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Piketon Field Night Aug. 11 Includes Pumpkin Pollination, Drip Irrigation, Small Fruit, Tomatoes
August 5, 2011 PIKETON, Ohio – The Annual Horticulture Field Night will be held Thursday, Aug. 11, at Ohio State University's South Centers in Piketon. Registration begins at 5 p.m. with the program starting at 6 p.m. The cost to attend is $10 per pe ...
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Ohio State Scientists to Share in $25 Million Grant to Study Virus-Related Foodborne Illness
August 4, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Four Ohio State University scientists are part of a multi-state $25 million effort to reduce the number of foodborne illnesses caused by viruses. The five-year U.S. Department of Agriculture grant is the largest single food ...
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ECO Farming: A New Farming System for the 21st Century
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/eco-farming-new-farming-system-21st-century
August 3, 2011 CELINA, Ohio-- Everyone has an opinion about conventional tillage versus no-till. Ohio State University Extension, in conjunction with the Natural Resource Conservation Service and the Ohio No-Till Council have developed a third tillage sys ...
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What's on Tap at Manure Science Review?
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/whats-tap-manure-science-review
August 2, 2011 DEGRAFF, Ohio-- Here’s who’s speaking at the 2011 Manure Science Review, set for Aug. 16 at the Winner Family Farm in DeGraff in western Ohio: Alan Winner, owner of the host farm, on how changes there have led to more efficient water and ma ...
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Organic Soybean Pest Control: Tour Looks at New Research
August 1, 2011 BOWLING GREEN, Ohio-- The 2011 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Serie s continues on Aug. 17 with a look at organic soybeans. New research on pest control is the focus, including the effects of planting date and the benefits of no-ti ...
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Ohio State Trials Reveal Consumer Preference of New Ornamental Plants
August 2, 2011 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- A rudbeckia as bright as the desert sun, a gerbera the color of tropical fruit and a begonia with striking reddish undertones are this year's favorite ornamental plants following consumer evaluations undertaken as part ...
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Chestnuts Roasting in Eastern Ohio: See Them Aug. 13
August 1, 2011 CARROLLTON, Ohio-- Eastern Ohio’s Route 9 Cooperative, the biggest chestnut packing facility in the U.S., will host a free tour on Aug. 13 as part of the 2011 Ohio Sustainable Farm Tour and Workshop Series. Hours are 2-4 p.m. at 4300 German ...
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MEDIA ADVISORY: Kelleys Island "Operation: Military Kids" Camp Aug. 8-12
August 2, 2011 KELLEYS ISLAND, Ohio-- As U.S. military involvement increasingly shifts from Iraq to Afghanistan, thousands of troops are still being deployed overseas to serve their country-- and often leave children behind. Supporting those children is t ...
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Register by Thursday (8/4) for Ohio Compost Tour
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/register-thursday-84-ohio-compost-tour
August 1, 2011 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Registration for next week’s Composting in Ohio 2011 tour  continues through this Thursday (8/4). The program offers a firsthand look at three large-scale composting facilities, all in northeast Ohio. It’s set for Aug. 11. G ...
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Bird Is the Word: Walk Is in Secrest on Aug. 13
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/bird-word-walk-secrest-aug-13
August 1, 2011 WOOSTER, Ohio-- What’s in the air in Secrest Arboretum? See for yourself when the 120-acre plant collection, part of the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center in Wooster, holds its next free Leisure Birding Walk. It’s on Aug. 13 ...