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News for: 08/01/2004 - 9/01/2004
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8/31/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Cool! Urohydrosis (for the Week of Sept. 5, 2004) Dear Twig: My brother told me something gross. He said vultures poop on their legs to keep cool. True?
8/30/2004 Soybeans Overcoming Diseases, Other Issues COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s soybean crop is holding its own despite getting slammed with diseases and the onset of cooler-than-normal August temperatures, which could delay the grain-filling process.
8/29/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: How Much Corn (for the Week of Aug. 29, 2004) Dear Twig: I see lots of farms growing big fields of corn. How much corn do you get from a corn field?
8/27/2004 Developing Local-Food Markets: OFFER Talk is Sept. 14 at Mustard Seed in Akron AKRON, Ohio — Interest in locally grown foods is present in Ohio, but a lack of market infrastructure is holding growers and buyers back, according to Shoshanah Inwood, an Ohio State University graduate research assistant.
8/24/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Edible Crabapples (for the Week of Aug. 22, 2004) Dear Twig: What makes a crabapple a crabapple? And can you eat them like regular apples?
8/23/2004 Crabapple Trees Provide Beauty and Tasty Treats WOOSTER, Ohio—People wanting to spice up their apple recipes this year might look to their backyard for a tiny tart treat -- a fistful of crabapples. And now is the time as the first ones are ripe and ready to eat.
8/19/2004 OSU Extension, OARDC Tackle Spread of Deadly Ash Tree Pest Two years ago, it didn’t even have a name. Today, emerald ash borer (EAB) is one of the most feared exotic tree pests in Ohio and North America — an insect so voracious it could wipe out native ash from the land and cause significant losses to the wood manufacturing, landscaping and nursery industries that rely on this tree.
8/18/2004 Growers Getting More Variety from Wheat Performance Test WOOSTER, Ohio — More than half of the 60-plus wheat varieties tested in Ohio State University Extension’s 2004 Ohio Wheat Performance Test are new — providing growers with additional opportunities to better manage disease and produce high yields and quality grain.
8/16/2004 Ohio State Robotic Harvester Sets Eye in Outer Space and Terrestrial Crops WOOSTER, Ohio -- The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) considers farming a matter of survival for future long-term space missions. Plants provide food when deliveries from Earth aren’t feasible and make air breathable and water drinkable. But who will care for and harvest crops when astronauts are so busy carrying out key mission tasks?
8/13/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Gulls? (for the Week of Aug. 15, 2004) Dear Twig: I spent the day at a beach on Lake Erie. I saw lots of big white birds. Were they seagulls? Gooney birds?
8/13/2004 FSR's Green Gwynne Site Shows What's New in Conservation LONDON, Ohio -- Visit the Gwynne Conservation Area at Farm Science Review, Sept. 21-23, and discover a one-acre embankment pond, a two-acre restored prairie, a 3.2-acre constructed wetland, 10 acres of restored native grasses, and streambank erosion-control demonstrations on scenic, fishy, adjacent Deer Creek.
8/13/2004 Chow Line: School offerings can be healthful (for 8/22/04) I pack a balanced lunch for my children for school, but they seem to eat a lot of high-calorie snacks there, too. Any ideas?
8/13/2004 Chow Line: Antioxidants fight free radicals (for 8/29/04) I saw a list of foods high in antioxidants. How do antioxidants work?
8/12/2004 Ohio State Plant Pathologist Recognized for Work on Fruit Crops WOOSTER, Ohio -- The next time you enjoy a sweet, juicy, disease-free apple or strawberry, take a few seconds to thank Ohio State University scientist Mike Ellis.
8/12/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Pawpaws (for the Week of Aug. 8, 2004) Dear Twig: I helped my paw plant a pawpaw tree. (“Paw.” “Father.” “Pawpaw” tree. Get it?) What do you know about pawpaw trees?
8/11/2004 Wheat Seed Quality Questionable WOOSTER, Ohio — Growers who save seed from their wheat harvest for the following season’s planting should probably seek other seed sources for producing next year’s crop.
8/11/2004 Piketon Business Incubator Receives Additional Funds PIKETON, Ohio — Ohio State University South Centers at Piketon has received a grant to aid in the continuation of the development of the Endeavor Center Business Incubator and Training Facility — a business tool designed to increase jobs and enhance the economic development of southern Ohio.
8/10/2004 See Warbler Wonders during Sept. 11 Bird Walk in Secrest Arboretum WOOSTER, Ohio—While fall can be a quiet time for birdwatching, with summer birds beginning to leave and winter birds soon to arrive, it is a prime time to glimpse beautiful warblers passing through on migration. Birders wanting to watch these warbler wonders are welcome to attend a Beginner’s Bird Walk, Sept. 11.
