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Chow Line: Have the flu? Eating citrus perfectly OK (for 11/21/10)
vegetables in a balanced diet, can go a long way to giving your body the defenses it needs to stay healthy. ... good health. A small orange or a medium-sized tangerine (either about 2.5 inches in diameter) or half ... of a medium-sized grapefruit (four inches in diameter) all count as a half-cup of fruit. Besides ...
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Beef Symposium Targets Marketing Tools
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/beef-symposium-targets-marketing-tools
The Ohio State University Extension Ohio Beef Cattle Marketing Symposium, being held Jan. 28-29 at The ... Liberty Center in Lancaster, Ohio, will explore issues associated with marketing plans and management ... tools, such as livestock insurance, live cattle contracting, auction markets and participation in branded ...
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No Trick to Choosing Transgenic Corn Hybrids
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/no-trick-choosing-transgenic-corn-hybrids
November 13, 2007 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Transgenic corn hybrids may differ in performance from ... non-genetically modified varieties in response to various insect pests, but the same recommendations apply when ... selecting hybrids for planting. Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, said that ...
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Unusually Cool Summer Temps Slowing Corn Development
Peter Thomison, an Ohio State University Extension agronomist, said that corn planted in late April or ... cornfields have not reached these growth stages yet. "We haven't seen much silking yet, and in some ... internodes are shorter and plants are shorter in height. Lack of soil moisture is also contributing to ...
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Chow Line: Take steps to prevent osteoporosis (for 5/18/08)
start. Although osteoporosis, or weak bones, is more common in women, about one in five cases strikes ... percent of adult bone mass is built up by age 18 in girls and 20 in boys. Building strong bones during ... youth can help prevent problems later in life. Unfortunately, warning signs of this disease are few and ...
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Family Fundamentals: Talk about stepfamily challenges early and often (for October 2006)
it work. Family life experts say that stepmothers have the most difficult role in stepfamilies, ... you're entering and the issues your new stepdaughter is dealing with. Children in new stepfamilies must ... the first marriage and miss not being able to see both parents every day. They may feel caught in the ...
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Varying Soil Conditions Can Impact Nutrient Levels
more than crop performance and subsequent yields. Maurice Watson, an Ohio State University Extension ... variation of nutrient levels in the soil," said Watson. "This year is just more of a concern ... present in sufficient concentrations. Under drought conditions, plants are unable to take up nutrients ...
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Fall Sampling Helps Assess Spring Slug Populations
time to sample fields to help determine spring populations. Ron Hammond, an Ohio State University ... an idea of how severe slug populations may be in the spring and lends to appropriate management ... decisions. "Fall is the time when growers can start getting an idea of what's out there in their ...
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Wetlands Director Eyes New Water
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/wetlands-director-eyes-new-water
twain have yet to meet. But Bill Mitsch dreams big. The director of Ohio State University's Wilma ... emphasized, in the north to the Grange Insurance Audubon Center, where K through 12 environmental education is ... at http://swamp.osu.edu. Caption: Jerry and Lenora Pausch proudly pose in front of the ORW Natalie, ...
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Southern Ohio New and Small Farm College Explores Farm Enterprises
December 9, 2010 COLUMBUS, Ohio – Farmers interested in exploring land use options, expanding an ... Southern Ohio New and Small Farm College. The program, sponsored by Ohio State University Extension, will ... want to recoup something," said organizer Tony Nye, an OSU Extension educator in Clinton County. ...