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10/17/2007 |
Master Gardeners Honored for Their Horticulture Efforts |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers were honored recently for their hard work and dedication in educating Ohioans about horticulture and spreading a love for gardening through activities and programs. |
Candace Pollock |
Pam Bennett |
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10/16/2007 |
Wheat/Soybean Futures Prices Soar to Stimulate More Acres |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Historically high futures prices are enticing crop producers to plant more wheat and soybeans next season in order to boost the current shortage of both commodities. |
Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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10/15/2007 |
Weather Reins in Aphid Populations This Season |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Despite entomologists' predictions for high soybean aphid populations this season, the pest posed little to no problems for most Ohio producers. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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10/15/2007 |
OSU Extension Brings Back Lamb Short Course |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension's Lamb 509 short course is being offered again after a two-year absence. The program is tailored to producing and marketing quality lamb products. |
Candace Pollock |
Roger High |
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10/14/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Science Class Under the Sea (for the Week of Oct. 14, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: My teacher told us about a class called Project SeaCAMEL. What is it?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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10/12/2007 |
Chow Line: Trick yourself to stop binging on treats (for 10/21/07) |
With Halloween coming up, I need to figure out how to avoid binging on candy. Any ideas?
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Martha Filipic |
Jaime Foster |
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10/09/2007 |
Corn Residue an Option if Forage Supplies are Short |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With livestock forages, especially hay, still in short supply, feeding corn residue may help extend the grazing season. But, like other feeds, management is important.
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Candace Pollock |
Jeff McCutcheon |
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10/08/2007 |
Looking Back on Four Decades of No-Till Research |
PLAIN CITY, Ohio -- Forty-six years ago, in small corn/soybean plots at Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, no-till research was born. |
Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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10/07/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Mountains Into Molehills (for the Week of Oct. 7, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Is "mountaintop removal" what it sounds like it is?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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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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10/04/2007 |
Chow Line: Try hummus as a healthful spread, dip |
Is hummus considered a healthful food? I think it probably is, but I wonder about the fat in it. How is it made?
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Martha Filipic |
Jaime Foster |
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10/01/2007 |
Corn Stover Removal Decreases Soil Carbon, Impacts Crop |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Removing corn stover for use in ethanol production decreases the amount of carbon stored in the soil, and has an adverse impact on overall soil fertility and crop development, according to Ohio State University research.
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Candace Pollock |
Humberto Blanco |
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10/01/2007 |
OSU Extension Offers Landscape Design Program |
DELAWARE, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension will be offering a program on the basics of landscape design on Oct. 11. |
Candace Pollock |
Cindy Kaelber |
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09/28/2007 |
Chow Line: Canning cherry tomatoes not advised |
Where can I find how to can cherry tomatoes? I'm having trouble finding guidelines. |
Martha Filipic |
Jaime Foster |
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09/27/2007 |
Report Cattle Illnesses to Keep Diseases Under Control |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio producers who suspect their beef or dairy cattle are showing signs of epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) should report those symptoms to their local veterinarian. |
Candace Pollock |
Bill Shulaw |
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09/27/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Dead Tree Standing (for the Week of Sept. 30, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: What good are dead trees? There's one in the woods behind our house. My dad says he won't cut it down.
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Kurt Knebusch |
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09/24/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Mammoth Effort (for the Week of Sept. 23, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: What did you mean, ‘Bring back the mammoth'? Is someone going to bring back a mammoth?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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09/24/2007 |
Harvest in Full Swing, But Many Still Attend Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio -- Eighty-degree temperatures and sunny skies are speeding up corn harvest throughout Ohio, but farmers still made the time for Ohio State University's Farm Science Review. |
Candace Pollock |
Chuck Gamble |
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09/21/2007 |
Chow Line: Grapes have bunches of benefits (for 9/30/07) |
Lately, I've been on a grape kick. I'm surprised at how many varieties are available. What are their best points, nutrition-wise? |
Martha Filipic |
Josh Bomser, Joe Scheerens |
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09/20/2007 |
Study Looks at Wild Birds' Impact on E. coli Spread on Farms |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio State University scientists are using a $1 million U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) grant to study the relationship between wild birds and E. coli contamination on farms, in an effort to gather crucial data leading to effective pre-harvest control strategies that would help minimize foodborne illnesses throughout the country.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jeff LeJeune |
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09/18/2007 |
Ohio's Drought Causing Stunted Corn Ears |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – This season's drought may be the cause of stunted ears being found throughout Ohio's cornfields. The abnormalities may pose harvest challenges for growers and potentially impact yields. |
Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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09/17/2007 |
Family Fundamentals: Increasing emotional intelligence takes practice (for September 2007) |
My son is smart, but his grades are falling because he doesn't do his homework. He's in the sixth grade. Is this a phase? What can we do?
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Martha Filipic |
Nancy Recker |
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09/17/2007 |
OSU Extension Livestock Program Adding Value to Industry |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Cattleman's Association have launched a new program that adds value to livestock educational programs and recognizes producers' management and marketing efforts. |
Candace Pollock |
Bill Doig |
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09/17/2007 |
OSU Extension Heifer Program Seeing Success |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Synchronizing artificial breeding of replacement heifers compared to natural breeding stimulates reproduction earlier in the season, resulting in larger calves at market and potentially more profit for a farmer. |
Candace Pollock |
Bill Doig |
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09/13/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Dude, Where's My Mammoth? (Hypotheses 3 and 4) (for the Week of Sept. 16, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Go on. What else might have made those great big Ice Age mammals go extinct?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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09/12/2007 |
Economist: Trade Barriers Won't Solve Chinese/U.S. Economic Woes |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Economic imbalances of two of the world's major players -- the United States and China -- could shake things up in the global market, but Congress' protectionist stance against China to right the economic problems of both countries is not the solution, says an Ohio State University international trade economist.
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Candace Pollock |
Ian Sheldon |
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09/11/2007 |
OSU Extension to Host an Organic Poultry Program |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension will be hosting an organic poultry production program via videoconference on Sept. 20 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. |
Candace Pollock |
Mike Hogan |
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09/07/2007 |
Chow Line: DASH diet no fad, just healthful eating (for 9/16/07) |
A friend of mine is losing weight on something called the DASH diet. Is it a fad? |
Martha Filipic |
Jaime Foster |
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09/06/2007 |
Lake County Extension Educator Honored with National Nursery Award |
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Nursery & Landscape Association recently honored Randall H. Zondag with its Nursery Extension Award during its annual meeting in Washington, D.C.
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Jonathan Bardzik |
Randy Zondag |
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09/05/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Dude, Where's My Mammoth? (Hypotheses 1 and 2) (for the Week of Sept. 9, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Why did those great big mammals in North America — sloths, mammoths, those guys — go extinct?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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