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A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Feb. 5, 2009
WARREN, Ohio — The Trumbull County 4-H Dairy Judging Club held its monthly meeting Jan. 25 at the Trumbull County Ag Center. Club advisers are Richard Owen, Bill Smith and Dave and Becky Lynn. There are 15 club members. The following officers were elected: Brock Elsea of Vernon, president; Nick Aberegg-Smith of Kinsman, vice president;
Supporters organize to pass Harrison County levy
There is fear among supporters of losing 4-H programs, but the chair of the new tax levy campaign committee emphasizes that extension is more than just 4-H.
Food chemist Lloyd Hall changed the industry
Hello again! The other day my wife asked me to retrieve some canned goods from the basement cupboard and I was reminded of the many trips I made to the fruit cellar as a child. There were rows and rows of quart jars filled with vegetables and fruits and meats. It was a beautiful sight
Silvopasture: Can livestock production really coexist with trees?
Silvopasture is the integration of trees and grazing livestock on the same land. Learn how to manage your pastures for both livestock and timber production.
Let me set the record straight
Farm and Dairy is the region’s ag paper of record. We’re proud of that standing, we love agriculture and we’ll continue to cover it with professionalism.
Manure storage structures can be deadly in more ways than one
Manure handling equipment requires attention to detail, and not getting too comfortable.
Landowners need more information on Marcellus Shale drilling
By ANDY ANDREWS Contributing writer STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — During a portion of the Farming for the Future Conference at the Penn Stater Conference Center Feb. 4, a forum explored Marcellus Shale drilling issues and was informative, and at times, divisive. Issues Several speakers cut through the emotions and issues regarding drilling through the Marcellus
Dairy Excel: The bad times and good human resource management
The “right” human resource practices for bad times vary farm to farm, says an Ohio State farm management and labor specialist in this week’s Dairy Excel column.
At 394 bushels, he ‘sure knows how to raise corn’
Francis Childs of Manchester, Iowa, the four-time national corn growers’ contest winner in the non-irrigated class, was guest speaker July 18 at the 2001 Lawrence Conservation Crop Day at Sankey’s Feed Mill north of Plain Grove, Pa.
Let’s put knowledge to work: Support land-grant mission
We are in an atmosphere of questioning spending, taxes and finding ways for all levels of government to live within its means. But cutting investments in agricultural R&D, innovation and education is like eating your seed corn — and next year you’ll go hungry.
