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  • Flexible. Extension staff adjust programs and subject matter to meet emerging needs and unexpected changes at the local level.
  • Community Based. Our huge volunteer base multiplies the impact of our Extension professional staff in your own neighborhood.
  • Outreaching. We take the resources, teaching, and research of The Ohio State University and make them available to you, your family, and your neighbors.
  • Collaborative. We collaborate within Ohio State and with other universities, government agencies at all levels, and other organizations to provide the best service to you.
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  • Diversified. Our proactive programming reaches across personal backgrounds, disciplines, specializations, geographical boundaries, institutions, and states.
  • Economically Minded. Our programs are economic engines for Ohio. We enhance economic development, community awareness, and workforce skills.
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OSU Expert: Cereal Leaf Beetle Populations on the Rise; Growers Need to Scout, May Need to Spray
OSU Expert: Cereal Leaf Beetle Populations on the Rise; Growers Need to Scout, May Need to Spray
WOOSTER, Ohio – Some wheat growers in Ohio are reporting outbreaks of cereal leaf beetle in numbers that could cause economic losses in grain, according to an entomologist from Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.
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Ohio State Food, Ag, Env Calendar Listings as of May 22, 2013
Ohio Agricultural Law Symposium is June 23-24
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