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OSU Extension to Hold Sweet Corn Tour
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-hold-sweet-corn-tour
researchers expected to be on hand for the tour are horticulturists Doug Doohan, Bob Precheur, Brad Bergefurd, ... hour. Growers are invited to attend any or all three of the tours. For more information, contact ... June 19 from 4 p.m. to 8 p.m. and will include three farm tours and presentations by OSU and United ...
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Got Water? Crop Thirst Depends on Soil Type
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/got-water-crop-thirst-depends-soil-type
but make it difficult for plants to access. "In clay soils, the soil particles have an enormous ... for the soil to reach a water content that is available for plants." This explains why fields ... makes or breaks a crop is water. "The biggest risk to production is not practices like ...
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Putnam County Extension Educator Honored for His Work
educator for Putnam County, became the second recipient in 2008. "I am extremely appreciative to ... for nearly 20 years. Arnold will receive a $1,500 cash prize and a plaque. His name has been added to ... The award, established in 2007 and named for the Morrow County OSU Extension educator who passed away ...
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Jury Still Out in Ohio on Twin-Row Corn Yield Potential
twin-row corn are enough to warrant his attention. Berg has been practicing twin-row soybeans for eight ... practice for growers across the Midwest, but the jury is still out in Ohio on its yield potential, ... according to Ohio State University Extension research. Last year, OSU Extension agronomists conducted an ...
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Jury Still Out in Ohio on Twin-Row Corn Yield Potential
twin-row corn are enough to warrant his attention. Berg has been practicing twin-row soybeans for eight ... practice for growers across the Midwest, but the jury is still out in Ohio on its yield potential, ... according to Ohio State University Extension research. Last year, OSU Extension agronomists conducted an ...
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Iceland President Returning to Ohio to Raise Climate Change Awareness
December 1, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio – Iceland President Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is returning to Ohio to ... Grimsson will visit Ohio from Dec. 9 to Dec. 13 to continue fostering the relationship between his country ... The lecture, "Iceland's Lessons for World Sustainability: Soil as the New Soldier in ...
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Germplasm Center Reviving Old-Style Petunias
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/germplasm-center-reviving-old-style-petunias
not uncommon, but what makes these so special is that they haven't been in the public eye for ... to the OPGC. "We were told that the viability of the seed was very low," said David Tay, ... OPGC director. "It was our job to try and save that seed and produce germplasm of the cultivars ...
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OARDC Researcher Awarded Honorary Doctorate
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/oardc-researcher-awarded-honorary-doctorate
especially because Ghent is a very esteemed university." Ghentâs executive committee decided to confer ... the distinction to Saif "as an acknowledgment of [her] outstanding scientific achievements," ... according to a letter signed by the universityâs vice rector, M. De Clercq. Saif is known nationally and ...
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New Insight on Pollinators May Aid Strawberry Production
standing water and mud to record the growth progression of strawberry blooms- food for many insects whose ... pollination transforms the flowers into fruit. "The blooms have to be open wide enough for the insects to ... able to create a new opportunity for beekeepers to provide those species to the grower," said ...
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Recognition program honors CFAES’s finest
was dedicated to Henry Zerby, professor of meat science and chair of the Department of Animal ... Horticultural Science, Hartville, Ohio Outstanding Service to Students Gina Hnytka, Program Manager, EEDS and ... College Office of Academic Programs, Office of Prospective Students Meritorious Service to Students David ...