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04/20/2008 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Susque-whatta? (Plus a New Reader Contest!) (for the Week of April 20, 2008) |
Q. Dear Twig: "Susquehanna." Now that's a beautiful word.
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Kurt Knebusch |
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09/21/2012 |
Fruit, Vegetable Safety Program Set for Cleveland Oct. 3 |
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A program on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms will take place from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Ave., in Cleveland.
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Ashley Kulhanek |
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04/02/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Do Skunks Spray Other Skunks? (for the Week of April 8, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: So ... do skunks ever spray each other?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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06/01/2011 |
Media Advisory: Unique Highway Tree Planting Project Kicks Off Tomorrow (6/2) in Gahanna |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Reporters are invited tomorrow (6/2) at 10 a.m. to the kickoff of “Greening the Highways” -- a binational project that seeks to increase the survival rate and environmental benefits of trees planted in urban areas in Ontario, Canada, and Ohio. The project's first tree planting in Ohio will take place in Gahanna, at the intersection of I-270 South and Hamilton Road.
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01/25/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Chickens in Your Own Backyard (for the Week of Jan. 25, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: Can I raise chickens in my backyard?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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06/06/2012 |
Media Advisory: Ohio State Biosafety Lab to Be Named after U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula Friday, June 8, in Wooster |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's Plant and Animal Agrosecurity Research Facility (PAAR) will be named after longtime U.S. Rep. Ralph Regula (Ohio's 16th District), at a ceremony this Friday, June 8, at 3:30 p.m. Regula has been a strong supporter of the facility. He retired from Congress in 2009.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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04/27/2011 |
Media Advisory: Chancellor Petro to Speak at OARDC Annual Conference Tomorrow (4/28) in Columbus |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio Board of Regents Chancellor Jim Petro will speak tomorrow (4/28) at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center’s (OARDC) annual conference, to be held at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Dr., on Ohio State University’s Columbus campus.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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07/01/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: People-sized Penguins (for the Week of July 1, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Did you hear about the giant penguin?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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04/10/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Dandy, Yes, But Not Before Bed (for the Week of April 15, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: Why are dandelions called dandelions?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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07/01/2011 |
Down-Under Digestive Microbes Could Help Lower Methane Gas From Livestock |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The discovery that a bacterial species in the Australian Tammar wallaby gut is responsible for keeping the animal’s methane emissions relatively low suggests a potential new strategy may exist to try to reduce methane emissions from livestock, according to a new study.
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07/10/2012 |
Composting Industry Tour Set for Aug. 23 in NW Ohio: How to Handle 1,300 Tons of Leaves, 35 Million Pounds of Food Scraps, More |
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Two innovative, large-scale composting facilities in northwest Ohio will be the focus when Composting in Ohio 2012: A Tour of the Industry takes place from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Aug. 23.
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Mary Wicks |
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02/01/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Chickens on the White House Lawn (for the Week of Feb. 1, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: You said I can maybe raise chickens in my own backyard. What about the President? Can he raise chickens in his backyard, too?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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02/15/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Kiwis Can't Fly; Neither Can Kiwis (for the Week of Feb. 15, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: Where do kiwis come from? The fruit, not the bird.
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Kurt Knebusch |
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05/04/2008 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Mononga-how-la? (for the Week of May 4, 2008) |
Q. Dear Twig: "Monangaheely"? I don't get that either.
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Kurt Knebusch |
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08/12/2011 |
Corn, Soybeans: Attend SW Ohio Field Day For Expert Advice Aug. 16 in Washington Court House |
WASHINGTON COURT HOUSE, Ohio -- The Southwest Ohio Corn Growers and the Fayette County Agronomy Committee will hold their annual field day and test plot demonstrations on Tuesday, Aug. 16, from 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Fayette County Demonstration Farm just north of Washington Court House.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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07/08/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Wet, Wild Fish Sounds (for the Week of July 8, 2007) |
Dear Twig: Can fish talk? Make sounds? Bloop? Bleep?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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04/15/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Energy Vampire! Boo! (for the Week of April 22, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: My brother said there are energy vampires. True?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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10/05/2011 |
Ohio State Launches Center for Applied Plant Sciences |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The College of Arts and Sciences (ASC) and the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), are partnering to create the Center for Applied Plant Sciences (CAPS). The development of new bioproducts and enhanced crop performance are among its priorities.
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Sandi Rutkowski |
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12/07/2012 |
Media Advisory: OARDC in Wooster to Help Launch State's 100 Gbps Broadband Network Tuesday, Dec. 11 |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Reporters are invited to the inauguration of Ohio's 100-Gigabit-per-second (Gbps) statewide broadband network, which will take place Tuesday, Dec. 11, at various university sites -- including the Wooster campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC).
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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07/10/2012 |
Ohio State’s Annual Manure Science Review Is Aug. 9 in NW Ohio: Learn How to Reduce Phosphorus Runoff, More |
GROVER HILL, Ohio -- Reducing phosphorus runoff, a concern related to protecting water quality and preventing harmful algae blooms, will be just one of the topics when Ohio State presents Manure Science Review 2012 on Aug. 9 in northwest Ohio.
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Mary Wicks |
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11/03/2011 |
Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of Nov. 3 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State University's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
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Kaitlyn Riemenschneider |
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09/06/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Oak from Acorn? A-OK! (for the Week of Sept. 6, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: Can I grow an oak tree from an acorn?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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02/22/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Cool Cold Kiwis (for the Week of Feb. 22, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: OK, here's your kiwifruit. So how can I grow my own kiwifruit?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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01/11/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: The Eagle Has Landed ... on a Monkey (for the Week of Jan. 11, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: Is there really something called a monkey-eating eagle?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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09/22/2011 |
Food Dialogues Reach Farm Science Review Attendees via Satellite and Twitter |
Thought leaders in food and agriculture production and policy, wildlife, animal care and the environment came together via satellite and Twitter (#foodd) with farmers and consumers to discuss concerns about water and land availability, energy costs, food prices and transparency.
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Melanie Wilt |
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03/23/2007 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Ranking Skunk Species (for the Week of April 1, 2007) |
Q. Dear Twig: You said there are several skunk species. How do they smell? The same? Different?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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04/16/2012 |
Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of April 5 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State's College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as of April 5:
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Kaitlyn Riemenschneider |
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03/21/2011 |
Media Advisory: U.S. Rep. Renacci to Visit OARDC Tomorrow (3/22), Learn About Reconstruction, Economic Development Efforts |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- U.S. Rep. Jim Renacci (Ohio's 16th District) will visit the Wooster campus of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) tomorrow, March 22, at 10:30 a.m., to learn about post-tornado reconstruction efforts and projects related to economic development and food safety.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
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03/01/2009 |
Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Backyard Fruits That You Can Grow (for the Week of March 1, 2009) |
Q. Dear Twig: OK, here's another kiwifruit. So what did you mean, "more cool backyard fruits" last week?
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Kurt Knebusch |
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02/23/2012 |
Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of Feb. 17 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as of Feb. 17.
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Kaitlyn Riemenschneider |
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