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Chow Line: Enjoy produce, but keep it safe (for 9/20/09)
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/chow-line-enjoy-produce-keep-it-safe-92009-0
washing will decrease the risk of any bacteria left on the produce from multiplying. Also: You don't ... produce at room temperature for no longer than two hours; if you have it out in 90-degree heat or warmer, ... steps consumers can take to decrease their risk from any disease-causing microbes on fresh fruits and ...
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Producers Can Add Yellow Vine to the Long List of Pumpkin Diseases
follow. If the plant lives, it will not produce any fruit. Yellow vine infects a number of cucurbits, ... including squash, pumpkin and melon. Cucumbers are not impacted. Welty collected samples of pumpkin and ... squash plants at Waterman Farm that exhibited symptoms of yellow vine. The samples were tested by OARDC ...
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Urban Coyotes Never Stray: New Study Finds 100 Percent Monogamy
genetically sampled 236 coyotes in the Chicago area over a six-year period found no evidence of polygamy-- of ... mates may be a key to their success in urban areas, according to Gehrt. Not only does a female coyote ... September 26, 2012 Editor: This story was originally distributed yesterday by Ohio State's ...
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Think of the Honey Bee When Spraying for Soybean Aphids
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/think-honey-bee-when-spraying-soybean-aphids
don't know why, but that's not to say that a honeybee won't check out a soybean plant. If the ... insect feels the soybean plant is worth the effort, it will use it as a food source," said Tew. ... is no longer flowering and is developing pods and filling seeds. We don't have a lot of fields ...
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Weather Reins in Aphid Populations This Season
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/weather-reins-aphid-populations-season
Agricultural Research and Development Center. "At most, aphids were averaging 20-30 per plant across any ... growers next season regarding the soybean aphid? While Hammond is not making any immediate predictions, ... aphids yet. However, we will need to continue sampling buckthorn through October and November in Ohio and ...
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Power Outage? Pitch Food if Uncertain About Safety
chest-type freezers that are full or nearly full will keep for 24 hours or longer if the door is not opened. ... July 2, 2012 COLUMBUS, Ohio-- Anyone experiencing long-term power outages should throw out any ... refrigerated or frozen foods if they're not certain of their safety, said an Ohio State University ...
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Look to Research-Based Data for Usefulness of Ag Products or Practices
does not necessarily mean it will work on your farm," said Mullen. "If the individual selling ... acre, and the material fertilizer analysis has 20 percent phosphorus and the application rate is not 250 ... inoculants to stimulate plant growth, Ohio State University Extension specialists are seeing an increase in ...
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Dry Weather Could Aggravate Insect Damage on Crops
season's abnormally dry conditions, any extensive feeding injury could put stressed plants in further ... sample, the number of leafhoppers present is greater than plant height, treatment is warranted. Under hot, ... dry conditions, that threshold might be lowered by a third because plant development might not be as ...
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More GMO Corn Increasing Risk of Crop Contamination
because most of the grain elevators will accept GMO corn. Itâs IP (identity preserved) or organic ... companies and grain elevators where GMO-contaminated seed and grain may not be acceptable. âSeed companies ... elevators wonât accept GMO corn if a percentage of the grain has been contaminated with a GMO event not ...
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Aphids and Rust on the Brain, But Don't Forget About Slugs
https://news-archive.cfaes.ohio-state.edu/news-release/aphids-and-rust-brain-dont-forget-about-slugs
bury eggs deep in the soil, thereby helping to keep slug populations low. Such a scenario does not ... growers get their crop in early, the plants may be able to outgrow any kind of feeding damage. But if the ... weather gets cooler and planting is delayed, we will have the potential for a serious slug problem." ...