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A roundup of FFA news for the week of Nov. 24, 2011:
BEVERLY, Ohio — The Fort Frye FFA food and science team received second place at the district competition Nov. 15. Members of the team are Kylie Seese, Chelsey Schott, Jessi White, Charity Roberts and Jessie Murphy. * * * GNADENHUTTEN, Ohio — Indian Valley FFA junior and senior parlimentary procedure teams went to districts Nov.
University of Kentucky offers free adventure camps for military families
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service and partnering organizations are offering free adventure camps for military service members and their teenage children in locations around the state during the next few months.
EarthKind roses easy to care for, high performance
OMAHA, Neb. — EarthKind Roses are low-input roses that combine outstanding performance and superior disease tolerance. Less water, fertilizer and pesticides are needed to grow these beautiful landscape roses. To prepare the site for the roses: Till in three inches of compost. Plant the roses in a location that receives eight or more hours of
Farm groups join to sue EPA over Chesapeake Bay Watershed action
CAMP HILL, Pa. — Pennsylvania Farm Bureau has joined the American Farm Bureau Federation in a lawsuit in federal court against the Environmental Protection Agency for its implementation of a Total Maximum Daily Load in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed. Basis AFBF and PFB assert that the EPA exceeded its authority under the Clean Water Act
Food Corps names 10 states as project launch partners
NEW YORK CITY — FoodCorps, a new national AmeriCorps school garden and Farm to School service program, announced the states and partners it will collaborate with to launch the initiative in 2011. Mission FoodCorps will serve vulnerable children, improving access to healthy, affordable food, while training young leaders for careers in food and agriculture. In
Loans for socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers
Hello again! The Farm Service Agency makes loan funds available each year to help members of underserved groups buy and operate family-sized farms and ranches. FSA’s loan program for socially disadvantaged farmers targets minority groups whose members have been subjected to racial, ethnic or gender prejudice because of their identity as members of the group,
Program targets areas with veterinarian shortages: Vets can get help with student loans
In return for a commitment of three years of veterinary services in a designated veterinary shortage area, USDA may repay up to $25,000 of student loan debt per year.
Horsemen left out of legislation
GROVE CITY, Ohio — Gov. Strickland’s legislative directive regarding VLT’s at Ohio’s seven racetracks as well as the budget bill passed by both Houses of the Ohio legislature contained no language regarding purses or the promotion of live horse racing in the state, according to the Ohio Horsemen’s Benevolent and Protective Association which represents the
Grazing management school a success
CARROLLTON, Ohio — Carroll, Columbiana, Harrison, Jefferson and Tuscarawas County Soil and Water Conservation Districts, Natural Resources Conservation Service and OSU Extension teamed up to present a Grazing Management School, which was open to interested producers in the five-county area. The school was held March 12, 19 and 28. The turnout was greater than anticipated
Appeals Court upholds decisions in MWCD maintenance assessment cases
NEW PHILADELPHIA, Ohio — Judges of the 5th District Court of Appeals have agreed with the decisions of a lower court that permit assessments of property owners by the Muskingum Watershed Conservancy District to fund a plan of maintenance and rehabilitation in the system of reservoirs and dams in the Muskingum River Watershed.
