COLUMBUS, Ohio -- How to boost recreation access for central Ohioans, especially young ones, is the focus of a breakfast program sponsored by the Environmental Professionals Network (EPN) from 7:15-9:20 a.m. Dec. 10 in the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, on Ohio State University’s Columbus campus.
The program features John O’Meara, executive director of the Columbus and Franklin County Metro Parks, speaking on outdoor recreation trends and the parks’ strategic plans. Students in Ohio State’s School of Environment and Natural Resources (SENR) and Fisher College of Business also will give a presentation on the viability of a new “Discovery Center for Outdoor Recreation and Education.”
SENR is part of Ohio State...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – With the Chinese Communist Party’s recent publication of its blueprint for reform, economists worldwide are focusing on a key question: Will the economy of the most populous country on Earth, which has seen a rise in workers’ wages by nearly 14 percent per year over the last decade, soon lose its competitive edge in the global economy?
Ian Sheldon, the Andersons Professor of International Trade at Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES), addressed this question in a briefing Nov. 25 to Ohio policymakers.
“Despite the global recession, the value of China’s total trade accounted for 48 percent of the country’s GDP in 2011,” Sheldon said. “This expanded participation in...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – As negotiations on the farm bill have adjourned until after a congressional recess, major differences still exist in the House and Senate versions of the bill, including several provisions in crop safety net programs, an economist at Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences said.
Carl Zulauf, an agricultural economist in the college’s Department of Agricultural, Environmental, and Development Economics (AEDE), offered a comprehensive update of the 2013 farm bill process in a policy brief, which he presented to policymakers and others Nov. 25 during the college’s kickoff of its 2013-2014 Agricultural Policy and Outlook series.
The event initiates a series of county meetings to be held statewide through the end of...
I’ve lost 30 pounds this year. During the holidays, I want to make sure I “maintain, not gain.” Any hints?
First, congratulations on your weight loss. You should be proud.
You probably already know this, but it’s not easy to keep weight off once you do lose it. Experts continue to examine why that is. Some cite a lack of emphasis on maintenance in weight-loss programs; others believe biology plays a stronger role, blaming significant changes in metabolism during and after weight loss. Those changes often make battling weight regain a Herculean task.
Despite the challenges, there’s hope. Here are some ideas that could help you attain your no-weight-gain goal during the holidays:
Be aware that you’re going to encounter a lot of cues that...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Ohio State University researchers are investigating the benefits of using a new analytical platform in the emerging field of metabolomics.
Experts say the platform has the potential to open doors for new discoveries in disease prevention and treatment as well as a wide range of innovative scientific projects involving foods, plants, animals and humans.
“Metabolomics involves analytical techniques to monitor all organic compounds, particularly metabolites, present in a cell—plant, animal or human,” said Steven Schwartz, professor of food science and technology in Ohio State’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) and member of the molecular carcinogenesis and chemoprevention research program at the OSU Comprehensive...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – While cropland values in Ohio increased in 2012 and 2013, they are expected to remain flat or even decline in 2014, an economist from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) said.
Ohio cropland value rose 12 percent this year, with bare cropland averaging $5,600 an acre, said Barry Ward, production business management leader for Ohio State University Extension. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of the college.
Ward, citing statistics from the Ohio Field Office of the National Agricultural Statistics Service, said he expects the trend to remain flat or even reverse next year, with the key factors – crop profitability and interest rates – both showing indications of “unfriendly”...
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Of the many issues to be resolved in the House and Senate versions of the farm bill, the safety net proposals in the dairy title currently present the most significant shift in federal dairy income support policy that the U.S. has seen in the past 60 years, a pair of dairy economists with Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) said.
After six decades of supporting the farm price of milk by buying surplus milk production, new competing safety net proposals have emerged based on an insurance concept similar to crop insurance programs, said Cameron Thraen, an associate professor in the colleges’ Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Development Economics (AEDE).
“These programs would...
WOOSTER, Ohio -- James Kinder, interim director of the Ohio State University Agricultural Technical Institute (Ohio State ATI), has been elected as Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), honored by his peers as a significant contributor to the scientific community.
Kinder was recognized for his distinguished contributions in reproductive endocrinology research and as an administrator in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Ohio State ATI, located in Wooster, is the college’s associate degree-granting unit.
In all, six Ohio State faculty and 388 AAAS members have been elected Fellows this year in recognition of their scientifically or socially distinguished efforts to advance science or its applications. New Fellows...
I think the best part of Thanksgiving is the leftovers, but last year our leftover turkey didn’t last very long, and we had to throw a lot of it away. What’s the best way to make leftovers last?
Generally, leftovers stored in the refrigerator last only three or four days. That surprises a lot of people, who think they might be good for a week or longer.
This year, refrigerate only the turkey you think you’ll use in the next few days and store the rest in the freezer, where it should be fine for two to six months.
Here are some detailed leftover and storage tips for holiday foods from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service:
Make sure perishable foods are left at room temperature for no longer than two hours before you...
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The Ohio State University’s Forestry Forum, a group for students working toward forestry careers, will hold its annual Christmas tree sale from Dec. 5-8 behind the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center, 2201 Fred Taylor Drive, on the university’s campus in Columbus.
Proceeds will support the group’s activities, which include educational events for its members and the granting of more than $2,000 in scholarships annually.
Ohio State’s forestry-related majors are offered by its School of Environment and Natural Resources, part of the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
“This is our largest revenue-producing event of the year,” said Forum President Ben Robinson, a junior from Mt. Vernon majoring in forestry...
