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Mar 26, 2015
Students from OSU ATI/Wooster campus visit Columbus as part of Regional Campus Transition Day. The visiting students learn about the Columbus campus and experience what being a student in Columbus is all about. ATI students who visited the Department of Horticulture and Crop Science participated in an activity testing for GMOs in sweet corn, soybean and alfalfa seeds. Students who transition from ATI come to Columbus for two years to finish their Bachelors degrees.
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Mar 25, 2015
Matthew and Darren were both awarded 3rd place prizes for their research presentations at the 2015 Denman Undergraduate Research Forum.
Matthew presented work on the transient expression efficiency of a novel Agrobacterium strain in soybean leaf tissue.
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Mar 20, 2015
The Ohio State University Agronomic Crops Team is starting a new summer program in 2015 aimed at providing a rich training experience to undergraduate students in a wide diversity of disciplines related to agronomic crop research. These Agronomic Crop Research Experience (ACRE) Interns will support on-farm research by being placed in strategic hubs throughout the state. Students will gain real-world experience in scouting, sampling and evaluating agronomic crops in Ohio. Incoming OSU graduate students are welcome to apply.
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Mar 17, 2015
The Department of Horticulture and Crop Science offers different certificate programs in turfgrass science though Ohio State Plant Science Online. The online certificate programs attract people from around the world and helps student learn the basics of irrigation, painting logos & lines, turfgrass diseases and pest and much more!
We’re featuring Nick Mangano, who is a student in the online Sports Turf Management program. Here is Nick’s story:
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Mar 17, 2015
In February at the GIS in San Antonio Texas, OSU Alumni, Fred Gehrisch, was awarded the honor of 2014 Superintendent of the Year by Turfnet. Fred has worked as the Golf Course Superintendent at Highlands Falls Country Club for the past 17 years.
Read more about Fred here!
Photo from Turfnet.com
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Mar 17, 2015
2015 OSU Turfgrass Club Golf Outing
Homestead Springs Golf Course
5888 London-Lancaster Road
Groveport, OH 43125
Sunday, April 19th
1:00 PM
$140 per team of 4 or $35 per player
$12 per player for lunch (includes burgers, brats, baked beans, macaroni salad, and chips).
*Cash or check accepted. checks made payable to: OSU Turfgrass Club
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Mar 13, 2015
Are you interested in learning more about the crop science industry? Or maybe planning on having a career in a related field? Apply today for the AFA Crop Science Institute held in Central Iowa, July 19-21st, 2015. AFA will be selecting up to 75 passionate, talented and committed students who are future leaders in the industry to take part in the AFA Crop Science Institute.
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Mar 10, 2015
Background Information:
Urban Farms of Central Ohio (UFCO) and the Hoover YMCA Park are currently seeking seven to eight part-time interns for our 2015 joint internship program. This unique program will offer interns the opportunity to gain both experience in small-scale vegetable growing practices and exposure to working within urban community and educational settings.
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Mar 6, 2015
New OSU time-lapse video series shows weeds after herbicide applications
By Tracy Turner | Posted on 3/3/2015 Source: AgAnswers
COLUMBUS, Ohio - A fascinating new series of time-lapse YouTube videos demonstrates how weeds wither and die after being sprayed with an herbicide.
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Mar 5, 2015
David Scurlock, of OARDC, was inducted into the Ohio Wine Hall of Fame on February 16 at the Ohio Grape and Wine Conference annual banquet. Congratulations David!
Check out this article at WineBusiness.com
Below are photos from the banquet.
