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A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Dec. 4, 2008
CARROLLTON, Ohio — East Township Young Producers 4-H club met Nov. 19 at St. Johns Church with 24 members attending. Roll call was done with each member giving his favorite school subject after the pledges. Minutes were read from the last meeting, the treasurer’s report was reviewed and 4-H committee reports were reviewed. Items were
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Nov. 13, 2008
WINTERSVILLE, Ohio — The Bareshoe Wranglers 4-H club met recently at the Jefferson County Vocational School. The club discussed selling cookie dough as a fundraiser. The club held a covered-dish banquet Nov. 8 to award fair winners. The next meeting will be Jan. 21 at the Jefferson County Vocational School. * * * ORWELL, Ohio
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 16, 2008
PATTERSONVILLE, Ohio — Brown Frame Round-Up 4-H club met Oct. 4 at the Brown Frame Building with 12 members attending. The club had a Halloween party with a bonfire, hayride and candy grab. The club discussed past frozen food sales and the upcoming cookie dough sale. Members also brought items to be sent to soldiers
Abandoned lands are gold mines for developing countries seeking energy
STANFORD, Calif. — Biofuels can be a sustainable part of the world’s energy future, especially if bioenergy agriculture is developed on currently abandoned or degraded agricultural lands, report scientists from the Carnegie Institution and Stanford University. Using these lands for energy crops, instead of converting existing croplands or clearing new land, avoids competition with food
Native plants produce many options
I often get questions about what the name of a particular plant is. Sometimes I know it right off the top of my head, sometimes I mull it over for a while and reach back into that part of my mind filled with cobwebs and pull out the answer, or too often I do not
Are spring onions a food or foe for goats?
Livestock species have different tolerances to onions. Sheep and goats have the highest tolerance with beef having the lowest.
How to test seed viability
Test last year’s garden seeds viability for with this simple germination procedure and learn the best methods for storing seed over winter.
OSU Extension offering commodity marketing program over five weeks
Ohio State University Extension in Wayne County announced registration is now open for its 2024 Professional Marketer Program.
New hops course seeks to fill gap between growing, marketing
Hops for Brewing is a hybrid program with online and in-person components hosted by Shippensburg University to teacher people how to grow and market hops.
Suit seeking to overturn Delaware River basin fracking ban tossed
Judge Paul S. Diamond said the dispute between the Delaware River Basin Commission, Republican lawmakers and several municipalities “is essentially political and so best resolved by the political branches of government.”
