A roundup of 4-H news for the week of Oct. 11, 2012:
LOUISVILLE, Ohio -- Kool Kats 4-H club member Chris Miller, of Louisville, finished first at the 62nd annual National 4-H Engineering Challenge in West...
Letter: Under-educated doesn’t mean un-trainable
Editor:
I read with mixed thoughts, the commentary, "The jobs are there, the education is not" (Sept. 27, 2012 issue). Yes, education and learning is...
Endangered whooping cranes depart on ultralight-guided flight to Florida
GREEN LAKE COUNTY, Wis. -- Six young whooping cranes began their ultralight-led migration recently from the White River Marsh State Wildlife Area in Green...
Number of shale permits sought slowed in Ohio, but not Pennsylvania
There are 57 Utica shale wells in Ohio waiting to be fracked, according to the most current report by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. However, the ODNR is reporting that this report is not up to date due to staffing challenges and setting a new system up that in the future will automatically update the report.
Local food gaining ground in schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- October is "National Farm to School Month," but efforts to link West Virginia school food programs and local farmers have been...
Breeders honored at Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association district show
CANFIELD, Ohio -- The Eastern Ohio Shorthorn Association held its district show during the 2012 Canfield Fair in Mahoning County. This year's show was...
Don’t risk prussic acid poisoning
COLUMBUS — Fall frost can raise the potential for prussic acid poisoning in livestock.
In addition to taking measures to prevent livestock toxicity, producers can...
ODA urges wild animal owners to register by Nov. 5
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio -- The Ohio Department of Agriculture is reminding dangerous wild animal owners a new state law passed in June requires the registration...
New fertilizer plant in Indiana
FAIRFIELD, Ill. -- Ohio Valley Resources LLC (OVR) filed an air permit application with the Indiana Department of Environmental Management Sept. 17, to construct...
Using photosynthesis to produce ethylene offers intriguing alternative
GOLDEN, Colo. -- Scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's National Renewable Energy Laboratory have demonstrated a better way to use photosynthesis to produce...
