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Farm Science Review: Ohio 4-H and OSU Extension Offer STEM Demos and Activities to Spur Career Interests
September 17, 2012 LONDON, Ohio – Hands-on Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM) activities and demonstrations will be offered daily by Ohio State University Extension and 4-H Youth Development Extension Educators during Farm Science Review as ...
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Space Gardening? Ohio State Creates Food-production System for Future NASA Missions
August 18, 2012 System is being tested Sept. 10-21 at Johnson Space Center in Houston. WOOSTER, Ohio-- Say you are on Mars and fancy a salad. Unless the Curiosity rover can make an unexpected find of fresh romaine somewhere on the dusty Red Planet, you ar ...
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Growing the Cure Launched at 50th Farm Science Review
September 19, 2012 COLUMBUS, OHIO-- What if the food we ate fought against cancer? Recent food-based research at Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and Comprehensive Can ...
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'Research Powerhouses' Join Forces in New Multistate Venture
September 20, 2012 FORT WAYNE, Ind.- Faculty from Michigan State University, Ohio State University and Purdue University gathered earlier this month in a new effort to strengthen both research and Extension outreach in food safety issues. "These are ...
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Chow Line: Keep physically fit at any weight (9/21/12)
September 21, 2012 I’ve seen conflicting information about whether or not being obese is actually harmful to your health. Can you clarify? You’re not crazy. Depending on how studies are designed, how large they are, and a number of other factors, results ...
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Fruit, Vegetable Safety Program Set for Cleveland Oct. 3
September 21, 2012 CLEVELAND, Ohio-- A program on preventing microbial contamination on fruit and vegetable farms will take place from 6-9 p.m. on Oct. 3 at the Urban Community School, 4909 Lorain Ave., in Cleveland. Food safety and Good Agricultural Prac ...
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Urban Coyotes Never Stray: New Study Finds 100 Percent Monogamy
September 26, 2012 Editor: This story was originally distributed yesterday by Ohio State's Office of Research and Innovation Communications. COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Coyotes living in cities don’t ever stray from their mates, and stay with each other till d ...
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4-H Mentoring Projects 'Making a Huge Difference'
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/4-h-mentoring-projects-making-huge-difference
September 26, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Sometimes kids have trouble learning from their mistakes. And sometimes, all it takes is a caring adult teaming up with those kids-- perhaps on a project that captures their interest-- that can make all the difference. ...
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OSU Extension: Fall Frost Increases the Potential for Toxicity in Livestock
September 27, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – While fall frost is an annual concern for livestock producers because of the potential for prussic acid poisoning, the potential for toxicity in livestock is perhaps of wider concern this year because of the drought tha ...
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Farm Science Review: Water Control Structure Benefits Farmers and Environment
September 27, 2012 LONDON, Ohio – A new field drainage technology could help reduce runoff from farm fields and reduce the risk of harmful algae blooms in Lake Erie and other Ohio lakes. The system, called an Inline Water Level Control Structure, is de ...