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Iraq/Korean Conflicts May Have Different Impacts on Agriculture
March 11, 2003 COLUMBUS, Ohio â Although Americaâs minds are on Iraq and the potential impacts of war, the agriculture industry should be keeping a close eye on the developments with North Korea, says an Ohio State University agricultural economist. M ...
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'In Over Your Head' Bulletin Offers Strategies for Financial Crisis
August 14, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Although there are some signs that the economy may be headed toward recovery, you may still be feeling a pinch when it comes to money management. Whether you want to get a stronger feeling of control over your finances or ...
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Industry Decisions May Hold Key in Biotech Future
May 27, 2004 COLUMBUS, Ohio â The recent setbacks in the global introduction of new biotech crops may be setting a precedent for how genetically modified (GM) crops will be produced and marketed in the future. Ohio State University agricultural economis ...
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How Did You Spend Your Summer? Two Buckeyes Learned from NASA Scientists
August 25, 2009 Editor: High-res photos of Kamotani and Cooperstone are available. Contact Martha Filipic at filipic.3@cfaes.osu.edu. HOUSTON, Texas-- Two Buckeyes-- one a recent graduate, another entering a master's program this fall-- joined forces ...
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Grow Fresh Fruit in Your Own Backyard: New Book Shows You How
February 20, 2009 COLUMBUS, Ohio ââ¬â You can grow your own fruit in your own backyard. Grapes, apples, pears, peaches, raspberries, strawberries, even hardy kiwis. And a new book by Ohio State University Extension can help you do it. Midwest Home F ...
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Grow Fruits and Vegetables Anywhere With a Compost Sock
May 24, 2010 PIKETON, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio State University Extension horticulturists at OSU South Centers at Piketon are already picking their high tunnel strawberries ââ¬â about a month ahead of field-grown strawberries. But thatââ¬â¢s not the exci ...
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Hardy by Their Nature: OARDC Heirloom Roses Survive Tornado
October 1, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Almost all the 1,500 heirloom roses in Ohio State Universityââ¬â¢s Secrest Arboretum survived the recent tornado there. ââ¬ÅWe technically lost maybe four roses,ââ¬Â Kelly King, the collectionââ¬â¢s car ...
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Highly Toxic Poison Hemlock a Threat in Newly Urbanized Areas
June 19, 2003 CINCINNATI, Ohio-- If Socrates were alive, the first thing he would tell you is "Stay away from poison hemlock!" The toxic weed, reputedly used to execute the famous Greek philosopher in 329 B.C., has become common in Ohio during t ...
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Gov. Strickland Tours Bionergy Project at OARDC, Touts Digestion Technology
March 31, 2010 WOOSTER, Ohio ââ¬â Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland said the partnership between the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and quasar energy group to produce renewable energy from biomass is a great example of how Ohio is vy ...
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'Golden Rice' Creator Ingo Potrykus to Speak at OARDC May 2
April 18, 2003 WOOSTER, Ohio-- World-renowned scientist Ingo Potrykus, who helped invent beta carotene-enriched "golden rice," is visiting the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's (OARDC) Wooster campus to speak about biotech ...