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10/28/2010 |
Wheat Crop Looking Good |
WOOSTER, Ohio – With nearly all of Ohio's winter wheat planted, according to the Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service, farmers are on track for a potentially successful crop. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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08/24/2006 |
Wheat Crop Exceeds 2005 Production |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Despite a rocky season of localized drought problems, nutrient deficiencies and disease development, Ohio's wheat crop yielded a pleasing average of 68 bushels per acre, just three bushels shy of last year's production. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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03/17/2005 |
Wheat Approaching Green-Up |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Wheat in some parts of Ohio is approaching the "green-up" stage and it will soon be time for growers to head out to the fields to evaluate plant stands for adequate yield potential.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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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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07/13/2011 |
What’s in Your Woods? Sign Up by Friday (7/15) to Find Out |
OREGON, Ohio -- Register by Friday (7/15) for “The Woods in Your Backyard,” a workshop by the Ohio Woodland Stewards Program in northwest Ohio
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Kurt Knebusch |
Kathy Smith |
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05/21/2012 |
What's the Best Way to Burn (or Not) Certain Forests Around the Great Lakes? New Program Has Science-based Answers |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Lake States Fire Science Consortium, based at Ohio State in partnership with two federal agencies, shares the "best available science" with land managers.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Charles Goebel, Greg Corace |
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08/02/2011 |
What's on Tap at Manure Science Review? |
DEGRAFF, Ohio -- Here’s who’s speaking at the 2011 Manure Science Review, set for Aug. 16 at the Winner Family Farm in DeGraff in western Ohio.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Mary Wicks |
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07/07/2010 |
What's New at This Year's Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio –Throughout its 48-year history, Ohio State University's Farm Science Review has been at the forefront of showcasing the future of agriculture. |
Candace Pollock |
Chuck Gamble |
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12/04/2003 |
What Was Good for Corn Was Bad for Soybeans |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â A rainy growing season and cooler-than-normal temperatures were a blessing for Ohioâs corn crop, but a thorn in the side of soybean growers.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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03/23/2012 |
What to Do With That Shoebox Full of Old Batteries: Recycling Returns to Wooster Green Fair |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Visitors can drop off cell phones, computers, compact fluorescent lamps and other household items for recycling at Ohio State’s fifth annual Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray, and Green Fair.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Gwen Covert |
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06/05/2008 |
What is Wrong with This Plant? New OSU Extension Program Helps to Diagnosis Problems |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- A new Ohio State University Extension program is making it easier for natural resources and horticulture professionals to identify what ails woody plants and shrubs. |
Candace Pollock |
Kathy Smith |
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10/21/2010 |
What Grass-fed Means to Milk: Dutch Scientist to Speak at OSU This Monday (10/25) |
COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â How does a cow's diet affect the milk you drink? Grassland scientist Anjo Elgersma of Wageningen University, the Netherlands, will discuss ââ¬ÅThe Effects of Pasture Dairying on Milk Qualityââ¬Â at Ohio State this Monday (10/25).
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Kurt Knebusch |
Mark Sulc |
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09/14/2010 |
What Does it Take to Make Ends Meet? Learn Money Management Skills at Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – Visitors to Ohio State University's Farm Science Review will have fun learning how far that monthly paycheck really goes through a new interactive display featuring OSU Extension's Signature Program, "Real Money, Real World." |
Candace Pollock |
Patty House |
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08/04/2009 |
What Does it Take to be a Farmers' Market Vendor? Find Out at Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – There's more to being a vendor at a farmers' market than just selling the products grown on the farm. Learn what it takes to become a successful vendor at Ohio State University's Farm Science Review. |
Candace Pollock |
Christie Welch |
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08/13/2008 |
What are Those Purple Things in Trees? Find out at Farm Science Review |
LONDON, Ohio – A new way of monitoring the spread of emerald ash borer has been introduced to Ohio and visitors to Ohio State University's Farm Science Review will learn more about the method. |
Candace Pollock |
Amy Stone |
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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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01/27/2011 |
Wetlands Park Marks Anniversaries with Feb. 2 Open House |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The public is invited to an open house at Ohio State University's Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 2.
