Dairy co-op launches loan program to fund renewable energy upgrades
Organic Valley is partnering with Clean Energy Credit Union to launch the Powering the Good Loan Fund. The program will provide the favorable loan terms for farmers seeking to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels with renewable energy systems and efficiency upgrades.
Webinar set to look at issues with utility-scale solar projects
Penn State Extension's webinar titled “Utility Scale Solar and Siting Considerations: Stormwater, Vegetation, Fencing and Ag Use” is set for 12 p.m. April 27. The presentation will include a virtual tour of several recently installed solar facilities in Pennsylvania and New York.
USDA announces more pandemic relief for farmers
The USDA will dedicate at least $6 billion to the new USDA Pandemic Assistance for Producers, and will also distribute aid that was put on hold or newly allocated in the Consolidated Appropriations Act.
Chesapeake fined $1.9M for damaging Pennsylvania waterways
State and federal regulators levied a nearly $2 million fine against Chesapeake Appalachia for damaging streams and wetlands at 76 gas drilling sites in Pennsylvania. The damages happened across sites in Beaver, Bradford, Sullivan, Susquehanna and Wyoming counties.
2021 Ohio fair dates
The dates for Ohio's 2021 fair season have been confirmed. Find them all here.
Peepers heard but not seen and hard to ignore
Spring peepers are the harbingers of spring. Learn more about how they hibernate, migrate, reproduce and grow into adults.
Ohio considers spotted lanternfly quarantine
The Ohio Department of Agriculture has written proposed rules for a spotted lanternfly quarantine in Ohio, and those rules are in the open comment period.
Dispersing deer survival rates
Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find new home ranges — despite facing more risks — survive at about the same rate as those that stay home.
First female state 4-H leader Mildred Fizer celebrates 100th birthday
Mildred Fizer, of Morgantown, West Virginia, the first woman to lead a state 4-H program, celebrated her 100th birthday earlier in March.
Roundup of 4-H news for March 25, 2021
Catch up on local 4-H news from Green Valley 4-H club and the Capriculturists 4-H club.
