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Ag Secretary Vilsack: OARDC, Industry Partners Key to 'New Rural America'
July 23, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â U.S. Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack toured a new facility that turns waste into green energy and learned about efforts to develop a new domestic crop that yields natural rubber during his first visit to the Ohio Agr ...
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Ag. Technology Program Part of Conservation Conference
February 13, 2003 COLUMBUS, Ohio â With agricultural technology changing the way business is conducted, growers and industry professionals are learning to use such materials to improve communication and develop more efficient record keeping. An Ohio Agr ...
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A Formula For Higher Pest Resistance in Ornamental Trees
March 24, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio â Stronger cultivars. Less fertilizers. Less pesticides. These are the three ingredients in a formula developed by Ohio State University researcher Dan Herms to promote higher pest resistance in popular ornamental trees and ...
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A Gloomy Soybean Crop Looming for Some Growers
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/gloomy-soybean-crop-looming-some-growers
August 12, 2003 COLUMBUS, Ohio â Soybean growers are batting a thousand this year and some already have three strikes against them. Jim Beuerlein, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, said that late plantings, a wet summer and cooler than norm ...
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4-H, Military Join Forces to Support Kids
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/4-h-military-join-forces-support-kids
August 11, 2004 DAYTON, Ohio-- "I'm from Florida, but I live in Kentucky," said 12-year-old Jasmine Mills, whose father is in the U.S. Army. "I'm from Texas, but I live in Sandusky, " said Austin Gaul, 10, whose father is in ...
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89 Honored at OARDC Employee Appreciation Night Oct. 3
October 4, 2002 WOOSTER, Ohio-- The Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) honored 89 faculty and staff members during its annual Employee Appreciation Night Oct. 3 in the Shisler Conference Center in Wooster. Among them: Roger Hamilton ...
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$1 Million Study Tackles Role of Viruses in Safety of Fresh Produce
December 9, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- In a new four-year, $1 million study, Ohio State University scientists are leading an effort aimed at reducing the incidence of foodborne illness in fresh produce caused by viruses. Viruses, including human norovirus, hep ...
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"Feed Me Seymour!" Carnivorous Plants All Bark, No Bite
July 25, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio â In the dark comedy classic âLittle Shop of Horrors,â a giant Venus flytrap seeks a steady diet of humans with the help of its florist owner. Likewise, in the sci-fi movie âThe Day of the Triffids,â hapless victims f ...
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4-H Founder Park, Statue Dedicated
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/4-h-founder-park-statue-dedicated
August 25, 2004 SPRINGFIELD, Ohio-- A.B. Graham would have been proud. On a bright, cool August day, statues of Graham and two original 4-H'ers were unveiled at a new 4-H city "pocket park" in Springfield, tucked right next to the old cou ...
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Woolly Bear Winter Prediction Not Science, But Fun
October 21, 2002 COLUMBUS, Ohio- The exit of summer always ushers in Fall familiarities- apple cider, pumpkins, changing landscapes and the site of nature's most recognizable caterpillar: the woolly bear. Cute, fuzzy and downright fun to watch it inc ...