Yearly Archives: 2011
School garden grant program gives students hands-on gardening skills
AUSTIN, Texas -- Whole Kids Foundation, in partnership with FoodCorps, is accepting online grant applications for the School Garden Grant Program, which aims to help schools grow students' relationships with food through gardening.
Quasar gets $1 million grant for anaerobic digester project at impaired Ohio lake
WASHINGTON -- The Quasar Energy Group will receive a $1 million grant through the USDA to demonstrate the effectiveness of anaerobic digesters to process and manage livestock waste in the Grand Lake St. Mary's watershed.
Rural-urban leadership program seeks applicants
HARRISBURG, Pa. -- The Pennsylvania Rural-Urban Leadership program, a two-year leadership development initiative, is seeking applicants interested in becoming members of the program's 14th class.
Ohio treasurer offers assistance for those impacted by severe weather
COLUMBUS -- Residents in northeast Ohio who have been impacted by flooding following recent severe storms could be eligible for emergency disaster assistance under the Renew Ohio and Rebuild Ohio programs.
Marcellus Shale: Ensure water testing is part of lease agreement before drilling
If you want to test the water yourself, decide what you can afford. Those costs can be hundreds, if not thousands of dollars.
Residents warned of tax scams in Ohio
COLUMBUS -- The Internal Revenue Service is asking Ohio residents to be on guard against tax scams promoted by individuals trying to persuade them...
Raleigh Co. man might have found world’s smallest egg
CHARLESTON, W. Va. -- Not a month after a near-world record chicken egg was discovered in a Roan County henhouse, the West Virginia Department of Agriculture says a Raleigh County man may have found the smallest egg on record.
Why are there spiderwebs in my tree?
The fall webworm is native to North America and is common from Canada into Mexico. Learn why their webs are more noticeable during fall.
Dairy Excel: Establishing a fair fixed cash rental rate may not be as easy...
Ultimately, supply and demand of cropland for rent will determine the cash rental rate for each parcel. The expected return from producing crops on...
Commodity loans are available through FSA
Hello Again!This spring the rains came and kept on coming, with some fields never drying out to plant. Once the rains stopped, then the...
