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Urban Farming in a Parking Lot? See It in Action in Wooster: Tours Start May 31

May 22, 2012

Urban Farming in a Parking Lot? See It in Action in Wooster: Tours Start May 31

WOOSTER, Ohio -- Joe Kovach, an Ohio State scientist who is studying the best ways to grow food in old asphalt parking lots, will hold free public tours at his test plots in Wooster at 4 p.m. on the last Thursday of each month through August.

Remember the Borer: EAB Awareness Week Returns May 20-26

May 22, 2012

Remember the Borer: EAB Awareness Week Returns May 20-26

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Emerald ash borer (EAB), the invasive insect that kills ash trees, continues to spread throughout the state. EAB Awareness Week, May 20-26, is the perfect opportunity to remind Ohioans of this pest's impact and their role in helping to limit its spread.

OARDC Rose Garden to Hold Open House June 9

May 21, 2012

OARDC Rose Garden to Hold Open House June 9

WOOSTER, Ohio -- Last year’s mild winter should mean “a grand display of blooms” this spring, said Kelly King, caretaker of Wooster’s Garden of Roses of Legend and Romance, which will hold its free annual open house on June 9.

What's the Best Way to Burn (or Not) Certain Forests Around the Great Lakes? New Program Has Science-based Answers

May 21, 2012

What's the Best Way to Burn (or Not) Certain Forests Around the Great Lakes? New Program Has Science-based Answers

WOOSTER, Ohio -- The Lake States Fire Science Consortium, based at Ohio State in partnership with two federal agencies, shares the "best available science" with land managers.

Chow Line: Don't let vacation go to waist (5/18/12)

May 18, 2012

Chow Line: Don't let vacation go to waist (5/18/12)

We’ll be spending two weeks driving around the Midwest on vacation this summer. I hate the idea of eating a lot of fast food. Do you have some tips for healthy eating while on the road?

Slug Feeding Injury Rampant for Crop Growers as Near-record Warm Winter Causes the Pests to Attack Weeks Earlier than Normal

May 17, 2012

WOOSTER, Ohio – Crop growers should take extra precaution to scout their fields this spring for slugs as the near-record warm winter Ohio has experienced this year has caused these plant feeders to have attacked earlier than normal and reach a size that causes noticeable feeding injury much sooner than normal, an Ohio State University Extension entomologist said.

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