Roundup of FFA news for June 25, 2020
Catch up on local FFA news from Miami Trace FFA and Firelands FFA.
Dicamba use in Ohio ends June 30
The use of XtendiMax, Engenia, and FeXapan dicamba-based products in Ohio will end as of June 30, 2020, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
FFA students learn about farming with a disability
Tyrone Area High School's FFA program in Pennsylvania focuses on what it is like for a farmer with a disability or health condition to work in agriculture.
Ohio advances plan for first state broadband grant program
A bill to create the Ohio’s first state grant program for broadband expansion has passed the state House of Representatives and is now waiting on Ohio Senate approval.
Ohio farmers get started on first planting season for hemp
This June, Ohio farmers are in their first hemp planting season. Julie Doran, of Westerville, Ohio, is one of the Ohio farmers giving hemp a shot.
Dad’s hands and feet: Family rallies around father with disease
When Chip Benton, an ag mechanic, was diagnosed with FTD-MND, he still had some tractors and other projects to finish. FTD-MND makes working on tractors difficult, so his children, Erica and JD, have been working as his hands and feet on the projects.
Some fairs back on, others still off for 2020
Ohio fairs’ responses to new state guidelines and funding announced June 9 have varied across the board. Several fairs have reversed earlier decisions to cancel. Others have stood by their initial decisions.
Safely rotating farm machinery between operators during COVID-19
Learn how to minimize the risks for those who operate farm tractors, trucks and other ag equipment when the same machine is being used by multiple workers.
4-Hers compete in Ohio 4-H public speaking contest
Members of Saddle-Lites 4-H Club and Four Leaf Clovers 4-H Club, in Lorain County, competed in this year's state 4-H public speaking contest.
Checklist can aid in stopping spread of spotted lanternfly
The Spotted Lanternfly Checklist for Residents can help citizens prevent the spread of the spotted lanternfly.
