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04/14/2006 |
Scout Fields Now for Alfalfa Weevil |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Scouting for field crop insects is not just left to corn and soybean growers. Now is the time for alfalfa producers to begin scouting their fields for alfalfa weevil, an insect that can cause severe defoliation if left unchecked.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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05/23/2006 |
Scout Fields Weekly for Best Insect Control |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio growers should be scouting their fields on a weekly basis to assess the level of populations and subsequent damage from a myriad of pests now making an appearance in corn and soybean fields.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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05/08/2006 |
Scout Now for Wheat Diseases |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio's wheat is performing well, but now is the time for growers to start scouting for leaf diseases to continue keeping the crop in tip-top shape. |
Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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05/05/2010 |
Scout Now for Wheat Diseases, Prepare for Head Scab |
WOOSTER, Ohio – As Ohio wheat continues to develop, now is the time for growers to scout fields for potential foliar diseases and make any necessary fungicide applications.
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Candace Pollock |
Pierce Paul |
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05/27/2010 |
Scout Soybean Fields for Water-Borne Diseases |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio soybean growers should be keeping an eye on their crop for water-borne diseases that may have cropped up during the recent heavy rains. |
Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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09/09/2005 |
Scouting for Soybean Rust Not Over Yet |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Scouting for soybean rust in Ohio is not quite over yet. |
Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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08/18/2005 |
Season Remainder Remote for Soybean Rust |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Worries over soybean rust are now behind Ohio growers. |
Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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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 |
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05/03/2007 |
Secrest Arboretum Crabapples Could Hit Peak Starting This Weekend (May 5-6) |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Bowed but unbroken by late snow and cold, battered by rain and hail just two days ago, Secrest Arboretumââ¬â¢s 500-plus crabapple trees stand poised to bloom and could hit their peak as soon as this weekend (May 5-6).
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Kurt Knebusch |
Ken Cochran |
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04/24/2002 |
Secrest Arboretum Crabapples Should Peak This Weekend (April 27â28) |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The crabapple trees in Secrest Arboretum are starting to bloom and should peak this weekend. The arboretum, part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Centerâs Wooster campus, is home to more than 600 crabapple trees (Malus sp.) of more than 200 different types.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Ken Cochran |
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05/04/2011 |
Secrest Arboretum Head Named Honorary Member of Garden Club of America |
INDIANAPOLIS -- Ken Cochran, program director of OSU's Secrest Arboretum in Wooster, has been named an honorary member of The Garden Club of America, one of the group's highest accolades
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Beth Brumbaugh |
Ken Cochran |
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07/12/2011 |
Secrest Arboretum Night Insect Walk is This Saturday (7/16) |
WOOSTER, Ohio – The spotlight, albeit an ultraviolet one, will soon shine on bugs in the dark.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Luis Cañas |
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04/20/2011 |
Secrest Arboretum Plant, Art Sale is May 7 |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Secrest Arboretum’s 18th annual Plant Discovery Day takes place May 7 at OARDC.
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09/29/2011 |
Secrest Arboretum Plants 1,000th Tree Since Tornado |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Secrest Arboretum, which lost 1,600 trees to a tornado last year, recently dug in replacement No. 1,000 -- exactly one year later.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Ken Cochran |
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06/16/2010 |
Secrest Arboretum to Celebrate National Pollinator Week June 22 |
WOOSTER, Ohio Ohio States Secrest Arboretum will celebrate National Pollinator Week with a free program June 22, 2-4 p.m. OARDC's Roger Downer will talk about pollinators, lead a walk to see them, and show how gardeners can help them.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Roger Downer |
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06/04/2009 |
Secrest Arboretum to Host 'Whiz Bang Science Show' June 11 |
WOOSTER, Ohio Secrest Arboretum will host a free Whiz Bang Science Show for children and families June 11. Kid-favorite "Dr. Dave" Lohnes of OARDC will lead it.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Dave Lohnes |
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04/27/2001 |
Secrest Crabapples Reaching Peak Bloom |
WOOSTER, Ohio - The crabapple blossoms in the Secrest Arboretum in Wooster are now blooming and favorable weather conditions will make for ideal viewing through the middle of next week.
