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03/05/2012 |
Winter Farming in Cleveland? Yes, With Help from Ohio State Ag Experts |
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- You don't have to move to warmer climates (South Beach, anyone?) to enjoy the benefits of locally grown lettuce, herbs and other fresh produce in Cleveland during the winter.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Marie Barni, Gerry Gross |
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03/05/2012 |
Workshop to Address Legal Risks for Livestock and Dairy Producers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Farmers who raise livestock and dairy can learn more about legal risks and what they can do to reduce their risks in a workshop hosted by Ohio State University Extension and the National Agricultural Law Center.
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Peggy Hall |
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03/08/2012 |
Overholt Drainage School Offers Soil and Water Conservation Education |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Farmers, land improvement contractors, soil and water conservation technicians and engineers can learn about the construction and management of soil and water conservation systems during the Overholt Drainage School led by Ohio State University and other industry experts.
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Tracy Turner |
Larry C. Brown |
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03/08/2012 |
Nematodes in Corn Could Be a Growing Problem for Ohio Corn Yields |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- While it is unclear if Ohio corn growers will have a problem with nematodes, farmers, growers and researchers are taking a closer look at the issue to see if the tiny organisms negatively impact corn yields and if seed treatment nematicides are needed, said an Ohio State University plant pathologist.
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Tracy Turner |
Terry Niblack |
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03/08/2012 |
High Grain Prices Could Lead to Less Conservation Land Entering USDA Program |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The U.S. Department of Agriculture's offer to pay farmers and landowners more money to stop farming their land to create additional wetlands and grasslands may not be enough incentive to get more growers to forgo planting crops that have fetched record prices in recent months, an Ohio State University expert said.
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Tracy Turner |
Brent Sohngen, Carl Robert Zulauf, Marne Titchenell |
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03/09/2012 |
Chow Line: Make MyPlate work for you (3/9/12) |
I’ve been following the eating patterns depicted in “MyPlate,” but do I have to incorporate all the food groups at every meal?
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Martha Filipic |
Julie Kennel |
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03/12/2012 |
Classes for Divorcing Parents Designed With Kids in Mind |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When parents divorce, it's often the children who pay the highest price. But many parents in Ohio learn how to soften the blow with "Successful Co-Parenting: A Family Stability Program," a two- to three-hour class offered in 12 counties by Ohio State University Extension.
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Martha Filipic |
Kara Newby |
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03/15/2012 |
MacArthur Foundation Awards Ohio State $427,000 Grant to Analyze the Use of Reverse Mortgages and Its Impact on Older Adults |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A research team led by Stephanie Moulton, an assistant professor at the John Glenn School of Public Affairs at The Ohio State University, was awarded one of five competitive grants from the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation for research to explore the relationships between housing and social and economic outcomes for families and communities.
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03/15/2012 |
Chow Line: Calcium essential throughout life (3/16/12) |
My doctor suggested I take a few antacid tablets every day to get additional calcium. A colleague said I should space them throughout the day instead of taking them all at once. Is that true?
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Martha Filipic |
Dan Remley |
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03/15/2012 |
Family Fundamentals: Make wise choices when you get tax refund (for March 2012) |
We’re eagerly awaiting our tax refund, but we disagree on what to do with it. We do agree that we want to be smarter about our saving and spending habits. Are there good guidelines we can follow?
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Martha Filipic |
Joyce Fittro |
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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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03/16/2012 |
OARDC Names BioHio Research Park Leader |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) has selected Shauna R. Brummet as president and executive director of its BioHio Research Park in northeast Ohio. She will begin her position in April.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steve Slack |
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03/16/2012 |
Ohio Corn Performance Test Sampled for Nematodes |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Amid growing questions of nematodes’ effect on corn yields in Ohio, a recent sampling in the 2011 Ohio Corn Performance Test locations found no visible evidence of nematode injury, an Ohio State University Extension specialist said.
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Tracy Turner |
Peter Thomison |
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03/16/2012 |
SARE Grants Millions to Fund Sustainable Agriculture Research at Ohio State |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension researchers have garnered some $2.8 million in grant funding over the last 23 years to advance sustainable agriculture issues in Ohio as part of an effort to benefit farmers, farm families and Ohioans statewide, according to a pair of OSU Extension educators.
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Tracy Turner |
Mike Hogan, Alan Sundermeier |
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03/16/2012 |
OSU Expert: Warm Winter May Bring Early Insects, But Effect on Field Crops Depends More on Weather and Growers’ Planting Dates |
WOOSTER, Ohio – While the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year will cause some insects to appear earlier than normal, whether or not the bugs will impact field crops negatively depends more on the weather in spring, the variety of insect, and how early or late farmers decide to plant this year, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist said.
