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Highly Toxic Poison Hemlock a Threat in Newly Urbanized Areas
Anne's lace). But unlike wild carrot, poison hemlock does not have hairs on its stems or leaves, nor does ... plants to poison hemlock. "Poison hemlock is not considered a big deal within the farming community ...
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Growing Numbers of Insects in Ohio Could Cause a Stink for Soybean Growers
be on the lookout for the brown marmorated stink bug, said Ron Hammond, who also has an appointment ... three-quarter-inch bugs are known to feed on a wide range of crops, including apples, peaches, tomatoes and soybeans. ... piercing-sucking mouthparts to feed on the plant seeds, Hammond said. “They cause direct damage to the seed,” he ...
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Waterman Field Day Includes Facility Dedication
reaping the benefits of all their hard work. The public is invited on August 8 to see the hard work that ... faculty and students programs and research labs. It makes Waterman that much more useful to a broader ... the Master Gardeners plant sale. The Waterman Agricultural and Natural Resources Lab is located on the ...
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Chow Line: Omega-3 fatty acids offer multiple benefits (for 2/7/10)
supplements, to about 1 gram a day. For information on omega-3 levels in a wide variety of foods, see the ... "Foods by Nutrient" listing on http://www.nutritiondata.com/ and search for foods highest in total ... registered dietitian and program specialist for Ohio State University Extension in the Department of Human ...
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Study: Inexpensive Cleaners Can Effectively Sanitize Kitchen Surfaces
home for a much cheaper price," Medeiros said. Sanitizers should be used periodically on ... effective at killing 99.999 percent of all three types of bacteria when left on the surface being sanitized ... when left on surfaces for 10 minutes. It did not effectively sanitize surfaces contaminated with ...
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Animal Rights Activists Target University Researchers, Students
targeting students pursuing degrees in fields known for relying on laboratory animals to conduct research. ... to university researchers in recent years. The national trend, on the other hand, concerns the ... university and the research community at large. Major research institutions such as Ohio State rely on ...
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OSU Expert: Warm Winter Brings Severe Threat of Corn Flea Beetle and Increased Potential for Stewart’s Bacterial Wilt
Stewart's bacterial wilt and leaf blight on both field and sweet corn, will likely be seen earlier than ... reaches 65 degrees, and are most active on sunny, warm, windless days, he said. “Those adults that fed on ... bacterium from one growing season to another,” Hammond said. “By feeding on young plants in the spring, they ...
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Producers Still Need to Watch for Heat Stress Signs in Livestock
heat stress on cattle, which is hard on livestock especially in combination with high humidity,” Boyles ... is on top of the stress livestock faced last week, when temperatures reached over 100 in many parts ... based on a temperature-humidity index, which increases as the temperature and humidity increase. The ...
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Dr. David Benfield
https://advancement.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/donor-profiles/dr-david-benfield
that grow on Ohio’s prairies. The Welcome and Education Center at the Secrest Arboretum Fund 312597 is ...
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Northern Ohio Vegetable Crops Field Night August 7
6 to 8:30 p.m., focuses on research on fresh market and processing crops and the economic benefit of ... tomatoes and their use in industry, and bio-control for worms on cabbage. No registration is required for ...