A roundup of 4-H news for the week of June 25, 2009
ORWELL, Ohio — The Mustang Wranglers 4-H horse club had its regular monthly meeting June 13 at Saddles Etc. & Gift Shop.
Members are...
Ohio House votes to put livestock care on ballot
UPDATE: 11:56 a.m. 6/25: Ohio Senate unanimously votes (32-0) in favor of placing the initiative on the ballot.
(The following was provided by the Ohio...
Ohio BioPreferred program could boost economy, agriculture
Ohio. Sen. Karen Gillmor has introduced S.B. 131, which would give preferred purchasing considerations by all state agencies and state universities to designated bio-based (BioPreferred) products.
Ohio studies livestock care ballot initiative
SALEM, Ohio -- Lawmakers are considering an amendment to Ohio's constitution that will create and enforce guidelines for proper care of livestock and poultry....
USDA should be honest
Editor:I would like to comment on Alan Guebert's great article on NAIS in the June 18 Farm and Dairy. His lines, "flaws are as...
Ohio legislators consider ballot initiative on livestock care standards
Read updated story: Ohio studies livestock care ballot initiative
SALEM, Ohio — An amendment to Ohio’s constitution will be proposed this week in the Senate that...
Reviving American chestnuts may mitigate climate change
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- A Purdue University study shows that introducing a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree could not only bring back...
Join Ohio Farm Bureau for 25x’25 Alliance
COLUMBUS -- Farmers, forestry managers, scientists, environmentalists, industry and government leaders will take the next collaborative step in creating renewable energy policy. The collaboration...
Appeals Court rules 2011 cutoff year for Clean Water Act rules
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Sixth Circuit of Appeals ruled that residuals of chemical pesticides and biological pesticides are pollutants regulated under the Clean Water...
Real estate brings high bids at auctions
- Ron Hillier of Hillier Realty, Auctions and Appraisals, Cortland, Ohio, held a real estate auction June 3 in Warren, Ohio, with a good...
