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06/01/2011 |
Media Advisory: Unique Highway Tree Planting Project Kicks Off Tomorrow (6/2) in Gahanna |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Reporters are invited tomorrow (6/2) at 10 a.m. to the kickoff of “Greening the Highways” -- a binational project that seeks to increase the survival rate and environmental benefits of trees planted in urban areas in Ontario, Canada, and Ohio. The project's first tree planting in Ohio will take place in Gahanna, at the intersection of I-270 South and Hamilton Road.
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07/01/2011 |
Down-Under Digestive Microbes Could Help Lower Methane Gas From Livestock |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The discovery that a bacterial species in the Australian Tammar wallaby gut is responsible for keeping the animal’s methane emissions relatively low suggests a potential new strategy may exist to try to reduce methane emissions from livestock, according to a new study.
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05/21/2012 |
OARDC Rose Garden to Hold Open House June 9 |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Last year’s mild winter should mean “a grand display of blooms” this spring, said Kelly King, caretaker of Wooster’s Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance, which will hold its free annual open house on June 9.
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Kelly King |
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06/01/2011 |
Fish Farming Focus of June 25 Field Day |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio State University's South Centers at Piketon, located off State Route 32 in Pike County, may not look like the ideal place for yellow perch, lake sturgeon, largemouth bass and blue gill. But it's full of surprises. The facility boasts the only aquaculture genetics lab in the Midwest and is the cornerstone of research and education for Ohio's $6 million aquaculture industry.
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Julie Moose |
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01/03/2011 |
Get the Latest on Forage Management at Heart of America Grazing Conference |
LOUISVILLE, Ky. -- Livestock producers looking for the latest information on forages, grazing techniques and pasture management have the opportunity to attend the Heart of America Grazing Conference this month.
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Jeff McCutcheon |
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08/29/2012 |
Fruit, Vegetable Safety Program Set for Sept. 24 in Chillicothe |
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio -- A program on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms will take place in Chillicothe. Good Agricultural Practices are the focus.
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Ashley Kulhanek |
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01/04/2011 |
OSU Nursery Short Course/CENTS Set for Jan. 23-26 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension educators and horticulture industry organizers are gearing up for the 2011 OSU Nursery Short Course and the Ohio Nursery & Landscape Association Central Environmental Nursery Trade Show (CENTS).
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Denise Johnson |
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04/24/2012 |
Have Questions? Ask an Extension Expert with New Online Tool |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohioans who have questions -- on everything from personal finance to agricultural enterprise budgets, from gardening to crop production, from nutrition to producing fruits and vegetables safely -- have a new way to find answers.
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01/05/2011 |
OSU Extension/OSIA to Hold Sheep and Goat Programs This Winter |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association will offer nine district sheep and goat programs throughout Ohio this winter, as well as a Sheep and Goat Production School in Athens.
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Roger High |
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09/26/2012 |
Urban Coyotes Never Stray: New Study Finds 100 Percent Monogamy |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Coyotes living in cities don’t ever stray from their mates, and stay with each other till death do them part, according to a new study.
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Stan Gehrt, Cecilia Hennessy |
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03/16/2011 |
Artisan Cheese Making Workshop in Ashtabula County in April |
JEFFERSON, Ohio -- Enhance your dairy operation with a farmstead cheese business with the aid of an Ohio State University Extension workshop, "Hands-On Basic Cheese Making -- Enhancing Dairy Profitability with Cheese." This workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 27-29, 2011, at the Grindstone Creek Lodge at 4-H Camp Whitewood in Windsor, Ohio.
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David L. Marrison |
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04/23/2012 |
Wheat Growers Need to Prepare For Foliar Fungicide Application As Wheat Growth in Ohio Is Ahead Two Weeks |
WOOSTER, Ohio – While cool weather conditions over the last few weeks have worked to slow wheat down considerably, the development of the crop is still at least a week or two ahead of what is considered to be normal in Ohio at this time of year, according to an Ohio State University Extension wheat researcher.
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Pierce Paul |
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04/06/2011 |
Grewal Receives University Distinction |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Parwinder Grewal, professor of entomology, was honored April 5 with The Ohio S
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Parwinder Grewal |
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02/23/2012 |
Free 'Growing Our Own' Gardening Workshops in Columbus |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension and Local Matters are collaborating on a series of free gardening workshops through mid-June.
