What’s the difference between corn syrup and high fructose corn syrup?
High fructose corn syrup starts out as corn syrup. But food and beverage manufacturers alter the product for a number of reasons: High fructose corn syrup tastes sweeter than regular corn syrup. It also has good browning capabilities — a plus when making baked goods.
To really understand the science behind the sweetness, you need to know some background about the sugars sucrose, glucose and fructose.
Sucrose is table sugar. It’s usually made from sugar cane or sugar beets. Chemically, it is made up of one molecule each of glucose and fructose, bonded together. Even though both are types of sugar, fructose tastes sweeter than glucose.
Corn syrup is primarily glucose, so it’s not as sweet as...
As you tell the story of the science behind agriculture’s impact on water quality, here are a few initiatives underway at Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
Greg LaBarge, an Agronomic Field Specialist for the college’s Ohio State University Extension, is our lead contact regarding phosphorus, from a number of angles. Contact LaBarge at 419-460-0600 or labarge.1@osu.edu.
LaBarge has been working closely with the Ohio Agriculture Business Association to establish a 4R Certification program for Ohio Ag Retailers. This program certifies that plans adopted by farms apply the 4 “R’s” as recommended by Ohio, Michigan and Indiana universities regarding fertilizer application. The four Rs refer to the right fertilizer...
Dear Media,
This year's Ohio State University Farm Science Review celebrates its 52nd year and includes lots of newsworthy events, exhibits and presentations. Mark your calendars for Sept. 16-18, and be sure to join us at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center in London, Ohio.
You’ll need tickets to get in and parking passes for the media lot, so please fill out the form below and return it by Sept. 3. We'll mail the requested number of admission tickets and parking passes on Sept. 8.
Send in your request now so you don’t miss:
The latest in equipment, supplies and information from over 600 exhibitors.
Field demonstrations on tillage, GPS and harvest (depending on crop conditions).
Information from Ohio State University Extension and the Ohio...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The next monthly breakfast program of the Environmental Professionals Network will feature a panel discussion on threats to -- and hope for -- Ohio’s nearly 8 million acres of forest.
“Pests and Invasives, Fragmentation, Changing Markets: Do Ohio’s Forests Need Foresters or Magicians?” goes from 7:15-9:30 a.m. Aug. 12 at Ohio State University’s Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, in Columbus.
“Forests cover about 30 percent of Ohio and are important environmentally, economically and socially. But issues keep emerging that threaten the benefits from woodlands that all Ohioans appreciate every day,” said the network’s coordinator, David Hanselmann, a lecturer in Ohio State’s School of...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Unsure of how the new crop insurance programs in the Agricultural Act of 2014, otherwise known as the farm bill, will impact your farm operation?
Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), Farm Credit Mid-America, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency have organized a series of free briefings to help producers understand the new crop insurance programs in the legislation. The series will offer information on pertinent deadlines and policy requirements.
The events will feature Carl Zulauf, an economist in the Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics, which is a part of CFAES. Jon Coppess, clinical professor of law...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Linnette Goard has worked with Ohio State University Extension for 30 years.
“And I’ve taught more food preservation classes in the last two years than I ever did before,” she said. “People want to know what’s in their food and to control what’s in it.”
Last year, as OSU Extension’s field specialist in food safety, selection and management, Goard helped develop a video on canning crushed tomatoes in an attempt to reach more people than she could in her in-person classes.
“The response was overwhelming,” she said. “People really want to know how to can, and how to can properly.”
The result? Three new videos on canning salsa, canning pickles and freezing as a preservation method. “Freezing...
CUSTAR, Ohio – Interested in learning where your food comes from and the practices associated with food production? Local agriculture producers, agri-business personnel and inquisitive members of the public are welcome to attend a field day to learn and share ideas.
The 2014 Field Crops Day is Aug. 7 at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station, located in Custar.
Sponsored by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and Ohio State University Extension, the program is designed to inform and educate producers about the agricultural research advances made in the past year at the Northwest Agricultural Research Station, said Matthew Davis, station manager and coordinator of the Crops Field Day event.
OARDC and OSU Extension are the research and outreach arms,...
Like me, my children are overweight. I’m having trouble figuring out how to talk with them about it. What’s the best approach?
A lot of people get nervous about how to discuss weight issues with their kids. In fact, a 2011 survey conducted by Sanford Health and WebMD found that parents felt more uncomfortable talking about weight than they did about alcohol, sex, drugs or smoking.
There’s probably good reason for this. A 2013 study published in JAMA Pediatrics revealed that if such conversation isn’t handled properly, things can turn sour. Researchers concluded that, with adolescents, at least, focusing on weight and size led to more binge eating and other unhealthy weight-control behaviors. On the other hand, focusing on health and on being a positive role model...
WOOSTER, Ohio – Ohio State University Professor Emeritus Mo Saif, former head of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences’ (CFAES) Food Animal Health Research Program, has been appointed to the board of directors of the newly created Foundation for Food and Agricultural Research.
Authorized by Congress as part of the 2014 Farm Bill, the foundation will leverage public and private resources to increase scientific and technological research, innovation and partnerships critical to boosting America’s agricultural economy, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture.
“Studies have shown that every dollar invested in agricultural research creates $20 in economic activity,” Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack said in a statement announcing...
WILLARD, Ohio – Agricultural producers are welcome to attend the Muck Crops Field Day and learn the newest vegetable care and growing tips from state experts at Ohio’s oldest outlying agricultural research station.
The 2014 Muck Crops Field Day is July 31 at the Muck Crops Agricultural Research Station, located in Willard.
This event is sponsored by the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center (OARDC) and Ohio State University Extension, the research and outreach arms, respectively, of Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
The program is designed to inform participants about a variety of fresh market vegetable growing topics including:
IR-4 Trials.
Vegetable Disease Management.
Pest Scouting.
Herbicide Drift....
