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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07/26/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Big Z's (for the Week of July 26, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: What's the biggest zucchini in the world?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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05/29/2008 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Tasmanian Devil in Devil of a Pickle (for the Week of June 1, 2008) |
Q. Dear Twig: We also talked in class about an animal called the Tasmanian devil. It's endangered. Why?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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01/18/2012 |
Spreading Manure on Frozen Ground Option for Producers, But Proper Application Crucial |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Saturated field conditions last fall and early this winter have made it difficult for livestock producers in Ohio and the Midwest to apply manure. As a result, most farmers are beginning to run out of manure storage room right now.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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08/19/2011 |
Media Request Form for FSR Tickets and Parking |
Make your plans now to cover the 2011 Farm Science Review.
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Suzanne Steel |
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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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09/02/2011 |
Ohio State’s Dean of Food, Ag, Environment to Step Down |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The longest-tenured dean at The Ohio State University announced his transition plans today.
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Suzanne Steel |
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04/29/2011 |
Chancellor Petro at OARDC Conference: 'You Are the Heart of Ohio's Economic Growth Prospects' |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Speaking at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) annual conference yesterday (4/28) on Ohio State University’s Columbus campus, Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro said agriculture -- and the science that supports it -- are “the heart of Ohio’s economic growth prospects.”
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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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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05/09/2011 |
Ohio State's Wetlands Researcher Given Honor by Chinese University |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Professor William J. Mitsch, director of Ohio State University's Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, was presented with a Certificate for Concurrent Professorship at Nanjing Forestry University in Nanjing, China, on May 5.
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Li Zhang |
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06/09/2011 |
Last Chance to Register for NE Ohio Lawn Care Seminar: Event is June 16 in Wooster |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Registration is coming to a close for this year’s Northeast Ohio Lawn Care Seminar, which will be held Thursday, June 16, from 8 a.m.-2 p.m., at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) Wooster campus, 1680 Madison Ave.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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04/05/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Seahorse Manure (for the Week of April 5, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: How do seahorses go to the bathroom?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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08/09/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Hawk Makes a Splash (for the Week of Aug. 9, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: I saw a big hawk in my grandmother's bird bath.
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Kurt Knebusch |
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01/17/2012 |
Feb. 20: How to Grow, Sell Safer Produce |
HOMERVILLE, Ohio -- A program on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms takes place in northern Ohio on Feb. 20.
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Ashley Kulhanek |
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08/22/2011 |
MEDIA ADVISORY: Shirley Brooks-Jones Available for Interviews about 9/11 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- As the nation prepares to commemorate the 10th anniversary of 9/11, one local woman looks forward to again sharing her own Sept. 11 tale of overwhelming generosity.
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Martha Filipic |
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10/21/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Squirrels A-fallin'! (for the Week of Oct. 21, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Do squirrels ever fall out of trees?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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03/15/2012 |
Cleaner, Safer Produce? Program for Farmers is April 14 |
CANFIELD, Ohio -- A program on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms takes place in Mahoning County on April 14.
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Ashley Kulhanek |
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08/17/2012 |
Niblack Named Fellow of Society of Nematologists |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The chair of Ohio State University's Department of Plant Pathology has been inducted as a Fellow in the Society of Nematologists.
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Martha Filipic |
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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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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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05/08/2012 |
Coming June 2 in Canton: Food Safety Practices for Fruit, Vegetable Growers |
CANTON, Ohio -- Stark Parks will host a program on food safety practices for fruit and vegetable growers from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 2 at the Exploration Gateway at Sippo Lake Park.
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Ashley Kulhanek |
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06/09/2011 |
Rain Barrels and Gardening: Attend Free Event this Sunday in Columbus |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Learn about rain barrels and their use in backyard gardening this Sunday, June 12, during a free educational program held at the Waterman Agriculture and Natural Resources Laboratory, 2490 Carmack Road, on Ohio State University’s Columbus campus.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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08/16/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: All the Colors of the Tomatobow! (for the Week of Aug. 16, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: How many colors of tomatoes are there?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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08/26/2008 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Send in the Clown Loaches (for the Week of Aug. 31, 2008) |
Q. Dear Twig: Erm, what's a clown loach?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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03/22/2011 |
Animals from Cleveland, Akron Zoos at Scarlet, Gray, Green Fair |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Both the Akron Zoo and the Cleveland Metroparks Zoo will bring animals to OSU’s Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair. Their focus: Teaching people about conserving wildlife.
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Laura Chapin |
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10/25/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Pacific Trash Vortex (for the Week of Oct. 28, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Here's what my friend Steve said at lunch: that there's a great big pile of plastic garbage floating in the middle of the ocean. True?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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05/01/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: When Raccoons Want Your Corn (for the Week of May 6, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Every spring we plant sweet corn in our garden. And every summer, right before we pick it, it gets eaten up by raccoons. What can we do?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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04/29/2011 |
VP Statement Regarding Ohio House Budget |
Statement from Bobby D. Moser, Vice President for Agricultural Administration and Dean, College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences on the Ohio House budget
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Suzanne Steel |
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06/08/2008 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Tree Zapped by Zapping? Prognosis 'Not Great' (for the Week of June 8, 2008) |
Q. Dear Twig: A tree in our yard got hit by lightning. The trunk has a big long scar. Will it live?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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01/13/2012 |
Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of Jan. 14 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as of Jan. 14.
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Kaitlyn Riemenschneider |
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