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A roundup of FFA news for the week of Sept. 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 by Other News

PLYMOUTH, Ohio — The Richland County Fair held in early August was a success for the Plymouth FFA chapter.

Plymouth FFA students with outstanding supervised agricultural experience projects include the following:

Kadie Shepherd: reserve champion beef feeder; Zach Arnold: dairy feeder, first place in class; Molly Miller: dairy feeder, first place in two classes; Levi Myers: draft […]

A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Sept. 9, 2010

Thursday, September 9, 2010 by Other News

WELLINGTON, Ohio — The theme for the 2010 Lorain County fair was Blue Jeans and Country Dreams.

Youth winning in their classes include: dairy goat junior doe, Jason Young, Goats Galore 4-H club; dairy goat mature doe, Jason Young, Goats Galore 4-H club; level 1 pack goat beginner, Keely Jorda, Goats Galore 4-H club; Boer goat […]

Livestock board hopes to vote in October, still reviewing comments, information

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 by Chris Kick

Ohio care board continues to finalize draft of euthanasia standards for livestock.

U.S., Israel sign agreement on cooperative research

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 by Other News

WASHINGTON — Officials with the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service and the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development of the State of Israel recently signed a formal agreement in Washington D.C. to collaborate on research to meet the world’s food and fiber needs and address other high-priority agricultural issues.
ARS is USDA’s chief intramural scientific research agency.

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Ag Expo is Sept. 11 at McClester Farm

Wednesday, September 8, 2010 by Other News

MECHANICSTOWN, Ohio — Mahoning, and Stark SWCD offices are working together to present the fourth annual Agriculture-Natural Resource-Conservation Expo.

The expo offers free parking, free admission and free demonstrations. This year it will be held Sept. 11 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., rain or shine.

The Ag Expo is held at the McClester Farm near Augusta.

Media releases regarding undercover video of Buckeye Veal

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Chris Kick

The following two news releases were made available to media concerning the footage taken at Buckeye Veal in Wayne County, Ohio. They are believed to be the first official releases, and are mostly unedited.
UNDERCOVER VIDEO EXPOSES CRUELTY TO BABY CALVES ON OHIO VEAL FARM
Animal Rights Organization Urges Livestock Board to Immediately Phase-out Cruel Veal […]

VeraSun bankruptcy trustee attempts to recover payments made to suppliers

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Other News

AMES, Iowa — Producers and cooperatives that received letters from VeraSun requesting repayment for corn they sold to the company should contact an attorney familiar with the Bankruptcy Code before they respond, suggests the Iowa State University Center for Agricultural Law and Taxation.
CALT staff attorney Erin C. Herbold explained that VeraSun Energy Corporation and its […]

Young farmers win big at the Stark County Fair

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Chris Kick

Geauga County Fair livestock results

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Kristy Foster

Scientists help corn-based plastics take the heat

Tuesday, September 7, 2010 by Other News

Corn-based plastics that take the heat better for earth
WASHINGTON — Those little plastic coffee-cup lids that keep your steaming hot java from sloshing all over you might someday be made from biodegradable, corn-based plastic.
Making corn-derived plastics more heat-tolerant, so that they won’t distort when they’re not supposed to, is one of several top-priority targets of […]