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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Whole Lot of Nurdles Going On (for the Week of May 17, 2009)
Knebusch of OARDC and OSU Extension. For details, to ask Twig a question, and/or to receive the column free ... "Plastic Resin Pellets as a Transport Medium for Toxic Chemicals in the Marine Environment" by a team ... Walkingstick" is a weekly feature for children (ages 9+; 4th grade reading level) about science, nature, farming ...
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Ohio Apple Crop: Smaller but More Flavorful
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-apple-crop-smaller-more-flavorful
this year is expected to be much smaller than in a typical year, said Diane Miller, an OSU Extension ... production in Ohio is expected to be down some 46 percent this year, said Bill Dodd, president of the Ohio ... experienced everything from a total crop loss to those who are experiencing crops at 90 percent or better, to ...
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Sept. 1: See OSU’s Latest Organic Farming Research
is free. For more information, contact Kathy Bielek at 330-202-3528 or bielek.4@osu.edu. Six ... science-based information to Ohio’s organic farmers. The program is part of OARDC, which is the research arm of ...
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OSU Extension to Host Farm Bill Meetings
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-host-farm-bill-meetings
from 1:30 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.-- OARDC Fisher Auditorium, 1680 Madison Ave., Wooster. For more information ... touches on the 2008 Farm Bill, farmers are making production decisions related to the Farm Bill that could ... throughout Ohio in March to aid farmers and landowners in the decision-making process. The meetings, free and ...
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Raspberry Cultivars Vary in Nutrient/Cancer-Fighting Components
For example, in comparison to the U.S. Department of Agriculture Nutrient Database, freeze-dried ... March 26, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Red raspberry cultivars have been found to contain varying levels ... of nutrient components and antioxidants, opening the doors to grow and market fruits that pack the ...
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Old Corn Disease Causing New Concerns in Ohio
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/old-corn-disease-causing-new-concerns-ohio
disease if susceptible hybrids must be grown. For more information on northern corn leaf blight, log on to ... severe enough to be a major epidemic, but it's enough to give us a warning sign- that we need to pay ... attention to this," said Lipps. Plant pathologists speculate the disease has returned due to the ...
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'Whiz Bang Science Show' Is Thursday (6/10) in Secrest Arboretum
Daveââ¬Â Lohnes of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), is free for kids of all ... show aims to ââ¬Åexcite kids and spark a deep interest in science.ââ¬Â Find Secrest Arboretum on ... miles from the main campus entrance. Call 330-464-2148 or 330-263-3700 for more information or in case ...
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OSU Extension to Hold a Baitfish Culture Workshop, Nov. 12
techniques for baitfish in Arkansas." Other topics being covered during the workshop include pond ... will also include a tour of the Bowling Green aquaculture facilities. RSVP to the event by Nov. 6. To ... register, contact Geoff Wallat at (740) 289-2071, ext. 146 or e-mail wallat1@ag.osu.edu. For more ...
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June 15: Summer Pruning Workshop in Secrest Arboretum
June 9, 2011 WOOSTER, Ohio-- What’s the best way to make the cut? Find out in Secrest Arboretum’s ... summertime pruning of trees and shrubs. Registration costs $50 per person and is limited to 12. Call ... 330-464-2148 to register, or download and mail the registration form available at http://go.osu.edu/DaG. ...
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Wheat Crop Looking Good
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wheat-crop-looking-good
October 28, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – With nearly all of Ohio's winter wheat planted, according to ... the Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service, farmers are on track for a potentially successful crop. ... could potentially lead to some disease problems in the spring due to fall establishment of some ...