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5/30/2008 Chow Line: Choose healthful fast-food options (for the week of 6/8/08) As I chauffeur the kids to and from summer activities, I tend to eat more fast food than usual. Any tips to make my choices more healthful?
5/30/2008 Wheat Growers: Gain New Management Tools in NW Ohio June 19 CUSTAR, Ohio — From options for controlling insects and diseases to alternative growth and fertility strategies, wheat growers will find something new to add to their production arsenal at Ohio State’s 2008 Wheat Field Day in Wood County.
5/29/2008 MRI, Meat Goats, More: OSU Sustainable Ag Team Announces Summer Tours COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State’s Sustainable Agriculture Team kicks off its summer tour series June 19 with a look at modified relay intercropping, a good-yielding, Earth-friendly system in which soybeans are planted into standing wheat.
5/29/2008 Weather Slowing Corn, Increasing Chances for Pest Problems WOOSTER, Ohio -- Planting delays and cool weather have slowed corn development, paving the way for a potential issue with slugs in no-till fields.
5/29/2008 Improve Soil Quality with New OSU Extension Tool COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Healthy soils means healthy plants, and a new Ohio State University Extension educational tool is now available to aid users in improving soil quality to boost crop performance.
5/29/2008 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Tasmanian Devil in Devil of a Pickle (for the Week of June 1, 2008) Q. Dear Twig: We also talked in class about an animal called the Tasmanian devil. It's endangered. Why?
5/28/2008 New OSU Organic Transition Guide Now Sold Online WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State's new Transition Guide to Certified Organic Crop Management (74 pp., $15) can now be bought online through OSU Extension’s new, secure eStore.
5/27/2008 Media Advisory: National Biofuels/Biopolymers Conference is June 3-5 in Columbus COLUMBUS, Ohio — University and industry experts from around the country will convene in Ohio June 3-5 to discuss agriculture’s role in the renewable fuel, energy and polymer needs of the United States.
5/27/2008 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Polar Bears Threatened? (for the Week of May 25, 2008) Q. Dear Twig: We talked in class about polar bears. They just got listed as “threatened.” What’s it mean?
5/23/2008 Chow Line: Many options for storing fresh herbs (for 6/1/08) We are growing fresh basil and other herbs. What is the best way to store them for use later?
5/21/2008 Next OSU SENR Talk to Look at Soil, Ecological Risk Assessment COLUMBUS, Ohio — Richard Hunter Anderson of Ohio State’s School of Environment and Natural Resources will present “Matrix Matters: The Modifying Effects of Soil Properties on Ecological Risk Assessment,” 3:30 p.m., Thursday, May 22.
5/21/2008 Researchers Look at Emerald Ash Borer Damage, Impact of Invasive Plants WOOSTER, Ohio — When emerald ash borer (EAB) attacks a forest, dead ash trees are not the only environmental mess this voracious pest leaves behind. Invasive plants waiting to take the place of the trees may have an even greater impact on EAB-infested ecosystems.
5/20/2008 Ohio State Researchers Developing Resistant Ash Hybrid for Future Reforestation Just like chestnut blight and Dutch elm disease before it, emerald ash borer (EAB) is capable of wiping out an entire species of trees from North America, said Dan Herms, an entomologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and Ohio State University Extension. That’s why Herms — Ohio’s representative on a U.S.-Canadian science advisory panel that makes recommendations on EAB — began looking at possible ways to preserve ash as a component of North American forests and landscapes from the onset of the infestation, just in case strategies to stop the spread of EAB failed.
5/19/2008 Ohio Legislators Tour OARDC; Learn About Renewable Fuel, Energy and Products Research WOOSTER, Ohio — A group of Ohio legislators toured the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) May 12 to learn about ongoing research seeking to develop new sources of renewable energy, fuels and industrial products.
5/19/2008 Ohio State Hosts National Biotech Conference June 3-5 in Columbus: Biofuels, Biopolymers Are Key Topics COLUMBUS, Ohio — The nation’s agricultural biotechnology experts will convene in Ohio June 3-5 to discuss the role this industry will play in the future of renewable fuels, energy and industrial products.
5/19/2008 Family Fundamentals: If summer is stressful, plan now to slow down I'm getting more tense as summer approaches. When our family gets out of its normal routine, it seems like we get busier than ever. Any guidance?
