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OSU Extension to Educate Youth on ATV Safety
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/osu-extension-educate-youth-atv-safety
June 2, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Over 500 Ohio youth and their parents are the focus of an Ohio State University Extension project involving education and proper operation of ATVs. The ATV (all-terrain vehicle) is increasing in popularity throughout the st ...
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OSU Extension ID System for Animal-Drawn Vehicles Becomes Standard
November 3, 2008 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- After a decade of advocacy and education, Ohio State University Extension recommendations for lighting and marking animal-drawn equipment have been standardized, paving the way for national and international adoption of s ...
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OSU Extension Offering Conferences for Small Farm Landowners
February 2, 2010 WILMINGTON, Ohio – Ohio State University Extension will host two conferences in March dedicated to small farm landowners. The second annual "Opening Doors to Success" Small Farm Conference and Trade Show will be held March 12- ...
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OSU Entomologists Studying the Damaging Impacts of Common Buckthorn
January 6, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio – An exotic invasive shrub, introduced in the 1800s as a garden plant, is being studied to demonstrate how its presence has a cascading damaging effect on natural flora and fauna, agriculture and public health. Ohio State U ...
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Organic Grain Production an Appealing, Yet Challenging Farming Practice
February 27, 2002 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio- Organic foods are becoming the fastest growing segment of the food industry, driven in large part by health-conscious consumers and a sense of environmental responsibility. The United States market for organic products ...
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One-Stop Agronomic Resource Still Going Strong After 40 Years
February 24, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- For four decades, Ohio State University Extension has been providing Ohio farmers with everything they ever wanted to know about crop production and management with the Ohio Agronomy Guide. Recommendations, practices a ...
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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
October 30, 2001 WOOSTER, Ohio-- An old corn disease has re-emerged in Ohio fields, raising concerns of potential problems it may cause if not effectively controlled. Northern corn leaf blight, a fungal disease that can cause significant yield losses unde ...
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Ohio's Wheat Production Continues to Shrink
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-wheat-production-continues-shrink
June 10, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- Ohio's first wheat production forecast is down 10 percent compared to last year, continuing the state's trend of a shrinking crop the past several years. According to the Ohio Agricultural Statistics Service Farm Re ...
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Ohio's Corn Heading for Record-Breaking Yields
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-corn-heading-record-breaking-yields
August 25, 2006 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- If the state of Ohio's corn crop stays on track with the U.S. Department of Agriculture's predictions, then farmers could be looking at a record yield. "The prognosis for corn looks good," said Peter ...
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Ohio's Corn Crop Parched
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohios-corn-crop-parched
June 24, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — With seedling blight diseases and replanting issues out of the way, Ohio corn growers are now faced with a new challenge: inadequate rainfall. Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, said that lack o ...