Sunday, December 21, 2025

Nationally, more than $871,000 was raised during the 2016 Fall Paper Clover Campaign Oct. 5-16, surpassing the $10 million milestone raised for 4-H.

Eggs from small flocks of chickens are more likely to be contaminated with salmonella enteritidis than eggs sold in grocery store.
emerald-ash-borer

Penn State molecular geneticist John Carlson is looking specifically at the genetic mechanisms by which surviving trees might be battling the insects.

Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Young Agricultural Professionals will hold its annual Winter Leadership Experience Feb. 3-4 in Columbus.

Dr. Kara Lascola, a veterinarian at the University of Illinois Veterinary Teaching Hospital in Urbana, offers equine acupuncture to supplement conventional therapies and increase the comfort of patients.
emerging corn

Agricultural Research & Testing, of Washington Court House, Ohio, has purchased S & R Consulting, owned by Steve Wolf, Atlanta, Indiana.
tractor plowing snow

A shift in one end of the polar vortex toward eastern North America, could yield colder winters for the region.
Rural Roles: Ernie Rodgers

Community rescue and Christmas trees top the priority list in the Ernie Rodgers family, New Castle, Pennsylvania. Serving as a volunteer firefighter for 43 years, this rural role brings the community a sense of security.

Workshops will focus on key areas where producers can cut input costs and improve production efficiencies and dairy income.

Catch up on local 4-H news for the week of Nov. 17, 2016.