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News for: 05/01/2007 - 6/01/2007
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5/31/2007 Dry Weather Curse and Blessing for Ohio's Corn COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Prolonged dry weather may turn out to be both a curse and a blessing for Ohio’s developing corn crop.
5/31/2007 Researchers Evaluating Switchgrass Production in Ohio COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With double the biomass output compared to corn and low management inputs, switchgrass is shaping up to be a viable alternative crop for biofuels production. But is it an option for Ohio farmers?
5/31/2007 Media Advisory: State-of-the-art OARDC Feedstock Facility Groundbreaking is June 5 in Wooster WOOSTER, Ohio — A groundbreaking ceremony for the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) new, state-of-the-art Feedstock Processing Research Facility will be held Tuesday, June 5, at 2:30 p.m. in Wooster.
5/30/2007 Ohio Field Crops: See, Hear Latest News July 10 SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio — See what’s new with Ohio’s field crops — corn pests, weed control, other hot topics — at Ohio State’s Agronomy Field Day, 2-5 p.m., Tuesday, July 10, in South Charleston.
5/30/2007 Ohio's 'Shifting' Population Presenting Regional Challenges COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A recent Brookings Institution report offers some basic policy recommendations that could help revitalize Ohio's cities and help rebalance the state's significant shifts in population, says an Ohio State University rural/urban policy specialist.
5/29/2007 Ohio State Hosts First-ever Bee Colony Field Day June 28 WOOSTER, Ohio — Learn about caring for bee hives and swarms at Ohio State University’s Managing Honey Bee Colonies field day, 3-8 p.m., Thursday, June 28, in Wooster.
5/29/2007 Get Latest Tips, Techniques at NE Ohio Lawn Care Seminar June 21 WOOSTER, Ohio — Attend the fifth annual Northeast Ohio Lawn Care Seminar, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Thursday, June 21, and discover the latest tips and techniques for green, healthy lawns and landscapes.
5/25/2007 Chow Line: Use crispers to store, separate produce I'm never really sure how to use the humidity controls on my refrigerator's fruit and vegetable crispers. Any advice?
5/25/2007 Proper Proline Management Needed for Effective Results WOOSTER, Ohio -- Proline may be the most effective fungicide on the market to suppress head scab on wheat, but for the product to be the most effective, careful risk assessment, timing of application, and proper application techniques are critical.
5/24/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Bee Good! But Why? (for the Week of June 3, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: Alright, I’ll ask. How do native bees help us?
5/23/2007 Pro-environment, Pro-jobs: Researcher's work is helping protect groundwater and save 120 jobs COLUMBUS, Ohio -- It's not often that a university professor can help save 120 Ohio jobs. But it's definitely one of Karen Mancl's goals these days.
5/23/2007 Extension Offers Program on Wind Power, Biodiesel, Soybean Aphid FINDLAY, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension is offering an in-service on wind power, biodiesel production and soybean aphid management on June 12.
5/23/2007 New Course Focuses on Workplace Relations with Hispanics COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With the labor force of agricultural-based industries dominated by Hispanic migrant workers, and owners having little knowledge of the language and culture, effective communication and relations between employer and employee can be challenging.
5/23/2007 A Peek into the World Beneath Our Feet WOOSTER, Ohio -- There’s more to soil than just dirt.
5/23/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Native Bee Team (for the Week of May 27, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: Are there other bees besides honeybees and bumblebees?
5/22/2007 May 31 Talk Looks at Soil Food Web, How it Works to Make Crops Stronger WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State's Larry Phelan will discuss how ecological processes at work in farm soils can help crops stave off insects and diseases in a free public lecture, 7 p.m., Thursday, May 31, in Wooster.
5/21/2007 Study: Spring Floods Good for Handsome Wood Duck COLUMBUS, Ohio — Springtime flooding by rivers and streams — normal and natural but limited now by dams and other flood-control measures — helps keep nesting wood ducks safe and lets them successfully raise more young, says a study by scientists in Illinois and Ohio.
5/21/2007 Distillers Grains Focus of Dairy Study to Improve Yields COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Distillers grains -- a byproduct of ethanol production -- may serve as supplemental dairy cattle feed to boost milk and milk fat yields, while reducing feed costs. But the challenge is to determine what type of distillers grains are most effective and how much can be fed.
5/18/2007 Family Fundamentals: Parents can help teens learn to manage their money (for May 2007) My children are entering their teen years, and I want to help them learn to properly manage money. Are there guidelines out there?
5/18/2007 Chow Line: Keep summer heat from spoiling picnic Last year, I got sick after a family picnic. How can we prevent food-borne illness this year?