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Ken Cochran |
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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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12/11/2006 |
Secrets of Success Offered in Direct Marketing Workshops |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Successful businesses don't rely on customers. Such is the notion consultant John Stanley of John Stanley Associates is presenting during a one-day workshop at the Ohio Direct Agricultural Marketing Association Conference, being held in conjunction with the Ohio Fruit and Vegetable Growers Congress. |
Candace Pollock |
Julie Fox |
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03/02/2011 |
See Our New Website, extension.osu.edu/news-releases |
Please see our new web news release web site at http://extension.osu.edu/news-releases. |
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06/01/2010 |
See Roses, Ohio History at OARDC Rose Garden Open House |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Life in Ohio in the 1700s might not have been a bed of roses. But people still managed to grow them. And on Saturday, June 12, you can learn about both.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Kelly King |
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02/04/2011 |
See Winter's, Tornado's Effects on Arboretum Feb. 28 |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University’s Secrest Arboretum will hold a free public Winter Walk Feb. 28, and the focus will be both on plants and the weather. And also on the future.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Ken Cochran |
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04/14/2008 |
See, Sniff 1,500 Blooming Heirloom Roses: OSU Garden in Wooster to Host June 14 Open House |
WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â See a thousand-plus heirloom roses in bloom ââ¬â plus maybe buy a few, learn how to prune them and walk a new rose-scented labyrinth ââ¬â in Wooster on Saturday, June 14.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Kelly King |
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03/01/2012 |
Seed Selection Key to Managing Soybean Disease, Achieving High Yields |
COLUMBUS, Ohio --As spring planting season approaches, soybean growers should be aware that one of the best ways to manage soybean disease is to make sure they plant the right varieties for their fields, said an Ohio State University Extension soybean expert.
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Tracy Turner |
Anne Dorrance |
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08/29/2001 |
Seed Vigor Assessment Quicker, More Accurate with New System |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A new system that assesses seed vigor may improve the way seed companies evaluate overall seed quality and growth performance.
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Candace Pollock |
Mark Bennett, Miller McDonald |
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09/24/2001 |
Seed Vigor Test Refined to Measure Additional Plant Varieties |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - An automated image scanning system developed to assess overall seed vigor of lettuce has been refined to measure half of all seedling plant varieties that exist and is nearly 80 percent accurate.
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Candace Pollock |
Mark Bennett, Miller McDonald |
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03/15/2005 |
Selecting the Right Corn Hybrids Important |
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Corn yield potential has increased as much as 2.5 percent per year over the past half-century due to genetic improvements in hybrids. But getting the most out of a crop's performance involves more than just relying on advances in agricultural research.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps, Peter Thomison |
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04/09/2002 |
Selenium Uptake in Berries Offers Organic Option in Nutrition |
COLUMBUS, Ohio - Small fruit crops such as strawberries and black raspberries can effectively uptake selenium, increasing concentrations of the nutrient in its leaves and berries and providing potential health benefits for consumers. |
Candace Pollock |
Dick Funt |
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08/09/2010 |
Self-Guided Exhibit at Farm Science Review to Teach On-Farm Electrical Safety |
LONDON, Ohio – Electricity from power lines near grain bins can arc to a conductor and farm equipment can be that target, putting the farmer, family, friends or farm hands at risk for electrocution. |
Candace Pollock |
Dee Jepsen |
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02/29/2012 |
Selling Direct to Consumers Can Net Farmers and Producers More Money, Ohio State Expert Says |
WILMINGTON, Ohio – The "buy local" movement that has sparked an increased demand for locally grown and produced foods means that those farmers and producers who know how to market and sell their products directly to consumers can increase their farm income substantially by doing so, says an Ohio State University Extension educator.
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Tracy Turner |
Tony Nye, Mark Mechling |
