ALLIANCE, Ohio — The Country Folks and Country Barbwires 4-H club met April 15. The final Quality Assurance for Stark County is June 22 at the fairgrounds. The club picked the fundraiser purchases from Mancan Candles and Joe Corbies. The next meeting is May 27 in Marlboro, where the club will take part in the [...]
CRESTON, Ohio — Norwayne FFA students Alex Miller, Derek Stoller, Christian Steiner, Michael Luccio, Garret Ball, Megan Geitgey, Liddi Atwood, Allison Mangun, Savannah Hartzler, Genny Hartley, Grant Holcomb, Jenna Stoller, Joel McKenzie, Paige Bellomy, Garrison Maxwell, Jon Geiser, and Greg Bachman attended the Ohio State FFA Convention in Columbus May 2. This year Norwayne had [...]
BALTIMORE — A new article by two Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health faculty members makes a compelling case that end-of-life care issues need to become an integral part of the public health agenda. Dan Morhaim, MD, and Keshia Pollack, PhD, point out the low rate of completion of advance directives in the minority [...]
TOLEDO — The Jeep Wrangler is one of the most iconic vehicles in the world and recently the one-millionth JK model rolled off the assembly line at Chrysler Group’s Toledo (Ohio) Assembly Complex. Chrysler executives, plant employees, UAW representatives and supplier partners gathered at the end of the line to mark the occasion. Mauro Pino, [...]
COLUMBUS —Ohio Gov. John Kasich has named Brent R. Porteus, of Coshocton County, to serve a nine-year term on The Ohio State University board of trustees. Porteus is a managing partner of the family-owned farm and business, Blair Porteus and Sons. Porteus served as president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation from 2008-2011 and prior [...]
The Empire State Food and Agricultural Leadership Institute, or LEAD New York, recently selected the members of its 15th class.
Additional species in a plot contributed to a gradual increase in both soil fertility and biomass production over a 14-year period.
COLUMBUS — To help in the fight against hunger in Ohio, egg farmers across the state will be donating approximately 766,800 eggs to hunger relief organizations over the next couple weeks to celebrate National Egg Month in May. The announcement was made recently during a breakfast reception hosted by the Ohio Poultry Association at the [...]
Editor: There was an article in the local paper saying all 88 counties have to have a DWART — dangerous wild animal response team. I went to the Coshocton County EMA director’s office to speak with him. He is busy, he is in training and not there, and the best office closed when I was [...]
BURTON, Ohio — The Geauga Dairymen 4-H club held a meeting May 7.The club did a spring yard clean up for an elderly homeowner April 21. The club also donated a basket and provided baked goods to the Brad Wells Benefit Dinner in April.Member Vincent Ferrante was voted health and safety officer.Members shared what they [...]
ANDOVER, Ohio — On May 1-2, nine Pymatuning Valley FFA members participated in the 85th annual state FFA convention in Columbus. Jessica Krulic and Kristen Mook both participated in the Agri-Science fair, and received silver ratings. The chapter was also recognized on stage with a certificate for donating money to Children’s Hospitals. Randi McCallister, Sara [...]
COLUMBUS — To help in the fight against hunger in Ohio, egg farmers across the state will be donating approximately 766,800 eggs to hunger relief organizations over the next couple weeks to celebrate National Egg Month in May. The announcement was made recently during a breakfast reception hosted by the Ohio Poultry Association at the [...]
LEXINGTON, Ky. — University of Kentucky students now have access to nutrition information from UK Dining Services, thanks to the work of students from UK’s College of Agriculture and the Department of Computer Science in the College of Engineering. Mallory Foster, a graduate student in the College of Agriculture’s Department of Dietetics and Human Nutrition, [...]
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