5/17/2007 The Buzz on Ohio's Near-Barren Beehives COLUMBUS, Ohio --Whether you’re sitting in your backyard or watching a local baseball game, there are not nearly as many bees buzzing around Ohio as there used to be. To people like Ohio State University apiculture specialist Jim Tew, it’s no day in the park. And to commercial beekeepers and producers who count on bees to pollinate their crops, it can mean serious economic losses.
5/16/2007 Why Trees Matter: New Community Forestry Team Featured May 18 WOOSTER, Ohio — Jim Chatfield of the OSU Extension Center in Wooster will present a free public seminar, “Why Trees Matter: Why We Are Taking the Next STEP at Ohio State University,” 11 a.m.-noon, May 18.
5/15/2007 EAB Awareness Week, May 20-26, Highlights Citizens’ Role in Protecting Ohio’s Trees COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eight states affected or threatened by emerald ash borer (EAB) have declared May 20-26 “EAB Awareness Week” in an effort to get the word out about this unprecedented pest, which has already destroyed millions of native ash trees in the Midwest and has the potential to completely erase these valuable hardwoods from North America.
5/14/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Someone Cut the Grass (for the Week of May 20, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: Why does cut grass smell like it does?
5/11/2007 These Little Pigweeds Often Hybridize: Hear Why It Ties to Herbicide Resistance Today (May 11) WOOSTER, Ohio — This little pigweed spreads in corn fields. This little pigweed resists herbicides. Hear the rest of the story from a University of Illinois scientist, 11 a.m.-noon, today (May 11).
5/11/2007 Chow Line: Latino food pyramid good guide to health (for 5/20/07) I've heard about a new diet pyramid specifically for Latinos. Is it very different from the official diet pyramid?
5/10/2007 Dairy Producers Seeing Historically High Prices COLUMBUS, Ohio – Despite last season's financial woes, U.S. dairy producers have been enjoying historically high milk prices this year, driven mainly by an international demand for products that non-U.S. markets have been unable to fill.
5/8/2007 Now's the Time to Scout for Wheat Foliar Diseases WOOSTER, Ohio -- With Ohio’s wheat crop under way, and performing well despite frost damage concerns, now is the time for growers to begin scouting for foliar diseases, especially on susceptible varieties.
5/8/2007 New Fungicide Available to Combat Wheat Diseases WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new fungicide has been introduced this season to help Ohio wheat growers in their fight against diseases.
5/4/2007 Ohio Corn Planting Behind Schedule COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio’s corn crop is getting a late start this growing season compared to recent years with nearly 20 percent behind last year's planting schedule, according to the Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service.
5/4/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: When, Why Geese Act Crazy (for the Week of May 13, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: Why do some Canada geese act so crazy?
5/4/2007 Chow Line: Be smart, informed when eating out (for 5/13/07) I'm trying to lose weight, but it's hard when we eat out. Any tips?
5/3/2007 Secrest Arboretum Hosts Rhodie, Azalea Walk May 14 WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State’s Secrest Arboretum will host a free public Azalea, Rhododendron and Viburnum Walk, 10-11:30 a.m., May 14.
5/3/2007 See Migrant Spring Birds in Secrest Arboretum May 12 WOOSTER, Ohio — See beautiful migrant songbirds — yellow warblers, scarlet tanagers, Baltimore orioles and others — when Secrest Arboretum hosts a free Beginner Bird Walk, 9-11 a.m., Saturday, May 12.
5/3/2007 Secrest Arboretum Crabapples Could Hit Peak Starting This Weekend (May 5-6) WOOSTER, Ohio — Bowed but unbroken by late snow and cold, battered by rain and hail just two days ago, Secrest Arboretum’s 500-plus crabapple trees stand poised to bloom and could hit their peak as soon as this weekend (May 5-6).
5/3/2007 Art Adds Spice to Bill of Fare at Plant Discovery Day May 5 WOOSTER, Ohio — For the third straight year, you can buy art as well as plants at Secrest Arboretum’s Plant Discovery Day.
5/2/2007 $1.5 Million Study Aims to Protect Pregnant Women from Food-Borne Disease COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Pregnant women are about 20 times more likely than other healthy adults to get food-borne diseases such as listeriosis and salmonellosis. And the results could be tragic: Both mother and unborn baby are at risk of serious illness, and the baby could die.
5/1/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: When Raccoons Want Your Corn (for the Week of May 6, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: Every spring we plant sweet corn in our garden. And every summer, right before we pick it, it gets eaten up by raccoons. What can we do?
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