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Ohio State Announces New Network for Environmental Professionals: 'Most Issues Today Need Multidisciplinary Solutions'
August 13, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- “At this point, we have just one planet to share.” So said David Hanselmann, a lecturer in Ohio State University’s School of Environment and Natural Resources, in announcing a new Ohio-based professional network for people ...
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Farmer Views on Nutrient Loss, Water Quality to Be Discussed at Farm Science Review
August 14, 2012 LONDON, Ohio — The majority of farmers in the Maumee watershed that drains into Lake Erie are engaged in best management practices and generally concerned about nutrient loss, said Robyn Wilson, assistant professor of risk analysis and dec ...
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Lower Corn Production Forecast Likely to Fuel Increased Calls for Ethanol Waiver
August 14, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the U.S. Agriculture Department’s forecast that corn production this year will drop 13 percent to a six-year low as a result of the historic drought nationwide, the calls to divert more corn for food versus fuel are l ...
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USDA: Ongoing Drought Causes Significant Crop Yield Declines
August 14, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Corn production will drop 13 percent to a six-year low, the U.S. Agriculture Department said last week, confirming what many farmers already knew – they are having a very bad year, Ohio State University Extension economi ...
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Three Honored for Long-Time Dedication and Commitment: Beuerlein, Gahn and Moser to be Inducted into Farm Science Review Hall of Fame
August 14, 2012 LONDON, Ohio – The Farm Science Review Hall of Fame will welcome its 23rd class of inductees at the Vice President’s Luncheon on Sept. 18. Jim Beuerlein, Michael Gahn and Bobby Moser have been selected for induction because of their contri ...
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Workshop Discusses Nitrogen, Soluble Phosphorus Mobility in Soils
August 14, 2012 CENTERBURG, Ohio – Efforts to reduce soluble nitrogen and soluble phosphorus from moving off farmland will be discussed by Ohio State University experts and others during a joint workshop and meeting of the Soil and Water Conservation Soci ...
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4-H'er to Expand International Experience with Yearlong Internship in Japan
August 15, 2012 DELAWARE, Ohio-- When Erin Hope was 12 years old, her mother saw a flier for an international exchange program sponsored by Ohio 4-H. "She just decided, ‘OK, we'll host a Japanese exchange student.’ And we fell in love with the p ...
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Bluebird Boxes, Other Conservation Info Abounds at Farm Science Review
August 16, 2012 LONDON, Ohio-- Bluebirds disappeared from the Gwynne Conservation Area at the Farm Science Review site near London several years ago. The Gwynne has a bluebird monitoring trail with 19 bluebird nest boxes, but they were not being monitored ...
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Leasing Land for Energy Development to Be Discussed at Farm Science Review
August 16, 2012 LONDON, Ohio-- With rising energy prices, increasing concern for the environment and new energy policy, Ohio landowners are being approached to lease their farmland for energy production. But there are many things to consider and discuss b ...
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H3N2 Flu Outbreak: Awareness Key to Preventing Illness, Minimizing Impact on Pork Industry, Ohio State Experts Say
August 16, 2012 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Better education regarding the nature of influenza viruses and how to prevent infection, along with stepped up efforts to keep sick pigs away from agricultural fairs, are the best ways to minimize risk of human disease and ...