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04/25/2012 |
Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of April 25 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Here are upcoming events involving Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences as of April 25.
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Kaitlyn Riemenschneider |
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04/26/2012 |
Students Invited to Help Feed the World |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- High school and college students interested in discovering how they can make a career out of helping feed the world's growing population are invited to an open house at Ohio State University's Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) on Wednesday, June 13, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
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Monica Lewandowski |
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04/27/2012 |
Chow Line: Microwave ovens safe if used properly |
A friend forwarded an email message that showed how using water heated in the microwave (and then allowed to cool) can kill houseplants. Is using the microwave to heat food safe?
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Martha Filipic |
Linnette Goard |
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04/27/2012 |
Ohio State to Host Second Conference on Ohio Oil and Gas Law |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Continued development of Ohio’s shale energy resources has prompted Ohio State University's Agricultural and Resource Law Program to plan the second annual Ohio Oil and Gas Law Symposium.
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Martha Filipic |
Peggy Hall |
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04/27/2012 |
How Insects (Including in Antarctica) Survive Cold: OARDC Scientist's Achievements Net Honor |
WOOSTER, Ohio — David Denlinger, a professor in Ohio State’s Department of Entomology, has received OARDC’s 2012 Distinguished Senior Faculty Research Award.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Steve Slack |
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04/27/2012 |
How Do Muscle and Fat Develop? OARDC Scientist Honored for Findings in Animals, People |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Kichoon Lee, an associate professor in Ohio State’s Department of Animal Sciences, has received OARDC’s 2012 Distinguished Junior Faculty Research Award.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Steve Slack |
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04/27/2012 |
Tomato Genes for Health and Profit: Francis Wins OARDC 'Innovator' Award |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- David Francis, an associate professor in Ohio State’s Department of Horticulture and Crop Science, has received the 2012 Director’s Innovator of the Year Award from OARDC.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Steve Slack |
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04/27/2012 |
How to Feed Cattle More Distillers Grains: OARDC Names Krauss Award Winner |
WOOSTER, Ohio — Tara Felix, who last year earned her Ph.D. in ruminant nutrition from Ohio State’s Department of Animal Sciences, has received OARDC’s William E. Krauss Director’s Award for Excellence in Graduate Research.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Steve Slack |
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04/27/2012 |
OARDC Names Annual Conference Poster Winners |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- OARDC has announced the winners of its research poster competition, which was held yesterday during the center’s 2012 Annual Research Conference in Wooster.
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Kurt Knebusch |
Steve Slack |
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05/01/2012 |
Researchers Find Potential 'Dark Side' to Diets High in Beta-Carotene |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- New research suggests that there could be health hazards associated with consuming excessive amounts of beta-carotene.
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Emily Caldwell |
Earl Harrison |
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05/02/2012 |
Some Corn Growers Considering Replanting: Is It Worthwhile? |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The cold temperatures experienced in Ohio in the last week of April have some corn growers concerned about adverse effects on the crop and thinking about whether to replant their fields, according to an Ohio State University Extension specialist.
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Tracy Turner |
Peter Thomison |
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05/02/2012 |
Grain Rescue Simulator to Help Educate About the Hazards of Flowing Grain |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – A group of Ohio State University students in conjunction with Ohio State University Extension are working to design Ohio's first Grain Rescue Simulator trailer, which will be used to train first responders, grain industry employees and farm families about the hazards of flowing grain.
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Tracy Turner |
Dee Jepsen |
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05/02/2012 |
OSU Extension Expert: Proposed Farm Safety Rule Withdrawn, But Training for Teens Still Needed |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – The move last week by the U.S. Department of Labor to withdraw proposed rules that would have banned children younger than 16 from using most power-driven farm equipment without first taking a training course means that farm families won’t have to take on new requirements for their children to work on the farm, but previous legislation still requires young workers to have some training when working on a farm, said Ohio State University Extension's state safety leader.
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Tracy Turner |
Dee Jepsen |
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05/02/2012 |
Family Fundamentals: Buying home? Get answers with new guidebook (May 2012) |
We are starting to look at buying our first house. In talking with our bank, I’m surprised at the fees they charge for closing. Is it best to stay with your own bank for a mortgage, or should we look elsewhere?
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Martha Filipic |
Nancy Stehulak |
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05/02/2012 |
USDA Grant Turns Up Heat on Ohmic Processing |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Sudhir Sastry has studied ohmic heating for decades, but the process continually sparks his curiosity. Sastry's team recently won a $492,000 U.S. Department of Agriculture grant on using the process to control enzymatic activity in tomatoes.
