled in 2005 Ohio Performance Test WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio growers are in the midst of selecting wheat varieties for the next growing season, and results from the 2005 Ohio State University Extension Ohio Wheat Performance Test may prove helpful in the decision-making.
8/9/2005 No Lye: New Tomato Peeling System Environmentally Friendly COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In 2004, more than 12 million tons of tomatoes nationwide were processed into tomato sauce, puree, paste, and whole and diced products, readily available in any grocery store. But tomato processors have long faced a dilemma: Peeling tomatoes for canning can be done effectively with a lye bath -- but the waste generated becomes an environmental issue of killer tomato proportions.
8/8/2005 Using Local Foods in the Kitchen Focus of ‘Culinary Adventure’ COLUMBUS, Ohio — Consumers say they’re interested in purchasing more foods grown locally. A “culinary adventure” is putting that claim to the test.
8/7/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Salamander or Newt? (for the Week of Aug. 7, 2005) Dear Twig: Salamander. Newt. You mentioned them two weeks ago. What’s the difference?
8/5/2005 Chow Line: Carbs can keep you competitive I have recently started bowling seriously, nearly every day of the week. It's quite a workout -- should I take any special dietary guidelines into consideration?
8/5/2005 Disease-causing Germs Are Common at Fairs — Learn How to Ward Them Off WOOSTER, Ohio — Let's say you take your 2-year-old to the state or county fair to see the animal exhibits. She has fun waving at the cows and mimicking the bleat of the sheep. But she also drinks from her cup and sucks her thumb while cruising through the barns. You may not realize it, but your child is now 26 times more likely to get sick from dangerous animal pathogens that may be lurking in the stalls, the animal bedding or even in the air you're breathing.
8/3/2005 Garden-fresh Veggies in Fall and Winter: Learn About Season Extension Aug. 29 SOLON, Ohio — On a hot summer night you can learn how to grow garden-fresh vegetables when it’s snowing.
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