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College of Wooster plays role in crop research
WOOSTER, Ohio — A national effort to protect one of the America’s most-valued food crops will include two scientists from The College of Wooster. Dean Fraga and Bill Morgan, both professors of biology, biochemistry and molecular biology, will lend their expertise to a multidisciplinary team of researchers charged with creating new disease-management technologies to improve
Ohio wineries win awards in international competition
MADISON, Ohio — The wineries in Ohio’s Grand River Valley Wine Region are garnering top honors in many national and international wine competitions. The most recent announcement came from the Finger Lakes International Wine Competition with both Debonne Vineyards and Ferrante Winery being awarded a Double Gold for their Riesling varietal wines. One of the
Pennsylvania adds 11 counties to spotted lanternfly quarantine
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture has added 11 counties to Pennsylvania’s spotted lanternfly quarantine zone, bringing the total to 45 counties.
Make a Mother’s Day container garden
A container garden filled with flowers, food or herbs is the gift that keeps on growing. Make one for Mother’s Day.
Young people are overwhelmingly the victims of sexual assaults
Young people — both male and female — are the most likely targets of rape and other sexual assaults. The most frequent victims of those assaults are 15.
In time for Valentine’s Day: Chocolate for the health of it
Scientific evidence shows a link between eating cocoa products and reduction of cardiovascular disease, blood pressure, platelet aggregation and cholesterol levels, as well as cognitive ability, memory, insulin sensitivity and increased blood flow to the brain.
A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 17, 2011:
MILLERSBURG, Ohio –Two members of the West Holmes FFA, Tyler Schonauer and Cynthia Bunch, received their American Degrees while attending the National FFA Convention. Schonauer is the son of Albert and Beth Schonauer, was a 2010 graduate of West Holmes and served as the chapter president and treasurer. Schonauer was a finalist in the veterinary
‘Lab on a chip’ gives growers real-time glimpse into water stress in plants
ITHACA, N.Y. — Fifteen years ago, when Alan Lakso first sought to enlist Cornell’s nanofabrication laboratory to develop a tiny sensor that would measure water stress in grapevines, the horticultural sciences professor ended up back at the drawing board. Breakthrough It wasn’t until Abraham Stroock, associate professor of chemical engineering, had a breakthrough of his
Start scouting and preparation for tick and fly season now
It is time to start thinking about how we can keep our grazing animals safe from ticks and flies that can cause medical problems and production losses.
Last pasture walk of year set for Oct. 26
The Eastern Ohio Grazing Council will host a pasture walk at 6 p.m. Oct. 26 at Geno Morelli’s farm, located at 84 Main Street, Smithfield, Ohio 43943.
