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07/13/2005 |
Soybean Rust Infections Remain Low |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Depending on what the remnants of Tropical Depression Dennis has in store for Ohio, incidences of soybean rust may remain very low for the next month.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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07/11/2005 |
Safety First on the Farm |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The summer months are the busiest time of the year in Ohio agriculture, and being so, they are also the most dangerous. |
Candace Pollock |
Dee Jepsen |
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07/11/2005 |
Moisture Stress Biggest Limiting Factor in Crop Production |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The biggest element in the world of agricultural production that makes or breaks a crop is water, and potential rains from Tropical Depression Dennis may bring much needed relief from the abnormally dry conditions Ohio is currently experiencing. |
Candace Pollock |
Brian Slater |
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07/05/2005 |
Soybean Aphid Populations on the Rise |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Soybean aphid populations are on the rise in Ohio, just as entomologists and other industry specialists have predicted. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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07/05/2005 |
Potential Spider Mite Outbreak on Soybeans |
WOOSTER, Ohio — The soybean aphid is not the only insect pest Ohio growers have to keep a close eye on this growing season. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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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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07/01/2005 |
Chow Line: Whats in a cheese? Just look at label (for 7/10/05) |
I noticed it says natural cheese on the label of my favorite cheese. Isnt all cheese natural?
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Martha Filipic |
Valente Alvarez |
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06/24/2005 |
Ohio's Corn Crop Parched |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — With seedling blight diseases and replanting issues out of the way, Ohio corn growers are now faced with a new challenge: inadequate rainfall.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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06/24/2005 |
Online Newsletter Focuses on Entrepreneurships |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — An online newsletter, targeted to business management, policy-making and entrepreneurship education, is now available through Ohio State University's Farm Income Enhancement Program of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. |
Candace Pollock |
Tom Sporleder |
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06/23/2005 |
Soybean Varieties Targeted for Soybean Rust Resistance |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Over 500 soybean lines planted in nearly 4,000 plots will be evaluated in Ohio this season for potential resistance to soybean rust.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance, Steve St. Martin |
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06/21/2005 |
Formal Hort. Training in the Works for Volunteers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohioans who dedicate their time to volunteer at public horticulture institutions and organizations may soon receive certified educational training.
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Candace Pollock |
Jenny Pope |
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06/20/2005 |
Ohio State Launches Endeavor Center |
PIKETON, Ohio — The future of southern Ohio is now. With just a snip of the ribbon giving way to the entrance of the new Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon Endeavor Center Business Incubator and Training Facility, seven years of planning, funding and construction have turned dreams into reality for communities throughout Appalachian Ohio. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve Shepherd |
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06/14/2005 |
Soybean Rust-Labeled Fungicides Not Worth It for Other Diseases |
WOOSTER, Ohio — In the interim of soybean rust's potential arrival to Ohio, growers may be compelled to use fungicides labeled for rust to control other soybean foliar diseases.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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06/13/2005 |
Wheat and Heat Don't Mix |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Wheat is a cool weather-loving plant. It doesn't respond too kindly to the heat and lately in Ohio the crop's been showing it. |
Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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06/13/2005 |
Ohio State Agriculture, Medical Researchers Test Berries as Cancer-fighters |
COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â If you have any doubts that "five a day" are good for you, here's some fruit for thought: berries could save your life. An interdisciplinary team of Ohio State University food, agricultural, and medical researchers are studying berries to determine if they can stop or slow some of the biological processes that contribute to the development or spread of certain types of cancer.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Joe Scheerens |
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06/13/2005 |
Soybean Rust Moving Slower than Predicted |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Soybean rust is moving northward from the southern United States much slower than predicted, but Ohio's soybean crop may not be out of the woods yet.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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06/10/2005 |
Uncommon Wheat Disease Makes Rare Appearance in Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio — A cereal rust, most problematic on wheat in the Pacific Northwest and lower central Plains states, has made a rare appearance in Ohio this year.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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06/07/2005 |
Timing is Right for a Slug Fest |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Slugs are making a buffet out of slow developing corn and soybeans, and growers need to be scouting their fields now for potential treatment. |
Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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06/06/2005 |
Soybeans Off to a Slow Start |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio's soybean crop, like corn, has gotten off to a slow start this growing season. |
Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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06/03/2005 |
Sentinel Plots to Aid in Soybean Rust Detection |
MT. GILEAD, Ohio — Soybeans in the unifoliate, or one leaf, stage of development peak through the soil on grower Tom Weiler's Mt. Gilead, Ohio, farm. Seeded on April 11, the beans are among the first planted in Ohio and for a specific purpose — to aid in the early detection of soybean rust, if it shows up.
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Candace Pollock |
Dennis Mills, Steve Ruhl |
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06/02/2005 |
Learn to Identify Soybean Rust at Extension Field Day |
AMANDA, Ohio — Soybean rust looks so similar to Septoria brown spot (another soybean disease) in its early stages that it's not hard for growers to confuse the two. But an Ohio State University Extension field day will be held to help growers make the distinction. |
Candace Pollock |
Stan Smith |
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06/01/2005 |
Ohio Growers Replanting Corn |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Sometimes the early bird doesn't get the worm.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps, Peter Thomison |
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06/01/2005 |
Ohio State Bestows First Woman Animal Sciences Honor |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University's Department of Animal Sciences has inducted the first woman into its Animal Sciences Hall of Fame.
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Candace Pollock |
James Kinder |
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05/27/2005 |
Career Choice of Researcher a Benefit to Millions |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Rattan Lal's education in agriculture—soil science more specifically—was more about opportunity than design, but his years of research contributions have changed farming for millions worldwide.
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Candace Pollock |
Jerry Bigham, Rattan Lal |
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05/27/2005 |
Flowering Wheat Turns Attention to Head Scab |
WOOSTER, Ohio — As Ohio wheat enters the flowering stage - a critical time for potential head scab infection — growers are being encouraged to stay on top of the latest predictions from the Fusarium Head Blight Prediction Center.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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05/12/2005 |
Ohio State Receives $11.6 Million Third Frontier Award To Turn Crops Into Industrial Products |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) has received an $11.6 million Third Frontier Project award to create the Ohio BioProducts Innovation Center (OBIC), which will develop chemical conversion technologies to generate industrial products such as lubricants and adhesives from raw materials grown in the state, including corn and soybeans.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Bobby Moser |
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05/05/2005 |
The Changing Face of Computers in Agriculture |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — More Ohio farmers are jumping on the technology bandwagon. Computer adoption is increasing, according to an Ohio State University Extension survey. But what is even more revealing is how the use of such technology is changing. |
Candace Pollock |
Marvin Batte |
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05/04/2005 |
Corn Rebounding from Cool, Wet Weather |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Early planted corn throughout Ohio is beginning to germinate and, in some cases, is already emerging above-ground, signaling that the crop may have escaped serious disease problems potentially brought about by cold, wet conditions soon after planting.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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05/04/2005 |
No Worries About Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio — While corn growers continue to fret over potential disease issues with their crop, wheat growers are sitting pretty. |
Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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05/04/2005 |
Secrest Arboretum Crabapples Begin Best Bloom in Decades |
WOOSTER, Ohio A perfect storm of crabapple flowering will converge this weekend, May 7-8, in Wooster as the worlds greatest collection of crabapple trees reaches full bloom at Secrest Arboretum on the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC).
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Jim Chatfield |
