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Chow Line: 'Smell test' not safe after power outage (for 7/14/11)
August 5, 2011 My parents' electricity often goes out, sometimes for long periods. Mom says food in the refrigerator and freezer is fine unless it smells bad. What would you tell her? Food safety experts say to use the hands of a clock-- not your nos ...
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Ohio State Team Promotes Nature-based 'ECO-farming'
https://southcenters.osu.edu/news/ohio-state-team-promotes-nature-based-eco-farming-0
PIKETON, Ohio – A team of scientists and educators from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences now spells farming with three extra letters. The group studies, demonstrates and teaches about what it calls “ECO-far ...
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Borlaug Fellows Gain Inspiration, Insight During World Food Prize
https://southcenters.osu.edu/news/borlaug-fellows-gain-inspiration-insight-during-world-food-prize
Every year the World Food Prize recognizes the achievements of individuals who have advanced human development by improving the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world. Nobel Peace Prize Laureate Dr. Norman E. Borlaug created the prize, whi ...
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Innovative Approaches to Managing Drainage Ditches Can Save Growers Time, Money and Better Benefit Waterways, Ohio State Experts Say
ADA, Ohio – Innovative approaches to ditch management could save Ohio crop growers time and money while at the same time reducing the flow of phosphorus and nitrogen through ditches that eventually end up in stream water, rivers and ultimately in Lake Eri ...
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Family Fundamentals: Lessen risks by preparing for disaster now (for May 2010)
May 18, 2010 After hearing news reports of tornadoes and flooding in other parts of the country, I started thinking about our important papers, and what we should do to prepare in case something like that happens here. What are the guidelines? You're ...
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Winter Raises Cold Stress Risk
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/winter-raises-cold-stress-risk
January 15, 2009 WOOSTER, Ohio-- Despite cold temperatures, the activity of winter work may fuel a false sense of protection against cold weather hazards. If unprepared, laborers can be numbed into serious cold stress injuries, including hypothermia, fros ...
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Cover Crops Can Serve Corn Nitrogen Needs in Continous No-Till
https://southcenters.osu.edu/news/cover-crops-can-serve-corn-nitrogen-needs-in-continous-no-till
PIKETON, Ohio – Cover crops incorporated into a continuous no-till field crop rotation can produce enough nitrogen to complement, or in some cases, replace corn nitrogen fertilizer applications, according to long-term Ohio State University Extension resea ...