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Leave the Tilling to Mother Nature
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/leave-tilling-mother-nature
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Whether talking to farmers in France, Ghana or southern Ohio, Rafiq Islam’s message is consistent: Tilling the land does more long-term damage than good. As an Ohio State University soil scientist, Islam is among the disciples in the move ...
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Strawberries, Robots and Taste Tests Featured at Berry Field Night
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PIKETON, Ohio-- If you’re seeking more berries from your strawberry plants or want to know how to start growing them, an upcoming field night could be where your questions are answered. Those who attend the May 25 workshop at the Ohio State University Sou ...
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Registration Open, Scholarships Available for Forestry and Wildlife Conservation Camp
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Put 100 teenagers in the woods for a week, in a place with spotty cellphone service, and you’d think they’d be bored. But teach them about the nature there, allow time for fishing and swimming, offer the occasional climb up a 10-story oak ...
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Learn How to Bring Down Your Home Energy Bills
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — When we think of green homes, we often think: expensive and futuristic. However, over time, they may not cost more, and they certainly aren’t limited to the future. A daylong May 16 workshop will help homeowners and builders understand wa ...
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Seeking the Stink Bug's Natural Enemies
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COLUMBUS, Ohio —When Celeste Welty unzips the white, nylon cage, none of the stink bugs inside move. “They’re very tranquil,” she says. Why wouldn’t they be? Inside their cage, they enjoy spa-like conditions with all the sunflower seeds and nuts they can ...
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May 22 Workshop: Have Your Landscape and Eat It Too
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WOOSTER, Ohio — You can’t eat scenery, as the saying goes, but the organizer of an upcoming workshop says yes, you can. “People have a renewed interest in growing plants that not only look nice but also can be used for food,” said Paul Snyder, program ass ...
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Ohio State ATI launches program in bioenergy and biological waste management
https://agnr.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-ati-launches-program-bioenergy-and-biological-waste-management
WOOSTER, Ohio — Starting fall semester, students at the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (Ohio State ATI) will be able to study a new program focused on two key global issues. The new Associate of Applied Science program in bioenergy ...
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May 16 at Ohio State: 2 Ways to Turn Your Home Greener
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Learn how to get your house in order, energy-wise, at two events on May 16 at The Ohio State University. Erik Daugherty, founder of the Nashville, Tennessee-based home-performance company E3 Innovate, will present “Technologies and Strate ...
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4-H Counting on Alumni to Raise Their Hands in National Contest
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COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is ranked number 1, and Shelley Mather Meyer wants you to help keep the Buckeye state in first place. Wife to Urban Meyer, coach of The Ohio State University’s men’s football team, Shelley Meyer recently “raised her hand” as an alum ...
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June 23: Learn How to Start Your Own New Plants from Cuttings
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WOOSTER, Ohio — Paul Snyder, program assistant in Wooster’s Secrest Arboretum, has grown a garden’s worth of new plants from cuttings. He’s grown Japanese orixa, which turns white in fall and, he said, “smells like Old Spice.” He’s grown more than a few M ...