Monthly Archives: March 2013
A roundup of 4-H news for the week of March 14, 2013:
MOUNDSVILLE, W.Va. —The Marshall-Ohio County 4-H Dairy Club met at the Marshall County Extension Office March 1 for a meeting and potluck dinner.
New officers...
A roundup of FFA news for the week of March 14, 2013:
WARREN, Ohio — Trumbull Career and Technical Center senior project presentation day was Feb. 14, and members participated in FFA week Feb. 18-22.
The chapter...
Schumer’s plan could help New York dairy farmers meet yogurt demand
ALBANY, N.Y. — U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-NY, recently announced that he is launching a two-pronged plan that will provide New York dairy...
Penn State, Beaver to offer course in shale exploration
BEAVER, Pa. — The Penn State Beaver Office of Continuing Education will offer the on-campus course “Shale Exploration, Development and Production” from 8 a.m....
Academy Award-winning filmmaker to direct feature documentary about young farmers and ranchers
AUSTIN, Texas–James Moll, Oscar winning and two-time Emmy winning filmmaker, announced today that he is producing a feature-length documentary about the next generation of American...
St. Patrick’s Day is all about the green
WASHINGTON -- The year's biggest Irish holiday falls on a Sunday this year, but that won't stop millions of Americans from celebrating St. Patrick's...
Pork Board OKs $3 million for summer push
ORLANDO — New market challenges and opportunities inspired the National Pork Board March 7 to approve adding $3 million in additional pork checkoff funds...
Utica and Marcellus shale: Chesapeake isn’t the only drilling company on permit list
All of the permits issued during February in Carroll County were to Chesapeake Exploration LLC. Find out what other counties and drillers were issued permits.
Ronnie Kirk, we barely knew you … but we remember
On Feb. 27, the eve the Great Sequester, President Barack Obama left the Oval Office and its byzantine game of federal budget chicken to...
Tom Vilsack to lead US delegation at G-8 Summit
WASHINGTON— Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack will lead the U.S. delegation at the G-8 International Conference on Open Data for Agriculture on April 29-30, 2013...
