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A roundup of FFA news for June 16, 2016
This week’s roundup includes news from the Firelands and Wellington FFA chapters.
Unique agriculture projects to help Ohio farmers grow business
The Center for Innovative Food Technology (CIFT) is offering sessions for food safety data management tools; edamame production and marketing in Ohio; and dehydrated fruit and vegetable production/marketing.
Penn State to offer classes on livestock profitability
The courses, all of which begin Feb. 3, will cover profit-enhancing production principles.
Learn livestock lessons in your living room
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Beef, sheep and meat-goat producers looking for information on how to make their livestock enterprises more profitable can take advantage of three home-study courses offered by Penn State Extension this winter. The courses, which all begin Feb. 6, will cover profit-enhancing production principles for raising beef, sheep and meat goats. Lessons
ASK FSA Andy: Farmers may be eligible for livestock loss assistance
Hello Again! We awoke this morning to another 2 to 3 inches of new snow and very low temperatures. The two-hour school delay turned into yet another snow day and sleeping in, at least for our children. After a day off from school, the flu bug came to visit our household for the second time
Vote yes on Issue 2 to continue agriculture’s tradition
Editor: I am a local retired food animal veterinarian. I am currently a beef and grain farmer here in Tuscarawas County and I support Issue 2. The ability of farmers to provide safe, affordable, abundant, locally grown food is in jeopardy due to challenges from extreme animal rights activists based in Washington D.C. Hiding behind
Aquaculture industry is succeeding despite environmental impacts
STANFORD, Calif. — Aquaculture is no longer a fledgling industry. Half of the fish consumed globally is now raised on farms, according to a new report by an international team of researchers. Environmental strain But while the industry is more efficient than ever, it is also putting a significant strain on marine resources by consuming
Ad explains smell of spring (and manure)
COLUMBUS — Every spring, Ohio’s dairy farmers tend to their farms by spreading liquid manure across their fields. To alert their communities to the process, and explain the odor, the American Dairy Association Mideast and Ohio Dairy Producers Association are launching a new “Spring is in the Air” ad campaign. Doing their part The new
Small-scale aquaculture workshop is Aug. 23
PRINCETON, Ky. — For those who have ever considered fishing for bass and bluegill from the banks of their own pond or dipping a toe into small-scale shrimp sales, a workshop offered by the Kentucky State University Extension could be just the thing to float your boat. The Small-scale, Home Use and Recreation Aquaculture workshop
Ohio farmers featured in national natural resources conservation effort
COLUMBUS — Scott Stoller and his family were recognized for their conservation commitment as part of a national conservation campaign recently launched by the U.S Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service, said Terry Cosby, state conservationist for Natural Resources Conservation Service in Ohio. The Stollers are featured in the service’s national campaign called “Conservation
