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08/30/2007 |
Researchers Looking for Flood-Tolerant Soybeans |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Little can be done to prevent soybean injury due to flooding, but the future is bright for farmers to grow varieties tolerant to the effects of standing water. |
Candace Pollock |
Tara Vantoai |
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03/29/2011 |
Tri-State Conference Features Dairy Nutrition Information |
FORT WAYNE, Ind. -- Ohio State, Purdue and Michigan State universities are partnering to present the 20th annual Tri-State Dairy Nutrition Conference to help dairy nutritionists better serve their farm clientele.
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Jennifer Stewart |
Tamilee Nennich, Maurice Eastridge, Herbert Bucholtz |
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04/02/2008 |
Manure Management Focus of One-Day Summer Event |
LONDON, Ohio -- As fertilizer prices continue to soar, crop producers may be turning to manure for their fertility needs. Manure management will be the focus of a one-day event, being held this summer at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio. |
Candace Pollock |
Tami Combs |
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01/28/2008 |
Using Manure as Fertilizer? Learn More at the Manure Expo July 9 |
LONDON, Ohio -- Manure application may be an option for growers looking for alternatives to high-priced commercial fertilizers, and an event spearheaded by five land-grant universities in July will cover the economics and management of manure as a crop production resource. |
Candace Pollock |
Tami Combs |
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01/15/2009 |
Winter Raises Cold Stress Risk |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Despite cold temperatures, the activity of winter work may fuel a false sense of protection against cold weather hazards. |
Candace Pollock |
Tamela Brown |
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07/12/2002 |
Proper Storage Important to Keeping Seeds Viable |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Keeping a plant seed dry is the most important storage rule in maintaining its viability. |
Candace Pollock |
Susan Stieve |
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11/04/2005 |
Ways to Cut Winter Heating Costs Plentiful |
COLUMBUS, Ohio —With mountains of debt already weighing heavy on the wallet, potentially high heating bills this winter could put an even tighter chokehold on a consumer's strapped budget. |
Candace Pollock |
Susan Shockey |
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02/17/2009 |
Family Fundamentals: Trimming expenses a good idea in good, bad times (for Feb. 2009) |
My husband and I feel secure financially, but I'm concerned we are simply spending too much on a day-to-day, month-by-month basis. Do you have some tips to help us cut back?
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Martha Filipic |
Susan Shockey |
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01/19/2010 |
Family Fundamentals: Organized financial records make life easier (for Jan. 2010) |
I tend to keep my financial papers (at least those that I think are important) but after more than a decade, my record boxes are overwhelming my closet floor. What should I focus on keeping, and for how long?
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Martha Filipic |
Susan Shockey |
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05/25/2010 |
Free Food Guide Promotes Local Products, Local Businesses |
DELAWARE, Ohio – Central Ohio residents looking for local food products produced by local farmers and sold by local businesses now have access to a free food guide created by Ohio State University Extension Delaware County Master Gardeners.
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Candace Pollock |
Susan Liechty |
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06/04/2012 |
Over-the-counter Foggers Ineffective Against Bedbugs: Ohio State Study |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University entomologists have found that over-the-counter foggers commonly used by consumers are not effective at killing bedbugs -- providing the first scientific evidence that such products should not be recommended for control of this increasingly worrisome pest.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Susan Jones |
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03/03/2006 |
Entomologist: No Formosan Termite-Infested Mulch in Ohio |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- News spreading like wildfire that a destructive structural pest is hitching a ride in mulch beyond the Louisiana borders of hurricane-impacted areas is simply a rumor, says an Ohio State University Extension urban entomologist.
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Candace Pollock |
Susan Jones |
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03/03/2010 |
In Debt? Out of a Job? OSU Extension Tool Assists Ohioans Faced with Financial Difficulties |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Identifying local, state, even national economic resources when faced with financial difficulties or unemployment can be a stressful, confusing, and overwhelming task. A new effort by Ohio State University Extension is saving Ohioans the energy by bringing those resources directly to them.
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Candace Pollock |
Susan Holladay, Pat Brinkman |
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03/03/2010 |
OSU Department of Entomology Returns to College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Split between two colleges for 42 years, Ohio State University's Department of Entomology has come home. |
Candace Pollock |
Susan Fisher |
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04/21/2011 |
'Just What I Needed': Extension Nurtures Entrepreneurs in University District |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- On the west side of Ohio State University is Upper Arlington. Median household income: $87,557. Median home value: $316,768. Residents living below poverty: 4.8 percent. It's what you might expect in a neighborhood adjacent to a world-class research and teaching institution.
