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  1. Field to Faucet making strides in improving Ohio’s water quality

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/january-february-2016/field-faucet-making-strides-improving-ohio

    In the year since CFAES launched its Field to Faucet program, significant strides have been made ... in improving Ohio’s water quality. Field to Faucet was conceived by CFAES Dean Bruce McPheron, who ... put $1 million in college funding toward the effort after harmful algal blooms caused dangerous ...

  2. Farming’s future includes precision tech, smart use of ‘big data’

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2016/farming%E2%80%99s-future-includes-precision-tech-smart

    In the world of agriculture, having rich sources of data on field conditions, weather patterns, ... pests and other factors can make a big difference in the profitability and sustainability of farms. ... when a fungicide needs to be used,” said John Fulton, associate professor in CFAES’s Department of ...

  3. Aquaculture and Horticulture Programs Conduct First Ohio Aquaponics Research

    https://southcenters.osu.edu/newsletter/winter-issue-2015/aquaculture/aquaculture-and-horticulture-programs-conduct-first-ohio

    interest in aquaponics continues to grow and The Ohio State University should be prepared to offer ... Specialist Introduction Aquaponics is a growing area of interest for Ohio citizens in both urban and rural ... participants, new and beginning farmers, expressed interest in aquaponics. Additionally, multiple internal ...

  4. How and why skipping meals to lose weight can backfire

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2015/how-and-why-skipping-meals-lose-weight-can

    A new study in animals suggests that skipping meals sets off a series of metabolic miscues that ... can result in abdominal weight gain. In the study, mice that ate all of their food as a single meal ... and fasted the rest of the day developed insulin resistance in their livers, which scientists consider ...

  5. Spent foundry sand’s second life: OK to use in some soils

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2015/spent-foundry-sand%E2%80%99s-second-life-ok-use-some

    A study by two OARDC scientists played a key role in a recent public health and environmental risk ... assessment of reusing spent foundry sands, or SFS, in certain soil-related uses. The sands are a byproduct of ... Dayton, research scientist, both in the School of Environment and Natural Resources, did an intensive ...

  6. How much does foodborne illness cost the U.S.?

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/september-october-2015/how-much-does-foodborne-illness-cost-us

    study in the Journal of Food Protection. The study, led by OARDC scientist Robert Scharff  of the ... foodborne illness — up to $93.2 billion a year, an increase from $77.7 billion in 2012. The economic ... safety problems in a state and how to prioritize resources accordingly.” “(The study) can be used to ...

  7. This was the polar express: ‘Worst grape damage on record in Ohio’

    https://oardc.osu.edu/newsletter/oardc-report-newsletter/july-august-2014/was-polar-express-%E2%80%98worst-grape-damage-record

    cold that deep-froze Ohio last winter. Which wasn’t good for the state’s wine grapes at all. In ... professor in the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science. “This is probably the worst grape damage on ... record in Ohio, even worse than the last bad (winter) that took place in 1994.” “This is probably the ...

  8. HCS Seminar Series: Screening for resistance and modes of virulence in soybean; Brown Marmorated Stinkbug interactions

    https://oardc.osu.edu/events/hcs-seminar-series-screening-resistance-and-modes-virulence-soybean-brown-marmorated-stinkbug

    China. In 1996, BMSB was introduced to North America and has quickly become a noxious agricultural pest. ... In nearly 20 years, BMSB populations have steadily increased and are now high enough in the ... species. As of 2015. BMSB has been detected in 42 states and is a severe agricultural pest in nine states. ...

  9. Pounden Hall Technology Development Center

    https://oardc.osu.edu/facility/pounden-hall-technology-development-center

    facilities, or those interested in doing so, and to provide space for start-up activity from within OSU/OARDC. ...

  10. Big Genomic Data for fast-growing aquaculture

    https://southcenters.osu.edu/newsletter/connections-newsletter-2016-summer-edition/big-genomic-data-for-fast-growing-aquaculture

    about 200 species in 10 genera. The perch, darter, and their relatives are in this family and well-known ... determination, and sexual size dimorphism mechanisms. Information of the whole genome in these two species makes ... economically important traits such as fast-growing and disease resistance. In domesticated animals, such as ...

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