8/8/2004 FSR's Green Gwynne Site Shows What's New in Conservation LONDON, Ohio -- Visit the Gwynne Conservation Area at Farm Science Review, Sept. 21-23, and discover a one-acre embankment pond, a two-acre restored prairie, a 3.2-acre constructed wetland, 10 acres of restored native grasses, and streambank erosion-control demonstrations on scenic, fishy, adjacent Deer Creek.
8/6/2004 Chow Line: How healthful are your school's meals? (for 8/15/04) How can I get my children's school to offer more nutritious school lunches?
8/3/2004 Getting the Low Carb Low-Down at Farm Science Review LONDON, Ohio -- It seems you can't go down any grocery store aisle without coming face to face with another new low-carb food. But what do those labels really mean? Visitors to this year's Farm Science Review will have a chance to find out.
8/3/2004 Ohio Producers Cooking Up Plans for FSR Demonstrations LONDON, Ohio -- Ohioans visiting the Farm Science Review this September are sure to be proud -- proud of the food produced here in the Buckeye State.
8/3/2004 Lay the Foundation for a Successful Business LONDON, Ohio -- Starting a farming enterprise is like building a house. You need to lay the foundations before construction can begin.
8/3/2004 Farm Science Review Full of Answers LONDON, Ohio -- Got questions about agricultural economic, business or policy issues? Ask them at Farm Science Review.
8/3/2004 Sustainable Agriculture Field Day is Sept. 8 in Bowling Green BOWLING GREEN, Ohio -- Visit the Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education Field Day Sept. 8 in Bowling Green, Ohio, to uncover the latest research on growing and handling food crops in an environmentally friendly way.
8/3/2004 Don’t Get Bored: Learn About the Destructive Emerald Ash Borer at FSR LONDON, Ohio -- Emerald ash borer (EAB) may be tiny. But this exotic bug has proven in only two years that it can bring down scores of ash trees in both forests and urban landscapes in North America -- and Ohio ashes are no exception.
8/3/2004 Farm Science Review's Gwynne Conservation Area: Ways to Grow a 'Harmonious Balance' LONDON, Ohio — A farm is a place to live, said the conservationist Aldo Leopold. “The criterion of success,” he said, “is a harmonious balance between plants, animals and people; between the domestic and the wild; between utility and beauty.”
8/3/2004 Farm Science Review's Gwynne at a Glance: Schedule of Conservation Events LONDON, Ohio — Here are the talks and presentations scheduled for the Gwynne Conservation Area during Farm Science Review, Sept. 21–23 at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London.
8/3/2004 Ornamental Trees: Get a Little Landscaping Advice at FSR LONDON, Ohio—Homeowners and businesses looking to add a little color, shape and height to their landscape need not think big, but instead, think ornamental. And those considering ornamental trees need not look much farther than the Utzinger Memorial Garden at this year’s Farm Science Review, Sept. 21-23.
8/3/2004 FSR Session Has Bunch to Offer Garden Grape Growers LONDON, Ohio—Backyard grape growers and aspiring grape gardeners looking to start or improve their fruit production can get their juicy questions answered at this year’s Farm Science Review, Sept. 21-23.
8/3/2004 FSR Showcases Careers Beyond the Farm LONDON, Ohio -- Agriculture is often viewed in terms of raising crops and livestock, but there are many non-traditional careers in agriculture. Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will be helping future agriculturalists discover these careers through their “Buckeye World 2004” displays at the 2004 Farm Science Review.
8/3/2004 Service to FSR Garner Three Inductions into Hall of Fame LONDON, Ohio -- Managing, exhibiting at or planning an event like the Farm Science Review is a lot of work, but to Craig Fendrick, William Hanusik and Sam Huber, it is more like having fun on the farm.
8/3/2004 See Farming at Its Best at FSR LONDON, Ohio -- The farming industry at its best, with lots of information to make it even stronger, will be front and center at Ohio State University’s 2004 Farm Science Review. The combination of exhibits and information at the three-day trade show, Sept. 21-23, features something to appeal to visitors from a variety of farm and rural backgrounds.
8/2/2004 Corn Leaf Diseases Could Spell Yield Troubles WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio’s corn crop may be plowing its way through rapid growth and development this season, but diseases can still get the upper hand if conditions are right.
8/1/2004 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Bird Diapers (for the Week of Aug. 1, 2004) Dear Twig: A bird flew by holding, ahem, poop in its beak. Ahhh! Then it dropped the poop in a pond. I probably don’t want to know, but what was it doing?
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