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11/04/2003 |
Upswing in Market Prices May Benefit Ohio Growers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Ohio soybean growers who managed to weather the lashings Mother Nature gave their crop in the form of rain and diseases are reaping the benefits of record yields and high harvest prices.
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Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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10/20/2003 |
Ohio State Researchers Conduct Key Studies on Destructive Ash Pest |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University scientists are studying the flight behavior of the emerald ash borer (EAB) and the resistance of different species of ash to this exotic beetle, which has been found in four northwestern Ohio counties and has an appetite voracious enough to turn ash to dust in as little as one season.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Dan Herms |
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10/10/2003 |
OARDC Honors 89 at Annual Employee Appreciation Night |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) honored 89 faculty and staff members at its annual Employee Appreciation Night Oct. 2 in the Shisler Conference Center in Wooster.
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Kurt Knebusch |
OARDC Director's Office |
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10/10/2003 |
OARDC Names Family Scholarship Award Winners |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- College students Monica Hansen and Adam Harbaugh have received the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Centerâs (OARDC) 2003 Family Scholarship Awards.
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Kurt Knebusch |
OARDC Director's Office |
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10/10/2003 |
Chow Line: Watch sugar intake for calories, nutrients (for 10/19/03) |
I continue to be surprised at the amount of sugar my teenage daughter consumes. How bad is it for her?
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Martha Filipic |
Sharron Coplin |
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10/10/2003 |
OARDC Scientist Elected Ag Engineer Fellow |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State Universityâs Ted H. Short has been elected a fellow of the American Society of Agricultural Engineers (ASAE), an honor attained by only about two percent of the groupâs active members.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Ted Short |
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10/08/2003 |
Thumbs-Up for Crops Despite Performance Challenges |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â With late plantings, excessive rainfall, a myriad of insects and diseases and poor plant development, it seemed Ohio corn and soybean growers would be throwing in the towel on another disappointing season.
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Candace Pollock |
Anne Dorrance |
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09/11/2003 |
Researcher Seeks to Solve Tomato Shape Riddle, Develop New Varieties |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- That round cherry tomatoes go in salads and long roma tomatoes go in cans is no mystery. What remains a puzzle for researchers is why tomatoes come in so many different shapes and how and when such variations occur. But not for much longer.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Esther van der Knaap |
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08/26/2003 |
Wheat Harvest Good, but Grain Quality Falls Short |
WOOSTER, Ohio â Ohio wheat growers have managed to pull off decent yields despite season-ending rains, but the wet weather, coupled with fungal diseases, impacted grain quality â an issue that could become problematic next year if not properly managed.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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08/26/2003 |
Plant Pathology Society Honors OARDC's Madden |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Larry Madden, an international authority on plant epidemiology with Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), has received the American Phytopathological Society's (APS) 2003 Ruth Allen Award, the organization's top research award.
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Caitlin McHugh |
Larry Madden |
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08/22/2003 |
Corn Yield Projections Rosy Despite Growing Pains |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Flooded fields, reduced stands, seedling blights, poor root development, leaf defoliation, hail and wind damage â you name it, the corn crop has suffered through it. But despite the shaky growing season, early yield projections are rosy.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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08/12/2003 |
A Gloomy Soybean Crop Looming for Some Growers |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Soybean growers are batting a thousand this year and some already have three strikes against them.
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Candace Pollock |
Jim Beuerlein |
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08/11/2003 |
New Weed Hurts Ohio Soybeans and Veggies |
WOOSTER, Ohio-Vegetable gardens and soybean fields have been weeded out and targeted by an unfamiliar invasive plant and Ohio State University crop scientists are concerned.
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Melissa Karcher |
Joel Felix |
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08/06/2003 |
OARDC Develops Excellent Internship Opportunities |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural and Research Development Center (OARDC) offers students a wide variety of internship opportunities.
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Caitlin McHugh |
Ann Dorrance |
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07/25/2003 |
"Feed Me Seymour!" Carnivorous Plants All Bark, No Bite |
WOOSTER, Ohio â In the dark comedy classic âLittle Shop of Horrors,â a giant Venus flytrap seeks a steady diet of humans with the help of its florist owner. Likewise, in the sci-fi movie âThe Day of the Triffids,â hapless victims fall prey to walking, carnivorous plants.