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Mike Hogan |
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09/19/2012 |
Growing the Cure Launched at 50th Farm Science Review |
COLUMBUS, OHIO -- What if the food we ate fought against cancer?
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Carolyn Siebert |
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04/07/2011 |
Ag Opportunities Conference April 16 in Marietta; Register by April 13 |
Farmers will learn to grow new crops, new ideas for the farm
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Eric Barrett |
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02/23/2012 |
Workshops Help Growers Make Products 'MarketReady' |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio food producers looking to sell through different marketing channels are invited to attend one of three MarketReady training programs. The day-long workshop teaches what is required to sell to grocers, restaurants and other wholesale buyers.
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Julie Moose |
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08/24/2011 |
In the Firewood Business? Join Ohio State Firewood Directory, Connect with Customers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension is inviting all firewood dealers in the state to submit their contact information for inclusion in a comprehensive industry directory aimed at better connecting potential consumers with producers.
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05/08/2012 |
Chadwick Arboretum Spring Plant Sale Set for May 10-12 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With Arbor Day still fresh in plant lovers’ minds and Mother's Day soon to come, the annual Spring Plant Sale, Auction, and Gardening Fair at Ohio State University's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens is expected to draw a crowd.
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Mary Maloney |
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12/21/2011 |
Webinars Focus on Technologies to Help Increase Business |
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A series of webinars on using social media, mobile apps and other technologies to help increase business is being offered by Penn State Extension in collaboration with Ohio State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension.
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Julie Fox |
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02/15/2011 |
Singh to Present Harris Award Seminar |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A University of California, Davis, professor, known for his research to improve food processing, will accept Ohio State University's 2010 Harris Award for Excellence in Food Science and Technology on Tuesday, Feb. 22.
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Kelly Elisar |
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02/23/2012 |
Ohio Farm to School Offers Free Online Presentation for Producers |
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Mary Griffith |
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02/29/2012 |
Media Advisory: Ohio State Expert Available to Speak on Obama’s Administration Decision Announced Today To Buy More Bio-based Products |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The announcement today from the Obama Administration on its plans to increase purchasing by the federal government of bio-based products could mean a significant financial boost for Ohio, which ranks No. 1 in terms of polymer employment, has a major bio-based product industry and is a strong agricultural producer, an Ohio State University Extension expert said.
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Dennis Hall |
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08/02/2011 |
Ohio State Trials Reveal Consumer Preference of New Ornamental Plants |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A rudbeckia as bright as the desert sun, a gerbera the color of tropical fruit and a begonia with striking reddish undertones are this year's favorite ornamental plants following consumer evaluations undertaken as part of Ohio State University's extensive annuals trials in Columbus.
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08/17/2012 |
New Spray Technologies, Disease Trials: See Them at Ohio State's Pumpkin Field Day Sept. 5 in South Charleston |
SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio -- There's a lot in store for pumpkin growers at this year's Pumpkin Field Day, to be held Sept. 5 from 6-8 p.m. at Ohio State University's Western Agricultural Research Station in South Charleston.
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Jim Jasinski |
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04/29/2011 |
OARDC Recognizes Composting, Bioproducts, Bioenergy Leader |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — OSU scientist Harold Keener, an expert on the engineering of composting systems, biomass energy systems and plant-based bioproducts, yesterday was named winner of OARDC's 2011 Distinguished Senior Faculty Research Award.
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08/16/2012 |
Ohio State Names New VP for Agricultural Administration |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University today named alumnus Bruce McPheron vice president for agricultural administration and dean of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
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Jim Lynch, Suzanne Steel |
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01/27/2012 |
Two Ohio Small Farm Conferences Set for March |
WILMINGTON, Ohio -- Small farm landowners interested in improving production and marketing practices will get the information they need in March at conferences hosted by Ohio State University Extension's Small Farm Program in Wilmington and Massillon.
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Tony Nye |
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03/15/2012 |
MacArthur Foundation Awards Ohio State $427,000 Grant to Analyze the Use of Reverse Mortgages and Its Impact on Older Adults |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A research team led by Stephanie Moulton, an assistant professor at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, was awarded one of five competitive grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for research to explore the relationships between housing and social and economic outcomes for families and communities.
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12/19/2012 |
Note to CFAES News Release Subscribers |
In the next day or two, our news releases will start arriving in your inbox from a new email address: "CFAES News" <CFAESnews@osu.edu>
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