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News for: 02/01/2006 - 3/01/2006
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2/28/2006 Ohio State Extension Hosts First Neonatal Calf Workshop WOOSTER, Ohio -- Cattle producers and others in the industry can increase their knowledge and skills for successfully rearing today’s high-value calves by attending the first Ohio State University Neonatal Calf Care and Management Workshop.
2/27/2006 Before Worrying Over Avian Flu, Know Your Viruses WOOSTER, Ohio — As avian influenza spills outside eastern Asia into Europe, Africa, the Middle East and India, the viral disease many fear will cause the world’s next pandemic is becoming a recurrent topic in news shows and family conversations. But how much should Ohioans worry?
2/26/2006 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Wind Energy (for the Week of Feb. 26, 2006) Dear Twig: OK, then, how does wind power work? Whooo?
2/24/2006 Chow Line: Vitamin guidance changes with age (for 3/5/06) What vitamins should an 84-year-old man take? I am in good health and I do take vitamins, but I wonder if I should take more or less.
2/22/2006 Plant Pathologist in $6.7 Million Projects to Sequence Genome of Major Crop Killers WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University plant pathologist Sophien Kamoun likes to know his enemies. And as the key player in two recently funded, $6.7 million projects aimed at sequencing the genome of two devastating crop killers, he will get to know all 20,000 genes of them.
2/21/2006 New Nitrogen Recommendations Now Available WOOSTER, Ohio -- The new nitrogen application recommendations -- focused on dollars and cents -- are now available online.
2/19/2006 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Solar Energy (for the Week of Feb. 19, 2006) Dear Twig: How does [active] solar energy work?
2/17/2006 Chow Line: Appealing apples can be hard to find (for 2/26/06) Why is it so hard to find a good eating apple lately? Even my old standbys aren’t as crisp as usual.
2/17/2006 Family Fundamentals: Tax refunds offer way to pay debt, boost savings I’m anticipating a healthy tax refund this year. What’s the best financial advice on what to do with it?
2/17/2006 Soybean Rust Sentinel Plots to Continue in 2006 WOOSTER, Ohio -- Sentinel plots, established throughout the country last year as the first line of defense against soybean rust, will again be a part of the plan to monitor the disease this growing season.
2/16/2006 Food Safety Researchers Play Kitchen Detective: Listeria is focus of $600,000 study COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio researchers want to know how a bacterium like Listeria monocytogenes gets into your kitchen. And they're looking for 50 families who will open their homes to them so they can find out.
2/16/2006 Poor Quality Silage Can Lead to Listeriosis in Animals WOOSTER, Ohio -- Dairy farmers should be on the lookout for poor quality silage, say animal health experts. It can lead to listeriosis, also known as "silage disease" because of its strong association with poor quality silage.
2/15/2006 Dairy Water Use, Management Topic of Feb. 20 Talk WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University’s Ohio Composting and Manure Management (OCAMM) program will present a free public lecture, “Milking Center Water Use and Management,” on Monday, Feb. 20, at 1 p.m.
2/14/2006 Media Tips (week of Feb. 12) Here are the latest media tips and news for the week of Feb. 12.
2/13/2006 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Apollo Alliance (for the Week of Feb. 12, 2006) Dear Twig: Apollo Alliance? Clean energy? What’s it about?
2/10/2006 Chow Line: Diet, exercise still important for health (for 2/19/06) What is your take on the women's health study that indicates an improved diet doesn't help reduce disease?
2/9/2006 New Wal-Mart in Town? Community Impact Likely to be Mixed COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Low prices draw hoards of consumers to big-box stores like Wal-Mart. And big-box stores often drive smaller neighboring retailers out of business. How communities respond when the big boys come to town could make a difference, says an Ohio State University economist.
2/6/2006 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: What Bears Don't Do During Hibernation (for the Week of Feb. 5, 2006) Dear Twig: Do bears wear diapers when they hibernate?
2/3/2006 Chow Line: Selenium: A trace works wonders (for 2/12/06) Occasionally I hear good things about the mineral selenium. Should I start taking a supplement?
2/2/2006 Slice Your On-Farm Fuel Bill with These Simple Tips COLUMBUS, Ohio -- With diesel prices on the rise -- up nearly 50 cents from this time last year and a dollar higher than in 2004 -- a little bit of savings can go a long way when it comes to taking steps to conserve fuel on the farm.
2/2/2006 Campaign Seeks to Keep Historic No-Till Plots from Being Plowed Under WOOSTER, Ohio -- Ohio State University’s unique no-tillage plots have reached their 45th anniversary. But the world’s longest continuously maintained no-till experiment is facing a middle-age crisis of sorts: the crop-raising practice it helped get off the ground has grown so popular that support to maintain the historic plots has dwindled, and there’s concern they may end up getting plowed under.
2/1/2006 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Danger, Falling Mountain Goats! (for the Week of Jan. 29, 2006) Dear Twig: Erm, so beavers don’t get squished by trees. At least not much. Do mountain goats ever fall off mountains?
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