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OSU CARES and Innovative Grant proposals due May 15
March 28, 2012 OSU CARES is again making available grants to support partnerships between OSU Extension and colleagues across Ohio State University to expand our outreach and Engagement work. In addition, OSU Extension administration is making available I ...
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Conference to Help Small Farm Owners Market Products, Increase Profits
March 16, 2012 Massillon, Ohio-- Small farm owners who want to tap into the growing demand for local foods and learn more about selling directly to grocery stores and restaurants can get tips from the experts during a small farm conference on March 31 in ...
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Farmers Consider Modifying Planting Decisions
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/farmers-consider-modifying-planting-decisions
March 27, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Although decisions on what to plant essentially took place last summer or fall when farmers ordered seed and other inputs, now is the time many consider tweaking those plans, says an Ohio State University Extension agricult ...
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Ohio State Experts Work with State Agriculture Professionals to Devise Water Quality Recommendations
March 29, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio crop growers can find ways to continue to help reduce excess agricultural nutrients from affecting or entering the western basin of Lake Erie using best management practices recommended by Ohio State University Extensi ...
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OSU Expert: Warm Winter May Bring Early Insects, But Effect on Field Crops Depends More on Weather and Growers’ Planting Dates
March 16, 2012 WOOSTER, Ohio – While the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year will cause some insects to appear earlier than normal, whether or not the bugs will impact field crops negatively depends more on the weather in spring, the va ...
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Safety Conference Teaches Emergency Management for Ohio Farm Markets and Agritainment Operations
March 29, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio –When Mother Nature or natural disasters strike a u-pick operation, it’s important for farm operators to react fast and know how to handle the panic of visitors, says an Ohio State University Extension expert. If farm markets ...
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OSU Expert: Warm Winter Brings Severe Threat of Corn Flea Beetle and Increased Potential for Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt
March 29, 2012 WOOSTER, Ohio – Field crop growers should take extra precaution to scout their fields this spring for corn flea beetle as the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year is expected to cause a severe infestation of the pest, an O ...
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Green-up marks the time to apply nitrogen in winter wheat
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/green-marks-time-apply-nitrogen-winter-wheat
March 29, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Now that wheat fields have reached green-up, it's time to apply spring nitrogen, an Ohio State University Extension educator says. Spring nitrogen should be applied before the beginning of stem elongation to maximize y ...
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Chow Line: Enjoy eggs, but keep safety in mind (3/30/12)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-enjoy-eggs-keep-safety-mind-33012
March 30, 2012 I know that eggs can be contaminated with Salmonella if the hen that laid the egg is infected. But how common is this? The type of bacteria that can get inside eggs, called Salmonella serotype Enteritidis (SE), comes from chickens whose ova ...
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Chow Line: Folic acid supplements still key (4/13/12)
April 13, 2012 Since so many foods are fortified with folic acid, are supplements still necessary for women who are trying to get pregnant? Obviously, this is a question a woman needs to discuss with her doctor, but in general, all women of childbearing a ...