Gov. expands Young Hoosiers Conservation
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. — Gov. Mitch Daniels said applications for the second year of the successful Young Hoosiers Conservation Corps (YHCC) are being accepted. In addition to work at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) locations, the program will be expanded to the Indiana Department of Transportation (INDOT) this summer.
Participants who work with DNR may revitalize historic buildings, create and rehabilitate trails and restore natural habitat areas.
Participants employed at INDOT facilities may work in emergency cleanup, maintenance of traffic signs, equipment refurbishing and beautification of Indiana’s highway rest areas and interchanges.
“Last year’s 2,000 Corps members made major, lasting improvements to our parks and environment, while preparing themselves better for lives of productive work,” said Daniels. “The results surpassed our expectations and more than justified the program’s renewal this year.”
YHCC will provide opportunities to approximately 2,000 Hoosiers ages 18-24. The positions pay $8.50 per hour and last approximately 16 weeks. YHCC youth supervisors will work 18-24 weeks and earn $9.50 per hour. All positions will begin no earlier than May 3 and are scheduled to end Oct. 2.
Interested Hoosiers may apply at www.in.gov/yhcc
Illinois ag graduate program No. 1 in nation
URBANA, Ill. — U.S. News & World Report recently announced its 2010 ranking of the best engineering schools in the United States. This year, the top-ranked graduate program in agricultural and biological engineering was awarded to the Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering (ABE) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
The program received the highest ranking tied with Purdue University, followed by Texas A&M University, Cornell University and the University of California-Davis to fill the top five spots.
The UoI department’s undergraduate program also ranks best in the nation and has held this honor for four consecutive years. Currently, there are 272 undergraduate students enrolled in these programs.
Producer donates 43,000 eggs to food bank BLOOMINGTON, Ind. (AP) — A southern Indiana egg farm is donating more than 43,000 eggs to a food bank that serves people in need in the Bloomington area.
Rose Acre Farms made its donation April 13 to the Bloomington-based Hoosier Hills Food Bank. Hoosier Hills Executive Director Julio Alonso says he’s grateful for the egg donation and says it will guarantee “a great source of protein for families in need.”
The gift is one of 11 donations Rose Acre Farms is making to food banks across the nation. The company has donated more than 1 million eggs to the United Egg Producer’s egg campaign for needy Americans.
NGFA, GEAPS announce new safety DVD WASHINGTON, D.C. — A new safety education DVD training program especially designed for employees in the grain, feed and grain processing industry has been unveiled by the National Grain and Feed Assoc. (NGFA) and Grain Elevator and Processing Society (GEAPS).
Entitled “Your Safety Matters,” the 30-minute DVD – containing both English and Spanish versions – and accompanying training materials responds to the need identified by the NGFA’s Safety, Health and Environmental Quality Committee to produce an up-to-date training video on general safety practices for the grain, feed and grain processing industry.
Each DVD includes a separate CD containing a wealth of supplemental training materials, including checklists, tips sheets and instruction guides for each section of the video. The price of the complete set is $100 each for 1-5 copies, $80 each for 6-10 copies and $70 each for more than 10 copies. Special pricing is available for bulk quantity orders.
Ordering information is available from the NGFA’s website at www.ngfa.org/files/misc/Safety_DVD_Order.pdf or by contacting the NGFA at 202-289-0873. For further information, contact NGFA Director of Regulatory Affairs Jess McCluer at 202-289-0873, ext. 23, or by e-mail to jmccluer@ngfa.org |
