A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 19, 2015:
MONTVILLE, Ohio — The Thompson Ledge Dairymen met March 7. Members decorated the window at Thompson Tractor for 4-H week. Three members participated in...
Pa. tested bull sale set March 27
Auction features 86 bulls from four breeds; online viewing and bidding available.
Carroll Co. fetes top milk producers
John Neider, Redien Holsteins and Red and Whites, Carrollton, received the Carroll County Dairy Promotion Board's 2015 Distinguished Service Award.
Snow geese likely victims of avian cholera
About 2,000 snow geese on their return flight home to Alaska were found dead in southeastern Idaho.
Some still skeptical of beef checkoff changes
The Beef Checkoff Enhancement Working Group has signed a memorandum of understanding detailing enhancements to the national beef checkoff. Not all stakeholders, however, are in line with the proposed changes.
No clear-cut answer: Forestry groups say checkoff battle is not over
ZANESVILLE, Ohio — The Ohio Forestry Association has yet to take an official stance against the proposed Hardwood Lumber and Hardwood Plywood Promotion, Research...
Record low snowpack in Cascades, Sierra Nevada
WASHINGTON — Warm temperatures in February contributed to further snowpack decline in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada.
Proposed rules set for drone use; comment until April 24
The FAA will accept public comment on proposed drone use rules until April 24,but don't look for the final rules until at least next year.
Cyanobacteria could help manage nitrogen to benefit Chesapeake Bay
Cyanobacteria are a potential tool to increase nitrogen-use efficiency.
Judy Ligo: ‘I had to prove I knew what I was doing’
The second in our Women in Agriculture series: It is much easier for women to be involved in agriculture than it was 30 years ago when Judy Ligo was starting out. “You had to work your way in and prove you knew what you were doing.”