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Martha Filipic |
Bill Mitsch |
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06/03/2010 |
Wetlands Director Eyes New Water |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- He has the boat and he has the water, but the twain have yet to meet. But Bill Mitsch dreams big. The director of Ohio State University's Wilma H. Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, Mitsch was delighted last week as students from a civil engineering class presented plans for a boat dock that would connect the wetlands, situated just north of Ohio State's Columbus campus off of Ackerman Road, with the nearby Olentangy River.
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Martha Filipic |
Bill Mitsch |
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05/19/2003 |
Wet Weather May Spell Disease Troubles for Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio â Ohioâs wheat is performing well despite recent rains, but saturated soils may have created favorable conditions for disease development.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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06/30/2011 |
Wet Spring Stresses Pastures and Forages, Changes Grazing Plans |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Rain kept farmers from planting corn and soybeans for several weeks, but the relatively unprecedented precipitation this spring had another significant consequence: pasture and forage stress.
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Andy Vance |
John Grimes |
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05/29/2002 |
Wet Spring Ideal to Practice Controlled Traffic |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Practicing controlled traffic may afford growers a planting advantage at a time when wet conditions are keeping most farmers out of their fields. |
Candace Pollock |
Randall Reeder |
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06/11/2002 |
Wet Spring Focus of Vegetable Grower Tour |
BRADNER, Ohio - Ohio State University vegetable crop specialists are using this spring's overly wet weather to help paint a picture of effective management practices for an upcoming Vegetable Grower Tour. |
Candace Pollock |
Mac Riedel |
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05/09/2008 |
Wet Soils Delaying Ohio Corn Planting |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio is already facing corn-planting delays, but growers have time to get their crop in the ground and walk away with potentially decent yields. |
Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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02/14/2012 |
Wet Fall and Warm Winter Leave Abundance of Manure Farmers Can Use as Crop Nutrient |
FINDLAY, Ohio – An unusually wet fall and unseasonably warm winter have left many livestock farmers exploring every option to find extra storage for manure. An Ohio State University Extension researcher says farmers can utilize a portion of their manure to replace commercial fertilizer on wheat and corn crops, a practice that can also protect the environment.
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Tracy Turner |
Glen Arnold |
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05/10/2010 |
Western Bean Cutworm Monitored in Ohio Again This Year |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension entomologists will once again trap for the Western bean cutworm, a common pest of Western corn-producing states rapidly expanding eastward and finding a niche throughout the Midwest. |
Candace Pollock |
Andy Michel |
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07/26/2010 |
Western Bean Cutworm Egg Masses and Larvae Found in Ohio |
WOOSTER, Ohio – For the first time since the trapping of Western bean cutworm moths in corn began in 2006, Ohio State University research entomologists have identified egg masses and larvae. The find reveals that populations continue to increase and that growers will need to monitor the pest in the future. |
Candace Pollock |
Andy Michel |
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07/12/2011 |
Webinars Help Consumers Put Dietary Guidelines into Practice |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Nutrition experts with Ohio State University Extension are dishing up their expertise to help consumers put the Dietary Guidelines for Americans into practice by offering a series of free webinars.
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Martha Filipic |
Julie Kennel |
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12/21/2011 |
Webinars Focus on Technologies to Help Increase Business |
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- A series of webinars on using social media, mobile apps and other technologies to help increase business is being offered by Penn State Extension in collaboration with Ohio State University Extension and University of Minnesota Extension.
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Julie Fox |
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05/08/2012 |
Webinar to Introduce Climate Change Communication Strategies |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio State University Climate Change Outreach Team will host a webinar on climate change May 9, from 12 p.m. to 1 p.m. The webinar, “Framing Climate Change: Recent Research Trends on Communication Strategies & Public Opinion,” will also feature a discussion by Erik Nisbet, assistant professor of communication and political science at Ohio State.
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Jill Jentes Banicki |
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12/15/2009 |
Web Site Helps Beginning Farmers |
BELPRE, Ohio -- When the recession forced Lynn Wiblin into unemployment from her manufacturing job earlier this year, she turned to the land to get back on her feet. Following in the footsteps of generations of family farming, she has turned 15 acres in Washington County into a vegetable farm that not only will provide for her and her family, but also help support the local economy.
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Candace Pollock |
Mike Hogan |