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Tracy Turner |
Ron Hammond |
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03/16/2012 |
Conference to Help Small Farm Owners Market Products, Increase Profits |
Massillon, Ohio -- Small farm owners who want to tap into the growing demand for local foods and learn more about selling directly to grocery stores and restaurants can get tips from the experts during a small farm conference on March 31 in Massillon, Ohio.
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Tracy Turner |
Mike Hogan |
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03/20/2012 |
Beekeepers: Free Monthly Webinar Series from Ohio State Starts in April |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Beekeepers in Ohio and beyond are invited to attend a free, monthly educational webinar series taught by Ohio State University experts, starting April 18.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Denise Ellsworth |
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03/21/2012 |
'Green Is for Life!' Ohio State Campus in Wooster to Host Green Fair |
WOOSTER, Ohio — “Green is for life!” says the tagline for Ohio State’s fifth annual Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair, set for April 17 — during Earth Week — at OARDC.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Gwen Covert |
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03/22/2012 |
Polar Ice Core Expert to Keynote Ohio State Green Fair in Wooster |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Paolo Gabrielli, a research scientist with Ohio State’s Byrd Polar Research Center, will be the keynote speaker at the university’s fifth annual Wooster Campus Scarlet, Gray and Green Fair.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Gwen Covert |
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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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03/23/2012 |
Chow Line: Study labels to reduce trans fats (3/23/12) |
I just heard something on the news about trans fats, but I thought they weren’t allowed in food anymore. Am I wrong?
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Martha Filipic |
Hugo Melgar-Quinonez |
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03/27/2012 |
Farmers Consider Modifying Planting Decisions |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Although decisions on what to plant essentially took place last summer or fall when farmers ordered seed and other inputs, now is the time many consider tweaking those plans, says an Ohio State University Extension agricultural economist.
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Martha Filipic |
Barry Ward |
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03/27/2012 |
Homebuyer's Guide Could Help Prevent Nightmares When Pursuing American Dream |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Historically low mortgage rates and reasonable home prices make today's realty market seem like it should be a buyer's dream. But the process can become a nightmare for potential buyers who are unprepared to make what could be the biggest investment of their lives.
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Martha Filipic |
Nancy Stehulak |
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03/28/2012 |
OSU CARES and Innovative Grant proposals due May 15 |
OSU CARES is again making available grants to support partnerships between OSU Extension and colleagues across Ohio State University to expand our outreach and Engagement work.
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Cheryl Buck |
Karen Bruns |
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03/29/2012 |
Green-up marks the time to apply nitrogen in winter wheat |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Now that wheat fields have reached green-up, it's time to apply spring nitrogen, an Ohio State University Extension educator says.
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Tracy Turner |
Edwin Lentz |
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03/29/2012 |
OSU Expert: Warm Winter Brings Severe Threat of Corn Flea Beetle and Increased Potential for Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Field crop growers should take extra precaution to scout their fields this spring for corn flea beetle as the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year is expected to cause a severe infestation of the pest, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist said.
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Tracy Turner |
Ron Hammond |
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03/29/2012 |
Safety Conference Teaches Emergency Management for Ohio Farm Markets and Agritainment Operations |
COLUMBUS, Ohio –When Mother Nature or natural disasters strike a u-pick operation, it’s important for farm operators to react fast and know how to handle the panic of visitors, says an Ohio State University Extension expert.
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Dee Jepsen |
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03/29/2012 |
Ohio State Experts Work with State Agriculture Professionals to Devise Water Quality Recommendations |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio crop growers can find ways to continue to help reduce excess agricultural nutrients from affecting or entering the western basin of Lake Erie using best management practices recommended by Ohio State University Extension experts.
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Tracy Turner |
Greg LaBarge |
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03/29/2012 |
Fill Up on Gas from Garbage? Ohio State Campus in Wooster to Try It … at $2.25 a Gallon |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, a part of Ohio State headquartered in northeast Ohio, is converting four of its vehicles to run on natural gas -- but not just any natural gas.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Dave Benfield, John Ott, Caroline Henry |
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03/30/2012 |
Chow Line: Enjoy eggs, but keep safety in mind (3/30/12) |
I know that eggs can be contaminated with Salmonella if the hen that laid the egg is infected. But how common is this?
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Martha Filipic |
Linnette Goard |
