Roundup of FFA news for June 6, 2024
Catch up on local FFA news from Danville FFA, Trumbull Career and Technical Center FFA, East Knox FFA, West Holmes FFA, Northwestern Wayne FFA and more.
Roundup of 4-H news for June 6, 2024
Breeder and Feeders 4-H Club shares recent news.
Beaver County farmer gets probation for killing geese
A federal judge sentenced farm operator Robert Yost, 52, of New Galilee, to a year of probation and 100 hours of community service.
The Racing Report: Norton Raceway Park
Norton Raceway Park née Barberton Speedway in southwestern Summit County, Ohio must have nine lives, writes photojournalist Matthew Chasney.
Environmental organizations ask for transparency in ARCH 2 hydrogen hub negotiations
Over 50 Appalachian environmental organizations sign a letter addressed to the U.S. Department of Energy asking for more transparency in ARCH 2 talks.
What to know about the 2024 farm bill
If the Farm Bill, which passed out of a congressional committee late last month, were signed into law in its current form, farmers would likely see few substantive changes in how they do business, at least at first.
Farm groups fed up with ag consolidation, checkoff corruption speak out
Leaders from the Ohio Farmers Union, Pennsylvania Farmers Union, Farm Action Fund and Buckeye Quality Beef Association gathered to speak publicly about the impact consolidation has had on their members.
Mark Madden named 2024 Best Butcher
Mark Madden, owner of The Meat Shop in Altoona, Pennsylvania, won the Beef Checkoff’s Northeast Beef Promotion Initiative's Best Butcher Contest on May 10.
The luna moth: Mother Nature’s masterpiece
The luna moth's soft, dreamy appearance features a snow-white body, pale green wings and startling eyespots and unique tails that keep it safe.
Expanding conservation efforts in Ohio give freshwater mussels hope
The Watters Aquatic Conservation Center is providing new opportunities for researchers to reverse the downward trend of many species of freshwater mussels.
