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Tap into the Local Foods Movement with a Farmers' Market
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/tap-local-foods-movement-farmers-market
April 23, 2009 PIKETON, Ohio-- With the current economy driving increased interest in local foods, more communities are looking to either start a farmers' market or expand an existing one as a way of fulfilling consumer demands. Through a new Ohio St ...
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Using the Weather to Control Dollar Spot
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/using-weather-control-dollar-spot
May 4, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Phenology calendars have been found to effectively track the emergence of tree and garden pests at any given location based on the blooming of ornamental plants, and now Ohio State University plant pathologists are looking at ...
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Ohio State University Economist: Education Key to Limiting H1N1 Virus Impacts on U.S. Pork Industry
May 4, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Educating the American public that they can't contract the H1N1 (swine flu) virus by eating pork will be a big factor in how much the U.S. pork industry will be impacted by the growing pandemic, says an Ohio State Univers ...
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Ohio Master Gardeners Teaching Green During MGV Week May 17-23
May 5, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- From money management to environmental stewardship to good gardening practices, Ohio State University Extension Master Gardeners are finding ways to be more "green." They'll showcase their efforts during Master ...
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New Pythium Species Isolated In Ohio
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/new-pythium-species-isolated-ohio
May 7, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- A new species of Pythium, a water mold that attacks soybeans and corn in saturated soils, has been identified in Ohio. Anne Dorrance, an Ohio State University plant pathologist with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Developmen ...
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Soybean Planting, Like Corn, is Behind Schedule
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/soybean-planting-corn-behind-schedule
May 12, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Like corn, soybean planting in Ohio is behind schedule, due to wet, cool soil conditions. But growers still have plenty of time to get the crop in the ground. "It'd be nice if we had all of the soybeans in the groun ...
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Ohio Wheat Could Be at Risk for Head Scab, if Rain Coincides with Flowering
May 20, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Ohio wheat could be facing a risk of head scab if any rain, coupled with warm temperatures, coincides with crop flowering. "Flowering is the growth stage where wheat is most susceptible to head scab infection," said ...
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OSU Extension to Offer Sweet Corn Management Schools in June
May 22, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Ohio farmers interested in launching sweet corn production or looking for advanced production techniques have the opportunity to attend one of two Sweet Corn Management Schools in June. Ohio State University Extension, in con ...
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Learn More About the Aquaculture Industry at OSU South Centers Aquaculture Field Day
May 22, 2009 PIKETON, Ohio-- Ohio State University's South Centers at Piketon, located off State Route 32 in Pike County, may not look like the ideal place for lake sturgeon, largemouth bass and blue gill. But it's full of surprises. The facilit ...
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No Worries. Late Planted Corn May Not Be So Late
May 22, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Ohio weather conditions can turn on a dime. One minute, rains are preventing a timely corn planting, and the next minute sunny skies are paving the way to play catch-up. Corn planting may be behind schedule now, according to ...