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08/27/2007 |
Rain Gardens Beautify, While Protecting the Environment |
LONDON, Ohio -- Gardens do more than beautify an area, instill a love for plants, and provide food and shelter for wildlife. They can also be a source of environmental conservation. |
Candace Pollock |
Alicia Fager |
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10/02/2010 |
Ohio 4-H Engineering Team Places at National Contest |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A team of 10 Ohio 4-H members earned individual honors at the 60th Annual National 4-H Engineering Challenge recently held in West Lafayette, Ind., for projects emphasizing engineering, science and technology.
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Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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11/25/2003 |
Record-High Corn Yields Expected for Ohio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Ohio corn growers are marching into a record-yielding season, all thanks to wise hybrid selections, good management practices and, most of all, some well-timed favorable weather.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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09/16/2005 |
Ohio's Corn Benefited Little from Hurricane Katrina |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rain from the remnants of Hurricane Katrina arrived too late to benefit most of Ohio's drought-stressed corn crop.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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11/24/2010 |
4-H Program Explores What Goes Into the Sweets We Find So Sweet |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – You love chocolate. Now find out what goes into it for it to taste so good. |
Candace Pollock |
Sally McClasky |
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12/03/2008 |
Breeder Contributions Helped Shape Soybean Industry |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The last three decades of Ohio soybean production have been good ones -- marked by improved Phytophthora cultivars, a new market for tofu soybeans, and one of the most popular soybean varieties ever grown in Ohio.
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Candace Pollock |
Steve St. Martin |
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11/09/2009 |
Master Gardeners Help Brighten Community With New Children's Garden |
VAN WERT, Ohio – Anyone taking a drive down Leeson Avenue in Van Wert, Ohio, would be hard pressed to miss the city's new children's garden – a one-acre world of vibrant rainbow colors that does wonders to brighten the drab of a windy, gray October afternoon. Fitting, then, that the garden is located at Smiley Recreational Park.
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Candace Pollock |
Louise Hartwig |
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05/07/2002 |
Performance Trials Help Industry Choose Best Cabbage Varieties |
WOOSTER, Ohio - Knowing what varieties of cabbage make for good sauerkraut, coleslaw or other dishes is the first step in growing a product that meets production criteria and satisfies consumer preferences. |
Candace Pollock |
Matt Kleinhenz |
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02/21/2008 |
Transgenics Could Pose Planting Challenges This Season |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The percentage of transgenic corn hybrids increasing in Ohio may prove to make this season's planting more of a challenge.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison, Ron Hammond |
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09/15/2009 |
Ag Icon Gone, But His Work Must Carry On, Says OSU Soil Scientist |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The global agricultural community lost an icon on Sept. 12. |
Candace Pollock |
Rattan Lal |
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08/20/2010 |
Fight Back Against Emerald Ash Borer; Inventory Community Trees |
XENIA, Ohio – As more Ohio counties are quarantined for the emerald ash borer, preparing for the invasive insect through tree inventory is the first step in putting together a comprehensive community management plan.
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Candace Pollock |
Cindy Meyer |
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03/06/2002 |
Ohio State Curriculum to Incorporate Animal Welfare Topics |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University educators believe stewardship of food animal production begins in the classroom, and they are taking a proactive approach to instill that responsibility in students.
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Candace Pollock |
Candace Pollock, James Kinder, Jeanne Osborne |
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06/23/2006 |
Geospatial Technology Part of National Extension Conference |
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- The use of geospatial technologies in such areas as agricultural efficiency, public health, homeland security, and disaster management is making its indelible mark on rural and community development and sustainability. To get the most of what the technology offers, cooperative Extension agents throughout the country are being introduced to several geospatial technology workshops at the National Association County Agricultural Agents (NACAA) Annual Meeting and Professional Improvement Conference (AMPIC), being held July 23-27 at Cinergy Center in Cincinnati, Ohio.
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Candace Pollock |
Nathan Watermeier |
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06/28/2007 |
Exotic Elm Tree Pest Found for First Time in Ohio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An exotic insect that can cause cosmetic damage to elm trees has been reported for the first time in Ohio.
