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09/29/2011 |
Sheep, Goat Producers: Management Skills Workshop to be Held Oct. 14 in Wooster |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Sheep and goat producers who are certified organic, in transition to becoming organic, or just interested in small ruminants and organic methods won't want to miss the Management Skills for Organic Small Ruminants Workshop, to be held Oct. 14 from 1-5 p.m. at Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Kathy Bielek |
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05/17/2011 |
Higher Fuel Prices To Impact Some Farmers More Than Others |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This year’s unexpected rise in fuel prices is certain to impact farmers in Ohio and across the nation, but the extent of the impact will vary across agricultural sectors and will depend on other variables such as the weather and the fate of already record-high grain prices.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Barry Ward, Dianne Shoemaker, Clif Little |
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09/07/2011 |
OSU South Centers Celebrate 20 Years with Open House Sept. 15 |
PIKETON, Ohio -- The Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon are celebrating two decades of diversifying agriculture and promoting economic development in southern Ohio, and want to share this milestone with area residents, friends and clientele past and present at a Sept. 15 open house.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Tom Worley |
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06/21/2011 |
Bioproducts Center Links Ag and Polymers to Drive Innovation, Job Creation |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- In only six years, the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center has facilitated the creation of new companies, partnerships, products and jobs -- helping Ohio become a national leader in the promising field of bio-based specialty chemicals, polymers and advanced materials.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Stephen Myers |
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10/20/2011 |
Bucking Hardwood Logs for Urban Tree Professionals: Sign Up for Nov. 15 Workshop in Bowling Green |
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Urban foresters and other tree professionals will learn the best ways to utilize tree stems to their highest potential and find better markets at a one-day, hands-on workshop scheduled for Tuesday, Nov. 15, in Bowling Green, northwest Ohio.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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03/21/2011 |
Media Advisory: U.S. Rep. Renacci to Visit OARDC Tomorrow (3/22), Learn About Reconstruction, Economic Development Efforts |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (Ohio's 16th District) will visit the Wooster campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) tomorrow, March 22, at 10:30 a.m., to learn about post-tornado reconstruction efforts and projects related to economic development and food safety.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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04/14/2011 |
Livestock Industry: May 2 Workshop in Columbus Tackles Ammonia, Nitrogen |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- This year’s Ohio State University agricultural air quality workshop will focus on the challenges and opportunities facing livestock and poultry producers when it comes to ammonia emissions and their connection with nitrogen fertilizer. It will take place Monday, May 2, at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center in Columbus.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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10/10/2012 |
Interested in Renewable Energy? Nov. 8 Workshop in Wooster Has It All |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Wind farms. Solar power. Biogas. Ohio is starting to embrace renewable energy. And you will have a chance to learn more about the opportunities and challenges of green energy generation Nov. 8 on the Wooster campus of Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC).
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Yebo Li |
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06/21/2011 |
Asian Longhorned Beetle Find Means More Bad News for Ohio's Forests, Tree Industries |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The first discovery of Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) infesting trees in Ohio -- announced by the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) on June 17 -- points to a worrisome trend of exotic, invasive pests attacking the state’s forests and urban tree resources while potentially dealing yet another blow to nursery and forest-products industries, according to Ohio State University scientists.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Dan Herms, David Shetlar, Cindy Meyer |
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09/01/2011 |
Cleveland, Other Cities Could Produce Most of Their Food: Ohio State Study |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Cleveland and other post-industrial North American cities have the potential to generate up to 100 percent of their current needs for fresh produce and other food items -- retaining millions of dollars in the local economy, creating new jobs, and spurring additional health, social and environmental benefits.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Parwinder Grewal |
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01/15/2009 |
Vegetable Growers: Learn Tomato Grafting at Jan. 27 Workshop in Wooster |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio State University is offering a workshop on tomato grafting on Tuesday, Jan. 27, in Wooster, tailored to growers interested in finding out more about this technique and related research trials.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Matt Kleinhenz |
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09/03/2002 |
OARDC Plant Pathologist Honored for International Service |
WOOSTER, Ohio â Sally Miller, a plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), is a one-of-a-kind global fighter. For almost a decade now, she has been cruising the world in search of pests to kill and vegetables to save.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Sally Miller |
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08/16/2012 |
H3N2 Flu Outbreak: Awareness Key to Preventing Illness, Minimizing Impact on Pork Industry, Ohio State Experts Say |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Better education regarding the nature of influenza viruses and how to prevent infection, along with stepped up efforts to keep sick pigs away from agricultural fairs, are the best ways to minimize risk of human disease and any potentially adverse impact on the country's pork industry as a result of the current outbreak of influenza A H3N2 variant virus, Ohio State University animal virologists say.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Mo Saif, Chang Won Lee |
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04/02/2007 |
Easter Chicks and Ducklings: Cute Presents Could Carry Dangerous Salmonella |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Chicks and ducklings can bring smiles to kids this Easter season, but they could also carry something not so cuddly into your home: Salmonella infection, an illness that is particularly dangerous to young children.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jeff LeJeune |
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08/10/2010 |