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Candace Pollock |
Bob McMahon |
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07/25/2003 |
Get Used to High Natural Gas Prices |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Just like the realization that Americans may never again see 99-cent gasoline at the pumps, farmers should be prepared to accept the possibility of higher than normal natural gas prices over the next several years.
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Candace Pollock |
Matt Roberts |
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07/18/2003 |
'Proud Past, Proud Future': OARDC Dedicates Historical Marker |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) celebrated its past and looked to the future as it dedicated an Ohio Historical Marker July 18 during the BioHio open house in Wooster.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Steve Slack |
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07/15/2003 |
Recent Rains Slowing Wheat Harvest |
WOOSTER, Ohio â Excessive wet weather is delaying wheat harvest in Ohio and increasing the likelihood of shattering, low test weights and the occurrence of vomitoxin in the grain. Vomitoxin, also known as DON, is a toxic chemical produced by the fungus that causes head scab.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
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06/26/2003 |
U.S. Treasurer Applauds OSU Extension's Spanish Financial Literacy Class |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension's Latino Financial Literacy Program received long, loud applause from U.S. Treasurer Rosario MarÃn Monday evening in the Columbus suburb of Gahanna.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Rubén Nieto |
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06/24/2003 |
Consider Alternatives to Late-Planted/Replanted Corn |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Nearly all of the corn crop may be in the ground in Ohio, but unfavorable weather conditions may drive growers to plant an alternative crop in place of the small percentage of unplanted or replanted corn throughout the state.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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06/19/2003 |
Highly Toxic Poison Hemlock a Threat in Newly Urbanized Areas |
CINCINNATI, Ohio -- If Socrates were alive, the first thing he would tell you is "Stay away from poison hemlock!" The toxic weed, reputedly used to execute the famous Greek philosopher in 329 B.C., has become common in Ohio during the past decade, posing a health risk to suburban dwellers, hikers, farmers and anyone who might come into close contact with it.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Joe Boggs |
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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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06/02/2003 |
Slugs Feasting on Slow-Growing Crops |
WOOSTER, Ohio Continued cool temperatures and moist conditions have slowed down crop growth enough that gray garden slugs are beginning to make a meal of no-till corn and soybeans.
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Candace Pollock |
Ron Hammond |
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05/22/2003 |
Mad Cow Nervousness May Drive Consumers Away from Beef |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â Chicken and pork rather than beef may be the meats of grilling choice this Memorial Day holiday, if U.S. consumers express concerns over the recent case of mad cow disease identified in Canada.
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Candace Pollock |
Brian Roe |
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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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05/07/2003 |
More GMO Corn Increasing Risk of Crop Contamination |
COLUMBUS, Ohio â With the production of genetically modified corn gradually increasing in Ohio, the risk of contaminating non-GMO corn through pollination is becoming more of a concern.
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Candace Pollock |
Peter Thomison |
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05/04/2003 |
Chow Line: Vitamin C and iron are great partners (for 5/11/03) |
The last time I gave blood, I was surprised when they told me that citrus fruits were good sources of iron. Is that true?
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Martha Filipic |
Jaime Ackerman |
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04/30/2003 |
OARDC Announces Junior, Senior, Krauss Research Awards |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Research awards went to animal scientist Joy Pate, weed ecologist John Cardina and Maxim Teplitski, a doctoral graduate of the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, when the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) held its 2003 annual research conference April 24 in Columbus.
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Kurt Knebusch |
OARDC Director's Office |
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04/18/2003 |
'Golden Rice' Creator Ingo Potrykus to Speak at OARDC May 2 |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- World-renowned scientist Ingo Potrykus, who helped invent beta carotene-enriched "golden rice," is visiting the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's (OARDC) Wooster campus to speak about biotechnology and world food security, May 2 from 3-4 p.m. in the center's Fisher Auditorium, 1680 Madison Ave.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Steve Slack |
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04/15/2003 |
Weather Kind to Ohio's Wheat |
WOOSTER, Ohio â The weather, so far, has been good to Ohioâs wheat with much of the crop rapidly âgreening upâ throughout the state.
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Candace Pollock |
Pat Lipps |
