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Ohio State Partner in $5.7M Grant to Develop New Biofuel
hydrocarbon-rich resin. Cornish and colleague Josh Blakeslee, an OARDC biochemical physiologist, will genetically ... produce vegetable oil that is later turned into fuel. Likewise, guayule and sweet sorghum could produce ... intensive process of starch milling, mixing with water and enzymes, fermentation, and distillation involved ...
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Keep an Eye Out for Ticks, OSU Researcher Recommends
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/keep-eye-out-ticks-osu-researcher-recommends
ticks have been getting a bad rap over the years because of the severe diseases various species carry, ... mainly Lyme disease and spotted fever. "People in general react negatively to ticks. They hear about ... ticks through Lyme disease and it makes them afraid," he said. "I think lack of education and ...
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Northern Corn Leaf Blight Becoming ‘Concerning’ Disease Issue
who is also a plant pathology specialist with Ohio State University Extension. “Every single year ... disease is indicative that farmers are still planting corn varieties susceptible to leaf blight. He ... to plant susceptible varieties, farmers are in essence ignoring the problem, and allowing the disease ...
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Pests of the Rare and the Familiar at Farm Science Review
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/pests-rare-and-familiar-farm-science-review
samples of insects, pests and diseases; answer questions related to field crops and landscape and garden ... FSR exhibit grounds. Soybean cyst nematode and the brown marmorated stink bug will be specifically ... yields," SCN is the No. 2 soybean pest in Ohio. SCN may be an all too familiar pest, but the brown ...
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EPN Field Trip- Wetlands, River and Restoration: A walking tour of the Lower Olentangy
on wildlife (terrestrial and aquatic), forestry, invasive species, water quality and the impact of ... the water and land). Examples will be drawn from Schiermeier Olentangy River Wetland Research Park, ... removals, impacts on wildlife and forestry and a focus on Ohio State’s (and other public) water quality and ...
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Northern Ohio Crops Day is Feb. 10 in Gibsonburg: Yields, Pests, Crop Insurance Among the Topics
OSU Extension state program specialist, plant pathology and pesticide education.-- “Crop Insurance ... Update,” Dennis Lenhart, Hartlen Insurance. “The western bean cutworm is an insect that is starting to ... new updates with crop insurance.” For more information and to register, contact Koenig at 419-334-6340 ...
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Tapping into Social Media, Green Investing and Other Tools to Fund Your Environmental Project or Enterprise
Christopher Brown, President, Trident Design, LLC Education, Health, and Policy EPN Breakfast ...
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Water Resources, Supplies, and Infrastructure Links
Land Use Soils Water Air Plants & Animals Energy Climate Change People; data rich ... Agencies and organizations United Nations water programs (World Water Day 2013; global info on ... water; outreach; education; issues) US Environmental Protection Agency “water” (for all water programs: ...
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Pencil Out Budget Before Jumping into Continuous Corn
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/pencil-out-budget-jumping-continuous-corn
Ward. "This year, I think growers are just going to test the waters and see what the results turn ... and diseases. Growers may be faced with additional fungicide and insecticide costs for rootworm ... control and disease pressures. • Management challenges. "Do farmers have the financial capacity to ...
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Vexing, wicked, intractable, and emerging water issues in Ohio
https://epn.osu.edu/events/vexing-wicked-intractable-and-emerging-water-issues-ohio
View Recording Here Presenter Steven Grossman (Ohio Water Development Authority) Water EPN ...