I have an MS degree or a Masters of Science in entomology. It was one of hardest things I ever had to work at to get. Science was really demanding for me. Math and chemistry and physics, toxicology and biochemistry were tough. Some of my other courses, parasitology, biology and all of the entomology classes were easier because I could see what I was studying. Does that make any sense? I also have a BA or Bachelors in Art in English. That one really was not all that tough for me…

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Dr. Jerry Mendell doesn’t play much golf. In fact the round he played this fall at Pleasant Valley Golf Course near Lancaster was the first he had played since he participated in the same event a year ago. No doubt he won’t play again until next year. When you are the director of the Center for Gene Therapy at The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital and a professor of pediatrics and pathology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, and co-director…

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I judge a meeting by how many story leads it provides. The Ohio Certified Crop Advisers Crop Production Conference and annual meeting at the Fawcett Center Jan. 7-8 offered a bunch.   Although total attendance was about 80 less than last year, the program was outstanding and I look forward to sharing many of the presentations in future Ohio Farmer issues. Look for "The seven wonders of the world of corn," by agronomist Fred Below of University of Illinois and North Carolina State…

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