Roundup of 4-H news for March 3, 2022
On Feb. 14, at 7 p.m., Green Valley 4-H held its first meeting of the year at the Beach City Grange.
Roundup of FFA news for March 3, 2022
Catch up on local FFA news from Zane Trace FFA and Loudonville FFA.
$10M in grants awarded to Ohio processors
Forty Ohio livestock and poultry producers will receive grants totaling $10 million to help expand capacity and meet demand for meat processing services.
Western Pa. 4-H’ers earn diamond awards
At the recent Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference, 29 4-H'ers received Diamond Clover Awards.
Learn about written leases from OSU
Legal and business educators with Ohio State University Extension Service encourage landowners and farm operators to get leases in writing.
OPSB approves Union Co. solar energy project
The Ohio Power Siting Board approved an application filed by AEUG Union Solar, LLC to construct a solar-powered electric generating facility.
Ohio is expanding efforts to find and plug orphan wells
The state is home to more than 20,000 orphan wells — oil and gas wells without a registered owner responsible for plugging it once its productive life is through. These wells can pose environmental, health and safety hazards to the people living around them.
Animal health officials urge caution after USDA confirms bird flu in nearby states
State ag officials in Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia are urging poultry farmers to be careful, in light of the USDA confirming highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, cases in several states.
USDA announces black vulture permit process in Ohio
The USDA announced that approved applicants will be allowed to remove up to five black vultures in Ohio.
New native plant species discovered in Ohio in 2021
The number of native plant species in Ohio grew by five in 2021.
