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News for: 04/01/2005 - 5/01/2005
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4/29/2005 Chow Line: Be aware of older adults' nutrition (for 5/8/05) My mother is in her 70s and has been losing weight. She says she's not hungry. How can I encourage her to eat more?
4/29/2005 Calendar of Events
4/29/2005 Nationwide Resources Aid in Soybean Rust Preparation WOOSTER, Ohio — U.S. soybean growers now have no excuse to be unprepared for soybean rust with the recent development of two extensive management resources: a soybean rust monitoring Web site and a soybean rust fungicide manual.
4/29/2005 ‘Weeds You Love to Hate’: Next OSU Organic Farming Talk is May 23 at Mustard Seed in Solon SOLON, Ohio -- Learn what makes a weed a weed and what you can do about them at “Weeds You Love to Hate,” Monday, May 23, 6:30 p.m., at the Mustard Seed Market & Café, Uptown Solon Shopping Center, 6025 Kruse Dr., Solon.
4/29/2005 Trees, Flowers, Soil: Plant Discovery Day Has It All May 7 in Wooster WOOSTER, Ohio — From hostas and native wildflowers to unusual woody ornamentals to high-quality topsoil, the 2005 Plant Discovery Day, Saturday, May 7, offers a wide array of plants and other ingredients that will help you spruce up your landscape this year.
4/28/2005 Beef Industry Network Earns Animal Scientist OARDC Innovator Award COLUMBUS, Ohio — A unique beef enterprise initiative developed by Ohio State University animal scientist Francis Fluharty now contributes more than $11 million to Ohio's economy.
4/28/2005 OARDC Announces Junior, Senior Faculty and Krauss Research Awards COLUMBUS, Ohio — Research awards went to soil scientist Warren Dick, plant pathologist Guo-Liang Wang and Chureeporn Chitchumroonchokchai, a doctoral graduate of the Department of Human Nutrition, when the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) held its 2005 annual research conference April 21 in Columbus.
4/26/2005 Cold Snap Raises Concerns Over Corn Crop COLUMBUS, Ohio — A recent late season cold snap with accompanying freezing rain and snow has Ohio corn growers questioning the fate of their newly planted crop. But Ohio State University agronomists say the crop is tougher than most would believe it to be.
4/26/2005 Pond Clinic is May 19 in Noble County BELLE VALLEY, Ohio — Swim on down to the Eastern Agricultural Research Station in Belle Valley and dip into the latest pond-management information at the Multi-County Pond Clinic, May 19, 6 p.m. to 8:15 p.m.
4/26/2005 OARDC Names Winners of Graduate Student Poster Competition COLUMBUS, Ohio — Six graduate students with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) were honored at the center's 2005 annual research conference April 21 in Columbus.
4/24/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Edible Dandelion (for the Week of April 24, 2005) Dear Twig: My Grandpa makes dandelion wine. My Grandma makes dandelion jelly. Is it OK to eat dandelions?
4/22/2005 Chow Line: Curb your child's sweet tooth (for 5/1/05) My 2-year-old niece seems to eat a lot of sweets. Her parents seem to think it's not causing any harm (she's not overweight) and that she'll outgrow it. What do you think?
4/21/2005 Soybean Aphids Now Overwinter in Ohio WOOSTER, Ohio — The soybean aphid, a pest known to invade Ohio soybean fields each year from the north, has now been found to overwinter in the state.
4/17/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Peeping Peepers (for the Week of April 17, 2005) Dear Twig: There’s a small pond in my neighborhood. At night I hear funny noises coming from it. The noises sound like jingle bells. Any ideas?
4/14/2005 Chow Line: Respect the 'danger zone' (for 4/24/05) I've always known the "danger zone" for food was 40 degrees to 140 degrees. But now I read it's really 41-135 degrees. What's right?
4/14/2005 Aphids and Rust on the Brain, But Don't Forget About Slugs WOOSTER, Ohio — Soybean rust and soybean aphids may keep growers preoccupied this growing season, but they shouldn’t forget an equally problematic pest: slugs.
4/13/2005 Spruce Up Your Landscape: Plant Discovery Day is May 7 in Wooster WOOSTER, Ohio — Attractive, healthy landscapes start at Secrest Arboretum’s 2005 Plant Discovery Day. The Saturday, May 7, event offers families and plant enthusiasts a unique opportunity to spruce up their yards with first-rate ornamental selections, take home rare and unusual plants, learn helpful landscape-enhancement tips from Ohio State University experts, and soak in the beauty of spring on the arboretum’s 85-acre grounds.
4/12/2005 Ornamental Weed Control Involves Application Strategy COLUMBUS, Ohio — Effective weed control in the garden or landscape involves more than simply laying down mulch, applying herbicides, or using a combination of both methods. An Ohio State University Department of Horticulture and Crop Science field mulch study found that the types of mulches or herbicides used, along with an application strategy are just as important.
4/10/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Bird Folk Names (for the Week of April 10, 2005) Dear Twig: So “wild canary” is a folk name for goldfinch. Cool. So what are some other bird folk names?
4/8/2005 Chow Line: Choose 'good' fats for heart health (for 4/17/05) An acquaintance always talks about the "healthy" fats she eats. Is there really such a thing?
4/4/2005 OSU Extension, OARDC Join National Food Safety Network COLUMBUS/WOOSTER, Ohio — Veterinary researchers with Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) have joined a team of food-safety experts awarded $5 million by the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to study the most common causes of food-related illnesses and act as a response team to help control major outbreaks.
4/3/2005 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: 'Wild Canary' (for the Week of April 3, 2005) Dear Twig: My grandma saw a bird outside: sparrow-sized, bright-yellow, black. She called it a wild canary. For real?
4/1/2005 How Farmers Can Sell to Local Chefs: OEFFA, OSU Workshop is April 9 in Akron AKRON, Ohio — More and more farmers and chefs are now teaming to sell, buy and serve local food. Learn more about this growing trend at a Saturday, April 9, workshop at the Mustard Seed Market & Café, Montrose location, 3885 W. Market St., Akron.
4/1/2005 Chow Line: 'Water weight' easy to lose at first (for 4/10/05) Whenever I make a concerted effort to watch my diet, I lose a lot of weight very quickly -- sometimes 5 to 7 pounds within the first week or two. But after that, it's much harder to lose weight. I've always heard that those first pounds are "water." Is that true?
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