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    Secrest Arboretum Plant Sale Is May 13

    Apr 27, 2017

    WOOSTER, Ohio — Secrest Arboretum’s 24th annual Plant Discovery Day will have hundreds of hard-to-find plants for sale and auction, including at least one with historical roots at The Ohio State University.

    Gardeners can buy trees, shrubs, herbs, annuals, perennials, garden art and more at the event, which is the arboretum’s largest annual fundraising event.

    It’s from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. May 13 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, 1680 Madison Ave., in Wooster. Admission is free and open to the public.

  2. Photo of a field being sprayed by a boom sprayer on a tractor.

    Calibrate Your Sprayer to Save Money on Pesticides

    Apr 24, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Pickup trucks need occasional tuneups and oil changes, so it stands to reason that a boom sprayer needs a checkup at least once a year before it’s driven out of the barn and onto fields to spray for pests.

    Sprayers should be calibrated to determine the actual rate at which they are applying pesticide, then adjustments can be made, said Erdal Ozkan, a professor and spray technology expert with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

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    DeviceReady Workshop Focuses on Business Online Marketing Strategies

    Apr 24, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Business owners, do you ever wonder what consumers think about your business website? Are you confident that your customers can easily find your business online?

    Business owners statewide can learn how to better manage their online presence to promote their businesses at a workshop offered by marketing experts with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

  4. Photo of a field with Purple Deadnettle plants growing.

    Pests, Weeds and Crop Diseases Arriving Early

    Apr 24, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — A warmer than usual winter and wet spring are ushering in some crop diseases and weeds early in the season and could trigger a pestier summer.

    Ohio State University entomologists are keeping a close eye on insect species that survived the winter and may appear earlier and more abundantly. Particularly concerning are the pests that preyed on last year’s crops, including slugs, stink bugs and bean leaf beetles on soybeans, cereal leaf beetles on small grains, and Asiatic garden beetles and western bean cutworms on corn.

  5. Aerial photo of Farm Science Review. Photo: CFAES

    Farm Science Review 2017 Set for Sept. 19-21

    Apr 24, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Farm Science Review, one of the nation’s premier agricultural trade and education shows, will be held at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, September 19-21.

    New for this year’s 55th Farm Science Review, visitors will be able to “Map Your Show” on a new mobile app in preparation for the three-day event. The app will be available in app stores beginning in July. Visitors will be able to browse the interactive map and search for specific exhibitors or product categories.

  6. Alfalfa weevil damage

    Insects, Weeds, and Diseases Affecting Crops Earlier This Year

    Apr 19, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — A warmer than usual winter and wet spring are ushering in some crop diseases and weeds early in the season and could trigger a pestier summer.

    Ohio State University entomologists are keeping a close eye on insect species that survived the winter and may appear earlier and more abundantly. Particularly concerning are the pests that preyed on last year’s crops, including slugs, stink bugs and bean leaf beetles on soybeans, cereal leaf beetles on small grains, and Asiatic garden beetles and western bean cutworms on corn.

  7. Graphic showing digital marketing options

    DeviceReady: Marketing Your On-line Presence

    Apr 19, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Business owners, do you ever wonder what consumers think about your business website? Are you confident that your customers can easily find your business online?

    Business owners statewide can learn how to better manage their online presence to promote their businesses at a workshop offered by marketing experts with the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University.

  8. Aerial photo of Farm Science Review grounds

    Farm Science Review 2017 Set for Sept. 19-21

    Apr 19, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Farm Science Review, one of the nation’s premier agricultural trade and education shows, will be held at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio, September 19-21.

    New for this year’s 55th Farm Science Review, visitors will be able to “Map Your Show” on a new mobile app in preparation for the three-day event. The app will be available in app stores beginning in July. Visitors will be able to browse the interactive map and search for specific exhibitors or product categories.

  9. Pink crabapple blossoms

    OARDC's Crabapple Blossoms are Peaking

    Apr 19, 2017

    WOOSTER, Ohio — A research campus in northeast Ohio is getting really crabby — and that’s a good thing.

    More than 600 red, pink and white crabapple trees at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) in Wooster — considered the largest collection of such trees in the U.S. — are nearly at peak bloom.

  10. Photo of a large room with educational posters lined up on tables. Photo by Molly Bean.

    Environmental Science Student Symposium Is Wednesday at Ohio State

    Apr 12, 2017

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Nearly 1,000 students at The Ohio State University have prepared scientific posters about Earth’s biggest challenges for the university’s 2017 Environmental Science Student Symposium.

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