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News for: 03/01/2007 - 4/01/2007
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3/30/2007 Highest Acreage of Corn to Be Planted in Six Decades COLUMBUS, Ohio -- U.S. corn growers intend to plant a whopping 90.5 million acres of corn this growing season, an 11 million acre increase from 2006, and the highest acreage this country has seen in over 60 years.
3/30/2007 Chow Line: Play it safe with hard-cooked eggs (for 4/8/07) How long can you keep hard-boiled eggs?
3/29/2007 Israeli Scientist to Speak Friday (March 30) on Plant Density, Pollen-load and Seed Production in Cucurbits WOOSTER, Ohio — Haim Nerson, Volcani Center, Israel, will present “Effects of Plant Density and Pollen-load on Seed Production of Cucurbit Crops,” 11 a.m.-noon, Friday, March 30, in Columbus and by video simulcast in Wooster.
3/27/2007 French Scientists to Speak on Water Runoff, Soil Erosion, New Role-playing Conservation Game March 29 WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State’s Agroecosystems Management Program will present a free public lecture, “Surface Water Runoff and Soil Erosion Research in Upper Normandy, France: From Soil Science to Agronomic Studies to a Role-playing Game,” 1:30 p.m., Thursday, March 29, in Wooster and Columbus.
3/23/2007 Chow Line: If you must, use math to figure iron intake (for 4/1/07) I am a 51-year-old woman trying to track my iron intake, but nutrition labels only give a percentage “Daily Value” for iron. How can I tell how much iron a food really contains?
3/23/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Ranking Skunk Species (for the Week of April 1, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: You said there are several skunk species. How do they smell? The same? Different?
3/22/2007 Woodland Owners: Learn about Ash Borer Management March 26 in Xenia XENIA, Ohio — Emerald ash borer (EAB), a killer of ash trees that’s spreading throughout Ohio, can have a great impact on woodlots. To learn what you can do about it, plan to attend an Ohio State University Extension workshop designed specifically for woodland owners, Monday, March 26, in Xenia.
3/22/2007 Careful Corn Planting Can Reduce Yield Losses COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Proper planting practices are the first step to overcoming yield limitations the environment can put on a corn crop.
3/21/2007 April 5 Pond Clinic: Give Boot to Unwanted Water Weeds BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — Too many water weeds? Learn what to do at a free public pond clinic, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Thursday, April 5, at OSU Extension’s Wood County office.
3/19/2007 Some Ohio Cornfields May Be at Risk for Stewart's Wilt WOOSTER, Ohio -- Cornfields throughout southern Ohio might be at risk this growing season for Stewart’s bacterial wilt and leaf blight -- a corn disease caused by a bacterium carried and spread by adult flea beetles.
3/19/2007 Study: Labels on Genetically Modified Foods Should Include Details COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Most people don't realize how much of the food they regularly consume originates as a genetically modified crop, mainly because such foods usually aren't labeled in the United States.
3/16/2007 Chow Line: Baby carrots big on nutrition Are baby carrots really young carrots?
3/15/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Anti-skunk-spray Reek-remover! (for the Week of March 25, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: So tomato juice doesn’t get rid of skunk stink. What does? My dog really smells!
3/13/2007 Family Fundamentals: Examine options to choose primary credit card (for March 2007) We have several credit cards, but we want to simplify our bill-paying and cut back to just one. How should we decide which one?
3/13/2007 April 13 Regional Sustainability Forum: How Communities Can Leverage Rural Growth WOOSTER, Ohio — The Ohio State University Extension Center at Wooster will host “Building a Sustainable Rural Ohio: Leveraging Growth Through Community Cooperation,” 10-11:45 a.m., Friday, April 13, in Wooster.
3/13/2007 Want Big Fish? Attend Marysville Pond Clinic March 22 MARYSVILLE, Ohio — Learn to raise lunkers, grow green embankments, keep waters bubbly and healthy, and more at Pond Clinic 2007, 6:30-9:30 p.m., Thursday, March 22, in Marysville.
3/12/2007 Water-cleaning Wetlands on Farms: Study Says Plant, Seed for Best Results COLUMBUS, Ohio — Plan to build a wetland in a field that used to grow crops? Then plan to help Mother Nature start the nutrient-filtering, water-cleaning, swamp-loving plants you need in it.
3/12/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Does Tomato Juice Stop Skunk Stink? (for the Week of March 18, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: Does tomato juice work to get rid of skunk stink?
3/9/2007 Chow Line: Watch portions with corned beef (for 3/18/07) How do they make corned beef? Why is it called "corned"?
3/7/2007 Ohio State receives $2.9 million NSF grant to boost K-12 science education WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University’s Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) has received a $2.9 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to help boost science education in Ohio schools and prepare the future generation of U.S. scientists.
3/6/2007 Local Food, Season Extension: See How They're Linked March 13 WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State scientist Matt Kleinhenz will present a free public lecture, “Season Extension and Locally Grown Food: The Partnership,” 7 p.m., Tuesday, March 13, in Wooster.
3/5/2007 New Phytophthora Research to Speed Up Plant Protection WOOSTER, Ohio – A new way of characterizing partial resistance to one of the most devastating soybean diseases may enable germplasm companies to incorporate effective genes more quickly into plant lines that are the most beneficial to growers.
3/5/2007 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Non-maple Tree Syrup (for the Week of March 11, 2007) Q. Dear Twig: I know maple syrup comes from maple tree sap. What other trees can you use to make syrup?
3/1/2007 How to Control Weeds in Continuous Corn COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Planting continuous corn may promote greater weed control problems, but growers can stave off any serious issues as long as they follow the best management strategies for their situation.
3/1/2007 Unique Tomatoes Tops in Disease-Fighting Antioxidants COLUMBUS , Ohio -- Deep red tomatoes get their rich color from lycopene, a disease-fighting antioxidant. A new study, however, suggests that a special variety of orange-colored tomatoes provide a different form of lycopene, one that our bodies may more readily use.
3/1/2007 Chow Line: 'Labelman' leads way on Nutrition Facts (for 3/11/07) I like using the Nutrition Facts labels to check for calorie and fiber content, but after that I get a little lost. Do you have any ideas to make the label more useful?
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