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EPDs Help Cattlemen Make Better Genetic Improvement Decisions
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Better Grasslands for Wildlife? Workshop Coming for Land Managers
July 26, 2011 LONDON, Ohio – A good, healthy grassland, unlike a lawn, is best if it has some bare spots. “An ideal grassland for wildlife has 30 percent or more bare ground,” said Marne Titchenell, a wildlife specialist with Ohio State University Extensi ...
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Holy Toledo (Botanical Garden)! Family Bat Workshop Coming Soon
July 26, 2011 TOLEDO, Ohio-- If you were a bat, the kind that flies, your fingers would be 3 feet long-- as long as, well, a baseball bat. Ohio wildlife expert Marne Titchenell tells that to kids, gets their attention, then adds the icing on the cake-- th ...
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Northern Ohio Vegetable Crops Field Night is Aug. 3 in Fremont
July 27, 2011 FREMONT, Ohio-- Healthy tomatoes and hot peppers are on the menu for this year's Northern Ohio Vegetable Crops Field Night, which will be held Wednesday, Aug. 3, at the North Central Agricultural Research Station near Fremont. Free an ...
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Back with a Bang: ‘Baiwoop’ Art Fest Is Saturday (7/30) in Secrest
July 28, 2011 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Secrest Arboretum in Wooster, less than a year removed from a tornado strike, will host the community’s first-ever Baiwoop Art Festival this Saturday (7/30). Event coordinator Matt Shultzman of Wooster calls it both a showcas ...
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Farm Science Review Wheat Harvest Yields Well Despite Weather Extremes
July 28, 2011 LONDON, Ohio – Despite the extremes of a dry wheat planting season last fall and the wettest spring in a century, the Ohio State University Farm Science Review wheat harvest yielded successful results and a farm average of 85 bushels per acr ...
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Common Sense Management Necessary to Minimize Heat Stress on Livestock
July 28, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Both man and beast suffer the effects of high heat and humidity in the dog days of summer, so cattle and sheep producers need to adopt basic strategies to keep animals calm, cool and collected through the year's hottest ...
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Animal Rights Activists Target University Researchers, Students
July 28, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Activists promoting an agenda of animal rights have long protested the use of animals by major research universities and institutions. Earle Holland, Ohio State University’s assistant vice president for Research Communicati ...
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A Gardener's Delight: Gateway Garden Jubilee is Aug. 6 in Springfield
July 28, 2011 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio-- Saturday, Aug. 6 promises to be an information-packed, fun-filled day for gardening enthusiasts of all ages. Ohio State University Extension and the Master Gardeners of Clark County will hold their annual Gateway Garden J ...
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Chow Line: Take study findings with a grain of salt (for 8/7/11)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-take-study-findings-grain-salt-8711
July 29, 2011 I heard about a study that questioned the link between sodium and high blood pressure. I'm skeptical. What's the story? Skepticism was a common reaction to that study, for good reason. The study was conducted in Europe and publishe ...