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Cold Snap Raises Concerns Over Corn Crop
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/cold-snap-raises-concerns-over-corn-crop
April 26, 2005 COLUMBUS, Ohio — A recent late season cold snap with accompanying freezing rain and snow has Ohio corn growers questioning the fate of their newly planted crop. But Ohio State University agronomists say the crop is tougher than most would b ...
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Cold Snap May Slow Crop Pests, But Scouting Still Essential
April 18, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Farmers shouldn't count on the recent spring cold snap to stop the development of field crop insects, only to slightly slow them down. Several of these pests could potentially pose problems this growing season. Ron Hamm ...
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Coal-Burning Byproduct Has Agricultural Use
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/coal-burning-byproduct-has-agricultural-use
October 4, 2005 WOOSTER, Ohio — Synthetic gypsum, a byproduct of burning coal, may have use in agriculture as a fertilizer and soil amendment, according to Ohio State University researchers. An ongoing three-year project, led by Ohio State University soil ...
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Climate Change Panel Being Held at Farm Science Review
August 10, 2009 LONDON, Ohio – The impacts of cap and trade legislation and climate change on the Ohio agriculture industry will be the focus of an expert panel discussion during Farm Science Review. "Climate Change – Economics and Policy," will ...
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Grad Students Honored at OARDC Annual Conference
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/grad-students-honored-oardc-annual-conference
May 4, 2000 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Exemplary graduate-student research was honored at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center's (OARDC) 2004 annual conference April 29 in Wooster. Winners of an annual poster competition were announced — the po ...
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French Scientists to Speak on Water Runoff, Soil Erosion, New Role-playing Conservation Game March 29
March 27, 2007 WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University's Agroecosystems Management Program (AMP) will present a free public lecture, "Surface Water Runoff and Soil Erosion Research in Upper Normandy, France: From Soil Science to Agronomic Studies ...
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Family Fundamentals: With children, watch out for 'pretty poisons' (for July 2007)
July 16, 2007 I have heard that hand sanitizers can be poisonous for young children. Is that true? Most hand sanitizers work because they contain a significant amount of ethyl alcohol, so they do pose a risk of alcohol poisoning to children if enough is i ...
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Family Fundamentals: Website helps people plan for retirement (July 2010)
July 16, 2010 My husband just retired, and I plan to retire within five years. We both are lucky to have good pension plans, but that has made us a bit lax in studying our finances. Where should we start? Well, don't beat yourself up too much. Most p ...
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Family Fundamentals: Trimming expenses a good idea in good, bad times (for Feb. 2009)
February 17, 2009 My husband and I feel secure financially, but I'm concerned we are simply spending too much on a day-to-day, month-by-month basis. Do you have some tips to help us cut back? More and more people are focusing on discretionary spendin ...
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Family Fundamentals: Trouble paying bills? Web site offers guidance (for December 2008)
December 16, 2008 I could be laid off in a few months, cutting our household income by half. What should we do if we can't pay the bills? That's a good question to be asking now, before unpaid bills and an empty bank account are staring you in t ...