From News and Media Relations:
05/14/2008
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.
05/13/2008
Program to Combat Veterinary Shortage in Ohio
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- A national shortage of veterinarians specializing in livestock, poultry and other food animals could be alleviated as the result of a new program at Ohio State University.
05/12/2008
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.
05/09/2008
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?
05/09/2008
Backyard Trees and Wildlife: See, Hear, Get to Know Them in 2-part Summer Workshop
RUSSELL, Ohio — Learn about the trees all around you and the wildlife that lives around you and your trees in “The Woods in My Backyard,” July 17 and Aug. 14 in northeast Ohio.
05/09/2008
Discover Your Woods, How to Take Care of Them in Medina County June 24
MEDINA, Ohio — A workshop set for Medina County will home in on your neck of the woods. No matter, even, where you live. As long as you actually own some.
05/09/2008
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.
05/09/2008
Governor Strickland Proclaims Master Gardener Volunteer Week
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener volunteers are serious about horticulture -- taking their passion for plants and the environment and passing it on to those they touch through education and community activities. Last year, volunteers committed more than 100,000 hours to community services, impacting more than a quarter of a million residents.
05/09/2008
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.
05/08/2008
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.
05/07/2008
Ag Economist: Look to Long-Term Sustainability to Solve Food Crisis
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When it comes to a food crisis, history has taught the world a thing or two. One is what we don’t learn tends to repeat. And this current lesson might be the most challenging one we’ve ever faced, says an Ohio State University agricultural economist.
05/07/2008
Over 500 Plants to Choose from at Chadwick Arboretum Plant Sale, May 9-10
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- If you are looking for that perfect plant, tree or shrub for your home garden or yard, then Ohio State University's Chadwick Arboretum and Learning Gardens spring plant sale might have just what you need.
05/07/2008
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.
05/05/2008
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.
05/05/2008
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.
05/05/2008
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.
05/04/2008
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.
05/02/2008
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?
05/01/2008
How to Identify Trees: Sign Up for 1 of 3 Workshops in June
COLUMBUS, Ohio — You can call it Ray. Or you can call it Jay. Or even better you can call it ash or oak or redbud.
05/01/2008
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.
05/01/2008
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.
05/01/2008
Learn to Grow Blueberries at Home
PIKETON, Ohio -- Don't let rising food prices keep you from enjoying your favorite summer fruit crops, like blueberries. With the right soil and little space required, blueberries can be easily incorporated into a home garden. Ohio State University Extension horticulturists will explain how it's done at a workshop on May 15.
04/30/2008
Talk at OSU Tomorrow (May 1) to Explore Religion, Ecology
Greg Hitzhusen of Ohio State's School of Environment and Natural Resources will present “Religion and Ecology: Religious Environmentalism in North America" at 3:30 p.m. in Columbus and by video link to Wooster.
04/30/2008
Community Bands Together, Loses 9,000 Pounds
FINDLAY, Ohio -- Residents of Hancock County are stepping more lightly on the Earth these days. They've lost 4.5 tons since January.
04/30/2008
OSU’s Van Der Knaap, Discoverer of Tomato-shape Gene, to Speak on Her Work Friday (May 2)
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Esther van der Knaap, the Ohio State scientist whose discovery of a gene for tomato shape splashed on the cover of Science last month, will speak on her work, 11 a.m.-noon, by video link on Ohio State’s Wooster and Columbus campuses.