5/19/2008 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Raven 'bout Crows (for the Week of May 18, 2008) Q. Dear Twig: What’s the difference between a crow and a raven?
5/16/2008 Chow Line: Calcium difficult for body to absorb (for 5/25/08) I always have milk in the morning with my high-fiber cereal. But a friend told me that fiber prevents the body from absorbing calcium. If that's true, what should I do?
5/14/2008 Missouri 'Food Circles' Leader to Speak at OSU Tomorrow (May 15) William Heffernan, University of Missouri professor emeritus of rural sociology, will present “Dueling Visions: Impacts on Food and Environment” at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, May 15, by video link on Ohio State’s Columbus and Wooster campuses.
5/12/2008 Yields Inconsistent with Fungicide-Treated Corn Plots, Study Finds WOOSTER, Ohio -- The jury is still out on the effectiveness and feasibility of using fungicides on corn, in the absence of diseases, to boost yields, and plant pathologists continue to recommend their use in an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) approach to dealing with foliar diseases.
5/11/2008 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Eating (Low-fat, High-carb) (Gag) Slugs (for the Week of May 11, 2008) Q. Dear Twig: What eats slugs? Do you eat slugs? I don’t eat slugs.
5/9/2008 Chow Line: Take steps to prevent osteoporosis (for 5/18/08) My mother was recently diagnosed with osteoporosis. What can I do to reduce my risk, and my children's?
5/9/2008 Successful Indoor Spawning May Lead to Ohio Baitfish Industry PIKETON, Ohio -- Ohio fishing enthusiasts, who bait their lines with imported shiners, may soon be catching that Lake Erie smallmouth bass, walleye or crappie with a native baitfish, spawned and raised for the first time in an indoor environment.
5/9/2008 Wet Soils Delaying Ohio Corn Planting COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio is already facing corn-planting delays, but growers have time to get their crop in the ground and walk away with potentially decent yields.
5/8/2008 How Science, Policy Meet in Watersheds: OSU Talk to Explore It Tomorrow (May 9) COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State's Dawn Ferris will look at science, policy and their meeting in watersheds as part of the spring seminar series of the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science.
5/7/2008 Yellow Perch in Lake Erie: Talk Tomorrow (May 8) to Look at What It Means That They Can See Clearly Now COLUMBUS, Ohio — Martin Stapanian, USGS, will present “Diel Shift in Catchability of Young-of-year Yellow Perch: Association with Increased Water Clarity in Lake Erie” at 3:30 p.m., Thursday, May 8, by video link on Ohio State’s Columbus and Wooster campuses.
5/5/2008 Some Fall Cover Crops Can Reduce SCN Populations COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The benefits of cover crops continue to grow. Touted for conserving soil while filling forage needs, some plant varieties also have the potential to suppress soybean cyst nematode populations in no-till fields.
5/5/2008 Using New Genetic Techniques to Raise Bigger Yellow Perch PIKETON, Ohio -- With the help of genetics, Ohio fish farmers will be able to raise the crème de la crème of yellow perch -- the state’s No. 1 food fish -- with the potential to increase production efficiency up to 50 percent over current growth standards.
5/5/2008 OARDC, OSU Extension Release 2008 Field Day Schedule WOOSTER, Ohio — See what’s new in your field — from beef to wheat, lawns to gardens, low-stress cattle to honey bee queens — at Ohio State’s agricultural special events.
5/4/2008 Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Mononga-how-la? (for the Week of May 4, 2008) Q. Dear Twig: “Monangaheely”? I don’t get that either.
5/2/2008 Chow Line: Avocados a great source of 'good' fat I have always heard that avocados are really healthy for you, but I also know that they are very high in fat. So how can they be healthful?
5/1/2008 New OSU Book Helps Farmers Make Switch to Organic WOOSTER, Ohio — Smooth your switch to organic farming through the new Transition Guide to Certified Organic Crop Management, published by Ohio State's OFFER Program.
5/1/2008 Survey Reveals Food Safety Gaps at Facilities Serving the Elderly COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Dietary managers at nursing homes and other facilities that serve high-risk clients appear to know relatively little about a rare but potentially deadly food-borne illness, according to a survey by researchers at Ohio State University and Colorado State University.
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