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Secrest Arboretum to Celebrate National Pollinator Week June 22
June 16, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio Ohio State Universitys Secrest Arboretum will celebrate National Pollinator Week with a free public program from 2-4 p.m. on Tuesday, June 22. Roger Downer, an entomologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development ...
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Secrest Arboretum to Host 'Whiz Bang Science Show' June 11
June 4, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio Secrest Arboretum will host a free ââ¬ÅWhiz Bang Science Show for children and families on Thursday, June 11, at 7 p.m. Dr. Dave Lohnes of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC), a favorite of k ...
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Slugs Feasting on Slow-Growing Crops
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/slugs-feasting-slow-growing-crops
June 2, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio Continued cool temperatures and moist conditions have slowed down crop growth enough that gray garden slugs are beginning to make a meal of no-till corn and soybeans. Some growers throughout east and east central Ohio are bein ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Osage orange trees (for the week of Oct. 14, 2001)
October 2, 2001 Dear Twig: What are hedge apples? My father points them out to me when weâre driving in the country. Oo, I like hedge apples. The hedge apple tree is one of my favorites. Itâs also called Osage orange or, scientifically, Maclura pomife ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Pumpkin glop (for the week of Nov. 11, 2001)
October 31, 2001 Dear Twig: What's the glop inside pumpkins called? Well, Iâve always called it glop, too. But I checked with my scientist friends and they told me the technical term is âendosperm.â Endosperm is the flesh around fruit seeds. Wh ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Pygmy goats (for the week of Oct. 7, 2001)
September 20, 2001 Dear Twig: I saw some tiny goats at the zoo. They looked like they were full-grown, not babies. What were they? Sounds like they were pygmy goats, which are only about two feet tall at the withers (the point between the shoulder blades) ...
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Smart Stuff with Twig Walkingstick: Turkey beards (for the week of Nov. 18, 2001)
October 31, 2001 Dear Twig: Iâve heard that turkeys have beards. Is that true? Donât they shave? Ha ha ha. Ah, thatâs a good one. In fact, itâs true that many turkeys have beards. And itâs also true that they donât shave, mainly because they d ...
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What's New
Click on the call number to link directly to the item in the catalog to check availability. New Popular Collection Items (updated November 2014) New Books and More (updated November 2014) Anyone can suggest an item for the library to purchase! For a ...
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CD Wire- August 25, 2014
https://comdev.osu.edu/cd-wire/2014-08-25
Mission Statement: Ohio State University Extension Community Development helps communities enhance their well-being. AD Update: Recognizing Good Work Our last issue discussed how two long-time funds affiliated with Extension Community Development (Support ...
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Food Security Conference
https://comdev.osu.edu/events/food-security-conference
The eXtension Community of Practice (eCoP) on Community, Local and Regional Food Systems will host a Food Security Conference September 29 – October 1 at the Hilton Garden Inn in downtown Cleveland, Ohio. The conference is entitled Building Extension Capa ...