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A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Jan. 8, 2009
BARNESVILLE, Ohio — The Barnesville Progressive Home Helpers 4-H club held a meeting Dec. 13 at the Main Street United Methodist Church. Canned food was collected for the needy and the club voted to donate money collected from the recycling project to Camp Piedmont. Rada knife orders were passed out and Kortney Temple won the
Frost may nip soybean crop early next week
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — The AccuWeather.com Agricultural Forecast Center reports a scattered frost may nip the soybean crop in the upper Midwest early next week.
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of July 17, 2008
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. — The Ridge Runners 4-H club met July 8 at the home of adviser Annette Clark. Members’ activity records were scored during the meeting. Members attending 4-H camp were recognized, and members discussed the upcoming fair. Livestock may start arriving the evening of July 26 and animals must be in place by noon
UN seeks $98 million to improve food safety measures
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization proposed setting up a $98 million fund to help the world’s least developed countries improve the safety and quality of their food products.
Mahoning River Consortium seeks public input on watershed plan
There will be a forum regarding the Mahoning River watershed action plan Nov. 20 in Girard, Ohio.
Bicentennial book project seeks 200 of Ohio’s finest women
One of the projects the Ohio Bicentennial Commission is developing is a book that will be titled “200 Years, 200 Women: Ohio’s First and Finest.”
Clean Ohio farmland preservation program still seeks applicants
Ohio landowners have until April 30 to apply for farmland preservation money through the Clean Ohio Fund.
Farm Tragedy by the Numbers (Infographic)
Worker fatalities among workers younger than 16 run higher in agriculture than all non-agricultural industries combined.
Happy Thanksgiving from the FSA family
The FSA family would like to wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving.
Growing demand in Ohio for culinary chestnuts fuels renewed interest in North American tree
As a speciality crop, chestnuts are enjoying a popularity that hasn’t been seen in about 100 years and growing them is fairly straightforward. Amy Miller of Route 9 which is part of Rural Action, a membership-based nonprofit organization based in Appalachian Ohio, says, “Chestnut trees can grow on irregular, uneven slopes with acidic soil or well-drained sandy soil, which is pretty typical of the Appalachian region of the U.S.”