Miller Receives Prestigious Plant Pathology Recognition for Work on Vegetable Crops |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Sally Miller has dedicated her career to helping vegetable farmers protect their crops, whether close to her hometown in northeast Ohio or as far away as Bangladesh. Such dedication has earned the Canton native and Ohio State University plant pathologist the recognition of fellow by the American Phytopathological Society (APS) ââ¬â one of the highest distinctions bestowed on scientists who specialize in the study and control of diseases of plants.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steve Slack |
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08/10/2009 |
Minnesotans Learn about Value of Trees, Invasive Insects from OSU Extension Team |
WOOSTER, Ohio — The Ohio State University Extension Nursery, Landscape and Turf Team's (ENLTT) recent educational road trip to Minnesota is an excellent example of what universities, communities and industry — not to mention states — stand to gain when they collaborate and share resources. |
Mauricio Espinoza |
Jim Chatfield |
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11/30/2011 |
OARDC's Yebo Li Receives University Innovator Award |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Yebo Li, a biosystems engineer with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, has received Ohio State University's 2011 Early Career Innovator of the Year Award for his work on the development and commercialization of bio-based energy and industrial products.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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07/27/2006 |
Velleman Receives Turkey Industry Research Award |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Sandra Velleman, a professor of animal sciences with Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster, has been awarded the 2006 National Turkey Federation Research Award.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jim Kinder |
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02/23/2012 |
Training for Specialty Crop IPM Plan Developers Offered March 14 in London |
LONDON, Ohio -- The Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and Ohio State University's Integrated Pest Management (IPM) Program are teaming up to offer a workshop on IPM conservation plan writing for specialty crop growers, March 14, in London, Ohio.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jim Jasinski |
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07/17/2006 |
Global Warming in Your Garden? Common Plants, Bugs Reveal Important Climate Changes |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Evidence supporting climate change often comes in striking forms, anything from gigantic ozone-layer holes to remote melting glaciers. But signs the planet is getting warmer can be found in familiar places a lot closer to home: say, your flower bed or your tree lawn.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Dan Herms |
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01/19/2011 |
Ohio State Researchers Conduct First Genetic Study of Bedbugs, Find Possible Pesticide-Resistance Genes |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University entomologists have conducted the first genetic study of bedbugs, paving the road to the identification of potential genes associated with pesticide resistance and possible new control methods for the troublesome insect, whose sudden resurgence in the United States has led to a public health scare.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Omprakash Mittapalli |
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02/11/2011 |
OARDC’s BioHio Research Park Attracts Companies, Creates Jobs in Growing Green Economy |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- At a time when the Buckeye state is trying to dig out of the recession and re-engineer its economy to boost job creation, the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is collaborating with forward-thinking industry to do just that.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Mel Kurtz, Rod Crider |
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10/19/2011 |
OARDC Works with Industry to Boost Ethanol Production, Create Jobs |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The future of the U.S. ethanol industry depends on its ability to increase yields, be competitive with fossil fuels and fill a growing need for energy independence. Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is lending its expertise to make that possible.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Fred Michel, Fred Clarke |
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07/16/2002 |
'More Beef for Less Money' Highlight of Field Day |
COSHOCTON, Ohio â Beef cattle farmers know all too well that winter feeding takes a big bite out of the ruminantsâ maintenance budget. The good news is that alternative feeding methods can reduce the total cost of raising cows without affecting productivity.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steven Loerch |
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07/05/2007 |
Sen. Voinovich Learns About Bio-energy, Climate Change Research at OARDC |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Sen. George Voinovich toured the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) June 29 to learn about ongoing research seeking to develop new sources of renewable energy and industrial products and combat the effects of global warming.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steve Slack |
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11/06/2002 |
Viburnum Chewer Makes Its Way Into Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio --Ohio landscapers, nursery managers and home gardeners should begin examining their viburnums a little closer. A new exotic pest has just arrived in town --and itâs hungry for the popular woody ornamentals.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Dan Herms |
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11/15/2012 |
New Bio-fertilizer Can Increase Hydroponic Vegetable Growth: Ohio State Trials |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new organic-based fertilizer for commercial hydroponic production can boost lettuce growth by about 13 percent, according to preliminary trials conducted by Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Robert Hansen, Bill Diederich, Paul Brentlinger |
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01/19/2011 |
OARDC Receives $2 Million Grant to Support Growing U.S. Greenhouse Tomato Industry |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) has received a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) to improve disease control and food safety in the country’s multi-million dollar greenhouse tomato industry -- which now accounts for nearly 40 percent of all fresh tomatoes sold in American supermarkets.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Sally Miller |
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09/15/2005 |
OARDC Receives NorTech Innovation Award for Bio-energy Initiative |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) is looking for new ways to meet the energy challenges currently facing the United States from a very unusual source ââ¬â waste generated by farming and food-processing operations.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Floyd Schanbacher |
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03/11/2003 |
EORDC Manager Receives Ohio Cattlemen's Award |
CALDWELL, Ohio â Wayne Shriver is not only the man responsible for the daily operations of the Eastern Ohio Resource and Development Center (EORDC). Heâs also the owner of one of the stateâs most successful cow-calf operations, which earned him the first-ever Ohio Cattlemenâs Association Commercial Producer of the Year Award.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Ken Scaife |
