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Roundup of FFA news for the week of Dec. 1, 2016
Catch up on local FFA news for the week of Dec. 1, 2016.
Keeping horses healthy
Senior horses require special attention to ensure their comfort as they get older. Exercise, weight monitoring, dental care and regular veterinary appointments keep an aging horse healthy.
Just say no to Black Friday creep: Don’t go shopping on Thanksgiving
What is it you’re thankful for this Thanksgiving? Family and friends, or saving a buck? Resist shopping on Thanksgiving.
Butler Farm Show 2014
Several new records were set at this year’s Butler Farm Show Junior Fair Livestock Market Sale. The records were set in the steer sale, rabbits, lambs and goat divisions.
Research suggests antimicrobial edible films inhibit pathogens in meat
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Antimicrobial agents incorporated into edible films that are applied to foods to seal in flavor, freshness and color can improve the microbiological safety of meats, according to researchers in the College of Agricultural Sciences at Penn State. Using films made of pullulan — an edible, mostly tasteless, transparent polymer produced by
Another satisfied customer
There are two file folders in the lower, right drawer of my desk. One is labeled “Mail,” the other “Another Satisfied Customer.” The former is filled with complimentary or question-asking reader mail. The latter holds mail that’s more acidic than affectionate, more hammering than humorous. Like an email from “Gil” in response to an October
‘Farm and Food File’ celebrates 20 years
In yet another testament to the careful inattention this office consistently pays to the career of its founding (and, as ever, only) staff member, an anniversary of sorts came and went a month ago with nary a notice, nod or neigh. During the first week of June, 1993, 20 alarmingly fast years ago, this column
After 150 years, USS Monitor sailors receive military burial
The remains of two unknown USS Monitor sailors, recovered by NOAA and the U.S. Navy in 2002 from the ship’s gun turret, were buried March 8, with full military honors, at Arlington National Cemetery.
Mules have many good attributes, but don’t leave them behind
Western packers (wranglers and cowboys who move gear on the backs of sturdy animals) love a good mule and it’s easy to see why. A creation of planned outcross breeding, a mule is the result of crossing a mare and a donkey; and a mule, typically anyways, is a fine beast of burden indeed. Mules
A roundup of FFA news for the week of April 28, 2011:
WEST SALEM, Ohio — The Northwestern-Wayne FFA chapter raffled off a model John Deere 730 tractor at this year’s chapter banquet. Only 1500 of these tractors were produced. Brian Bowers was the recipient of the tractor. On the entry form participants were required to write their favorite FFA memory. Bowers said, “My favorite memory of
