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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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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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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, ...
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OSU Extension Offers Livestock Mortality Composting Certification Course
July 5, 2012 CHILLICOTHE, Ohio – Livestock producers looking to learn ways to deal with livestock mortality can earn livestock mortality composting certification in a course offered by an Ohio State University Extension educator. Livestock mortality happe ...
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Alfalfa Can Weather Drought, but Growers May Find Lower Production as Extreme Weather Lingers
July 5, 2012 WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio growers may find that although alfalfa can weather the current extreme heat and drought conditions from a quality standpoint, there will be less alfalfa overall because of the lack of moisture the region continues to expe ...
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OSU Extension to Hold Weed Science Field Day July 11
July 5, 2012 SOUTH CHARLESTON, Ohio – Weed control will be the focus of the Ohio State University Extension’s Weed Science Field Day on July 11 at the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) Western Agricultural Research Station. The ev ...
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Chow Line: Now is a great time to try fresh herbs (7/6/12)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-now-great-time-try-fresh-herbs-7612
July 6, 2012 Last week, I used fresh dill weed in a recipe for the first time and was surprised how mild it was-- very different from from the dried dill I normally use. I want to try using more fresh herbs. Any ideas on where I should start? Sure. But yo ...
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Insect Night Walk is July 21 in Secrest Arboretum
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/insect-night-walk-july-21-secrest-arboretum
July 6, 2012 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Come experience the nightlife that most never see at Secrest Arboretum’s annual Insect Night Walk. Among the stars: Ghostly moths, burying beetles and-- thanks to bioluminescence-- coldly glittering fireflies. Plus hopefully o ...