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Martha Filipic |
Susan Colbert, Jean Brookbank |
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06/16/2003 |
U.S. Treasurer to Visit OSU Extension's Spanish Financial Literacy Class |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- U.S. Treasurer Rosario MarÃn, the highest-ranking Latina in the Bush administration, will visit Ohio State University Extension's Spanish-language financial literacy course June 23 in the Columbus suburb of Gahanna.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Sue Helmreich |
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08/24/2005 |
Ohio Military Kids Camps Set for this Fall |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When Ohioââ¬â¢s soldiers are deployed into active duty, they often leave children behind. ââ¬ÅI am amazed at how hard the kids take it,ââ¬Â said Dona Leonhard, a graduate associate with Ohio 4-H Youth Development and Operation: Military Kids, a federal program launched in April that targets 20 states with high deployment rates. ââ¬ÅThe camp we had in July really enlightened me about how stressful a situation it is for these kids.ââ¬Â
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Martha Filipic |
Sue Ann Carroll |
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10/25/2011 |
Researchers Tackle Safety Issues with Leafy Greens |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Leafy green vegetables, power-packed with nutrients, are a growing part of the average American diet. Yet in 2009, leafy greens also made the Center for Science in the Public Interest's "Top 10 Most Dangerous Foods." Here's what Ohio State researchers are doing to help.
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Martha Filipic |
Sudhir Sastry, Gonul Kaletunc, Ahmed Yousef |
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05/02/2012 |
USDA Grant Turns Up Heat on Ohmic Processing |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sudhir Sastry has studied ohmic heating for decades, but the process continually sparks his curiosity. Sastry's team recently won a $492,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant on using the process to control enzymatic activity in tomatoes.
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Martha Filipic |
Sudhir Sastry |
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03/22/2005 |
Hort Program Helps Boost Awarness of Plants |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A horticulture program, first developed to simply spark interest in perennials, has now become a highly recognized resource for touting plant species in the green industry. |
Candace Pollock |
Steven Still |
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07/02/2012 |
Secretary of Agriculture: Ohio State's Ag Research Plays 'Essential Role' in Health Issues |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The story of American agriculture is much broader than the crops grown in farm fields, said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack.
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Martha Filipic, Tracy Turner |
Steven Schwartz |
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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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06/07/2010 |
Still to Receive American Horticultural Society's Highest Honor June 10 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Steven Still was "green" before green was cool. Nearly four decades ago, Still earned his doctorate at the University of Illinois by examining if waste hardwood bark, instead of being burned or dumped by distilleries that use the wood for whiskey barrels, could be used as a growing medium.
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Martha Filipic |
Steven Still |
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03/13/2002 |
Researchers Seeking Alternative Uses for Soybeans |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - There may be more uses for soybean oil than just as a food product.
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Candace Pollock |
Steve St. Martin |
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05/01/2002 |
Soybean Research/Products Focus of Collaborative Program |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Ohio State University soybean breeders have joined forces with researchers from four other universities to help boost research and design ways soybean products can benefit consumers. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve St. Martin |
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04/24/2002 |
New Soybean Varieties Released |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Six new soybean varieties, available for seed production this spring, may offer improved field characteristics and increased nutritional benefits than current market varieties. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve St. Martin |
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06/05/2007 |
Soybean Breeding Program Growing to Meet Industry Demands |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Growing demand for food-grade and industrial-use soybean varieties has spurred an expansion of Ohio State University's soybean breeding program -- a welcome boost in a highly competitive industry. |
Candace Pollock |
Steve St. Martin |
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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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02/18/2011 |
Ohio State Shares in $20M USDA Grant for Sustainability of Corn Production in the Midwest |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) is one of 11 institutions awarded a $20 million grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture (USDA-NIFA), which aims to keep Midwest corn-based cropping systems resilient in the face of future climate uncertainties.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steve Slack, Richard Moore |
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12/05/2012 |
Finer Elected Fellow of American Association for the Advancement of Science |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- John Finer, a professor in Ohio State University's Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, has been elected Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) -- a recognition bestowed upon leading researchers for their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to promote science or its applications.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steve Slack, John Finer |
