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Chow Line: Why green beans aren't really 'beans' (6/22/12)
June 22, 2012 My whole family likes green beans, so we eat them a lot. I recently looked at the Dietary Guidelines and saw we can’t count green beans as beans. Why not? It’s true. Green beans don’t count in the “beans and peas” category in the Dietary Gui ...
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Professor to be Named as Fellow of Institute of Food Technologists
June 22, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- V.M. (Bala) Balasubramaniam, professor of food safety engineering at Ohio State University, will be named a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists at its annual meeting in Las Vegas on June 25. "This is the large ...
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Hot, Dry Weather Could Make it Harder for Growers to Control Weeds
June 26, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – While the extended periods of hot, dry weather Ohio has experienced in recent weeks may mean that weeds aren’t growing as fast as they would in more moist conditions, the weather can still have an adverse effect on weed mana ...
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OSU Expert: Strong Demand for Wheat Straw Leaves Farmers Debating Whether to Sell or Leave It for Nutrients and Soil Organic Matter
June 26, 2012 FINDLAY, Ohio – Wheat growers may have lower yields this year thanks to extreme weather and planting delays, however a strong demand for quality wheat straw may offset the loss of income from grain, an Ohio State University Extension educato ...
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Media Advisory: U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Visiting Campus June 28
June 27, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack will meet with Ohio State University researchers from the Center for Advanced Functional Foods Research and Entrepreneurship (CAFFRE) and Department of Food Science and Technology on ...
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Chow Line: Estimate portion sizes with ‘handy’ tool (6/29/12)
June 29, 2012 I want to make sure I’m eating the proper portion sizes, but I don’t want to weigh and measure everything I eat. Is there an easy way to estimate servings of different foods? Actually, there are a number of ways to do this, and one is right ...
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Agritourism Workshop Promotes Preparedness, Emergency Management
June 29, 2012 PIKETON, Ohio – Farmers, producers, business owners and anyone who operates farm markets, pick-your-own operations, wineries, farmers markets or festivals will have the opportunity to learn how to prepare for and handle an emergency and mini ...
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Ohio Sheep Day Day July 14
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/ohio-sheep-day-day-july-14
June 29, 2012 VAN WERT, Ohio-- Buckeye Acres Farm will host the 2012 Ohio Sheep Day, which offers visitors the opportunity to see a successful sheep farming operation and receive ideas about nutrition, management systems and other areas of sheep productio ...
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Secretary of Agriculture: Ohio State's Ag Research Plays 'Essential Role' in Health Issues
July 2, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- The story of American agriculture is much broader than the crops grown in farm fields, said Secretary of Agriculture Tom Vilsack. Agricultural research is helping make safer eggs and creating products with the potential to re ...
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Power Outage? Pitch Food if Uncertain About Safety
July 2, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Anyone experiencing long-term power outages should throw out any refrigerated or frozen foods if they're not certain of their safety, said an Ohio State University Extension food safety field specialist. Linnette Goard, ...