Roundup of FFA news for April 18, 2024
Catch up on local FFA news from Northwestern-Wayne FFA, Ashland FFA and West Holmes FFA.
Grain markets continue weak patterns
Grain prices continue to weaken on the futures markets in reaction to planting progress in the U.S., the higher dollar value and Brazilian harvest progress.
Ohio Hemp Company signs contract to grow hemp for bioplastics
The Ohio Hemp Company signs its first contract with Michigan-based company Heartland Industries to grow dual purpose hemp for bioplastics.
ODNR to host chronic wasting disease informational open houses
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will host open houses in central Ohio to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza now in 28 dairy herds in 8 states
There are 11 positive herds in Texas, six in New Mexico, three in Kansas, four in Michigan, and one each in Ohio, Idaho, North Carolina and South Dakota.
Biosecurity kits available for Pennsylvania dairy farmers
The Center for Dairy Excellence is working with the Penn State Dairy Extension team to provide free “Everyday Biosecurity Kits” to farmers upon request.
More Ohio farmland will be preserved
The first two farms added to Ohio's Farmland Preservation Program in 2024 are the Swingle Family farm and the Boeck Family farm.
Let the worm wars begin
Tami Gingrich details the ecological significance of nightcrawlers in Ohio as the worm wars begin among young Amish salesmen in southern Geauga County.
Lack of access to hospitals, grocery stores is killing rural residents: study
Rural Americans are more likely to suffer from conditions like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and hypertension, and more likely to die from those afflictions, the USDA’s Economic Research Service concluded in a study released in March.
Roundup of FFA news for April 11, 2024
Catch up on FFA news from Black River FFA and Norwayne FFA.