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Martha Filipic |
Sudhir Sastry |
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05/03/2012 |
MarketReady Workshop to Teach Producers How to Sell to Grocers, Restaurants, Wholesale and to Consumers |
CANFIELD, Ohio -- Food producers looking to sell through different marketing channels are invited to attend a MarketReady training program on June 12 in Canfield, Ohio.
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Julie Moose |
Julie Moose |
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05/04/2012 |
Chow Line: First, focus on health, not weight (5/4/12) |
I’ve tried every diet under the sun, but I always gain back everything I’ve lost and more. Before I completely give up, what can I try next?
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Martha Filipic |
Dan Remley |
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05/08/2012 |
New Strawberry Production Method Allows Growers Earlier and Longer Fruit Harvest |
PIKETON, Ohio – Fresh Ohio strawberries harvested in early May? How about the locally grown, sweet fruit well into fall?
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Tracy Turner |
Brad Bergefurd |
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05/08/2012 |
Chadwick Arboretum Spring Plant Sale Set for May 10-12 |
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With Arbor Day still fresh in plant lovers’ minds and Mother's Day soon to come, the annual Spring Plant Sale, Auction, and Gardening Fair at Ohio State University's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens is expected to draw a crowd.
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Mary Maloney |
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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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05/08/2012 |
Coming June 2 in Canton: Food Safety Practices for Fruit, Vegetable Growers |
CANTON, Ohio -- Stark Parks will host a program on food safety practices for fruit and vegetable growers from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. on June 2 at the Exploration Gateway at Sippo Lake Park.
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Ashley Kulhanek |
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05/10/2012 |
Slug Feeding Injury Rampant for Crop Growers as Near-record Warm Winter Causes the Pests to Attack Weeks Earlier than Normal |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Crop growers should take extra precaution to scout their fields this spring for slugs as the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year has caused these plant feeders to have attacked earlier than normal and reach a size that causes noticeable feeding injury much sooner than normal, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist said.
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Tracy Turner |
Ron Hammond |
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05/10/2012 |
Curcumin Extract Lowers Triglycerides, Boosts Antioxidant Activity: Ohio State Study |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A low dose of a curcumin extract from the spice turmeric can have a variety of positive health effects on healthy middle-aged individuals, according to an Ohio State University study presented at the 2012 Experimental Biology meeting April 23 in San Diego.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Robert DiSilvestro |
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05/10/2012 |
Taking the Registered Tax Return Preparer Test? Here Are 2 Ways to Get Ready |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- OSU Extension and the OSU Income Tax School Program are offering two educational options to tax practitioners who are preparing to take the new Registered Tax Return Preparer competency test this year.
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David Marrison |
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05/11/2012 |
Chow Line: Lots of fruits, veggies might stem diabetes (5/11/12) |
I’ve been told that I’m “pre-diabetic.” Should I cut way back on fruit? I know it contains a lot of sugar.
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Martha Filipic |
Hugo Melgar-Quinonez |
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05/11/2012 |
Farmers to Learn New Strawberry Production Method that Creates Earlier and Longer Harvest |
PIKETON, Ohio – Strawberry growers can learn about a new production method taught by an Ohio State University Extension specialist that can help them grow larger, sweeter strawberries that can be harvested in early May and well into fall.
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Tracy Turner |
Brad Bergefurd |
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05/11/2012 |
Wheat Growers Watching Weather in Ohio as Crops Are Ahead Two Weeks and Could Result in Strong Yields or Diseased Fields |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- Wheat is already heading in some fields in northern and central Ohio and is flowering in some fields in the southern third of the state, some two weeks earlier than expected, according to an Ohio State University Extension wheat researcher.
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Tracy Turner |
Pierce Paul |
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05/14/2012 |
Ohio State Involved in Gates Foundation's $8M Grant for Childhood Malnutrition |
WOOSTER, Ohio -- An $8.3 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will fund an international team of scientists focused on finding new ways to diagnose, treat and prevent a critical global health problem: malnutrition in infants and children.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Linda Saif |
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05/16/2012 |
Boosting Dairy Cattle Fertility: New Technologies, Outreach Go Hand in Hand |
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Increasing the reproductive efficiency of dairy cows has always been a challenge for this industry. Ohio State University specialists are working to reverse this trend through the development of new reproduction techniques and training that emphasizes proper management.
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Mauricio Espinoza |
Gustavo Schuenemann, Mike Day |
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05/17/2012 |
Slug Feeding Injury Rampant for Crop Growers as Near-record Warm Winter Causes the Pests to Attack Weeks Earlier than Normal |
WOOSTER, Ohio – Crop growers should take extra precaution to scout their fields this spring for slugs as the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year has caused these plant feeders to have attacked earlier than normal and reach a size that causes noticeable feeding injury much sooner than normal, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist said.
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Tracy Turner |
Ron Hammond |
