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  1. VegTrug Building with HCS 2306/5306 Students!

    Feb 17, 2015

    The HCS 2306/5306 Sustainable Vegetable Production Practicum class assembled VegTrug’s in class. The Trugs will be used to grow vegetables for the Ross Hospital Heart Garden. A total of 25 Trug’s will be built.

    The garden is being established for Ross Heart Hospital patients who will be working on their cardiac rehabilitation this spring, summer and fall. The garden will serve as both therapy and as a nutritional learning tool for the patients.

  2. Horticulture Internship at Muirfield Village Golf Club

    Feb 17, 2015

    Summer Horticulture Internship

    Muirfield Village Golf Club 8670 Muirfield Drive Dublin, OH 43017

    Contact: Tim Hollowell, CGCS
    Fax: (614) 889-6708

    Email: thollowell@mvgc.org

  3. 2015 Student Staff Openings Now Available at Chadwick

    Feb 12, 2015

    Student Staff Openings at the Chadwick Arboretum & Learning Gardens

    As student staff, Chadwick Arboretum will provide you with hands-on horticulture experience in our 60 acre public garden.

    Job Opportunities: Currently hiring for full-time summer positions, with the possibility of continuing part-time during fall semester.

    Expectations: Those applying for summer work will be expected to work 38 hours per week. All positions require occasional evening and weekend hours.

  4. Internship and Employment Opportunities

    Feb 12, 2015

    Internship Opportunities

    The Dawes Arboretum Display Gardens

    Dates of Employment: May-August
    Shift: 7:30 – 4:30pm
    Average hours per week: 40
    Age Requirement: Must be 18+ years
    Reports to: Display Garden Manager/Director of Landscape Operations and Grounds

    Essential Duties:

  5. Climate-induced reduction in US-wide soybean yields underpinned by region- and in-season-specific responses

    Feb 11, 2015

    HCS Professor, Dr. Laura Lindsey is one of the authors of this article! 

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  6. Dr. Loux is in the news!

    Feb 4, 2015

    Read the Ohio Country Journal article below. 

    Palmer amaranth holding steady in Ohio

    There is increasing concern in more northern states about the tremendous weed problem in the South — most notably the dreaded herbicide resistant Palmer amaranth.

    The notorious weed has been making appearances in Ohio fields.

  7. OSU Soybean Webinar - February 3

    Feb 2, 2015

    COLUMBUS, Ohio — Farmers can learn how to maximize soybean yield and how to deal with late-season soybean pests by participating in a webinar Feb. 3 at 10 a.m. offered live by agronomic experts with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

  8. Principles of Weed Ecology and Management in OSU Digital Bookstore

    Jan 30, 2015

    The Principles of Weed Ecology and Management iBook is now on the OSU Digital Bookstore. Learn more from the link below: 

    https://digitalbookstore.osu.edu/book/principles-weed-ecology-and-management

  9. Experience OSU for a Day Hosts Needed

    Jan 30, 2015

    Experience OSU for a Day Hosts Needed
    Do you enjoy sharing your passion for Ohio State with others? Would you be willing to show high school students what it is like to be a Buckeye? The "Experience OSU for a Day" (EOFD) Program allows prospective students to get a feel for what college is really like. These students visit CFAES frequently, and we are in need of volunteers to show these students around campus when they come to visit.

  10. On-farm food safety training sessions

    Jan 26, 2015

    WOOSTER, Ohio — Ohio State University’s Fruit and Vegetable Safety Program is again hosting training sessions on “Good Agricultural Practices” for Ohio’s fruit and vegetable producers.

    “This year’s program is very similar to the 2014 program,” said Lindsey Hoover, the program’s coordinator.

    The program is a combined effort of Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center, the outreach and research arms of the university’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

    — Ag Answers
    Martha Filipic

     

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