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Candace Pollock |
Curtis Young |
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07/16/2002 |
Birdseed May Make Your Plants Sick |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - What homeowners feed wild birds may not be very good for their plants and vegetable garden. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve Nameth |
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07/01/2005 |
Ohio State Extension Kicks Off Summer Farm Tour Series |
CARROLTON, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension's Sustainable Agriculture Team has kicked off its annual Summer Farm Tour Series -- on-farm visits and learning workshops that focus on sustainable agricultural and gardening enterprises and farming skills. |
Candace Pollock |
Mike Hogan |
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09/04/2008 |
Learn to Make Cheese With OSU Extension Workshop |
JEFFERSON, Ohio -- Enhance your dairy operation with a farmstead cheese business with the aid of an Ohio State University Extension cheese-making workshop. |
Candace Pollock |
David Marrison |
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11/29/2007 |
Learn the Value of Cover Crops at the Ohio No-Till Conference |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Growers interested in cover crops can learn more about their value in crop production systems during the Ohio No-Till Conference on Dec. 4. |
Candace Pollock |
Robert Mullen |
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07/20/2009 |
Ohio Could Set Record Wheat Yields |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio could be looking at record wheat yields this year, driven mainly by near-perfect growing conditions and negligible disease development. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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06/17/2010 |
Soybean Rust Confirmed in Southern U.S., But Little Threat to Ohio Crop |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Soybean rust has been reported on soybeans in the southern United States for the first time this year, but it's unlikely that Ohio soybean growers will have to worry about the disease this growing season. |
Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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12/10/2001 |
Gypsy Moth Populations Increasing in Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio - More than 42,000 acres of Ohio's forests were defoliated by the gypsy moth in 2001, nearly twice the amount of damage that occurred in 2000, according to Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) statistics. |
Candace Pollock |
Dan Herms |
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05/01/2007 |
New Extension Tool to Help Make Gardening Easier |
NEW CARLISLE, Ohio -- Spring is here and the garden in your front yard is beckoning. But with literally hundreds of plants and flowers to choose from, a trip to the local garden center can be an overwhelming experience, especially if your knowledge of plant selection and care falls short.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Jasinski |
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10/01/2002 |
Rains Arrive Too Late To Help Corn Crop |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Recent scattered rainfall and saturated conditions generated from the remnants of Tropical Storm Isidore have arrived too late to pull Ohio's corn out its drought-stressed state, and may even prove detrimental for farmers trying to harvest their crop.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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03/29/2005 |
Workshop About the Business of Hydroponics |
WALDO, Ohio — Creating and maintaining a hydroponic greenhouse business requires management savvy, a productive labor force and the assurance that consumers receive a safe product. |
Candace Pollock |
Mary Donnell |
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03/23/2006 |
Got Beef? Getting the Most Out of Dairy Cattle |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Dairy cattle are not only raised for milk production, but they are also raised for beef. With over 260,000 milk cows present in Ohio, getting quality out of the quantity is a challenging aspect for cattle producers.
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Candace Pollock |
Diane Shoemaker |
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10/04/2007 |
What Are Distillers Grains Worth? Software Tool Calculates Value |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- An Ohio State University computer software program, developed to aid livestock producers in making more informed commodity feed purchases, can now be used to calculate the nutritional and economic worth of distillers grains. |
Candace Pollock |
Normand St-Pierre |
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05/04/2009 |
Ohio State University Economist: Education Key to Limiting H1N1 Virus Impacts on U.S. Pork Industry |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Educating the American public that they can't contract the H1N1 (swine flu) virus by eating pork will be a big factor in how much the U.S. pork industry will be impacted by the growing pandemic, says an Ohio State University economist. |
Candace Pollock |
Luther Tweeten |
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04/27/2010 |
OSU Extension Helping Ohio Schools Better Manage Pests |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension is helping Ohio school systems better manage pest problems while meeting requirements to become Integrated Pest Management (IPM) "Star Certified." |
Candace Pollock |
Barb Bloetscher |
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09/17/2001 |
Alternative Farming Opportunities Focus of Field Day |
AUGUSTA, Ohio - Dogs, which have long been used to guard and herd livestock, are taking a back seat to a rather unusual, exotic animal. |
Candace Pollock |
Mike Hogan |
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07/01/2008 |
New Initiative to Boost Business End of Ohio Tourism |
PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension is providing leadership to create a new resource tool enabling Ohio businesses to tap into the $38 billion Ohio tourism industry. |
Candace Pollock |
Julie Fox |
