Any Illinois SWCDs still open working without state budget
Following her daily routine, resource conservationist Vicki Heath opened the LaSalle County Soil and Water Conservation District’s (SWCD) door on July 1 – despite the fact the state of Illinois did not meet the July 1 deadline for crafting a balanced 2016 budget.
Hoosier schools preparing for shortages of eggs and turkey
Schools across Indiana are cutting back on the amount of eggs used to feed students, in response to a drop in egg production caused by avian influenza wiping out millions of chickens and turkeys across parts of the nation.
Agriculture groups praise food security initiative in Congress
A number of agricultural organizations crafted a letter praising Congress’ efforts to have a strategic plan in place to feed the world’s hungry over the next several decades.
Michigan considering net-pen aquaculture for state waters
So-called net-pen aquaculture may be a thing of the near future in Michigan. At least two commercial fisheries – Coldwater Fisheries, Inc. and Aquaculture Research Corp. – have inquired about the possibility of starting net-pen aquaculture operations in the state.
Don Villwock, a third-generation farmer from near Vincennes, will soon be getting back to raising the white corn he sells for use in making tortillas on more of a full-time basis.
County tourism office highlights Farm to Fork in homey ‘new’ HQ
Noble County Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) officials have moved into a historic farmhouse they’ve been restoring, with plans to use it as the headquarters of their Farm to Fork program.
The USDA’s latest hog numbers are showing U.S. pork producers have been steadily rebounding from the porcine epidemic diarrhea virus (PEDv) that devastated the nation’s industry, according to farm market analysts, with the total U.S. inventory up 9 percent from June 2014.
Pork checkoff makes antibiotic changes under FDA’s feed rule
The pork checkoff in Des Moines recently changed the guidelines for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) June 3 issuance of the Veterinary Feed Directive (VFD) rule on antibiotic use, set for U.S. livestock producers, veterinarians and feed providers to comply with by December 2016.
Methods for handling loss and moving forward in life
Everyone experiences myriad losses during a lifetime. Much of what I have learned about handling loss is from working with people professionally to help them through recovery.
