Ohio’s Country Journal
June 2009 9
BUCKeye BRIeFs
News
breakfast, budget friendly, summer site design, in-plant storage and han- Extension Office at 419-523-6294 to
grilling and slow cooker. dling procedures, emergency prepared- register and find a location near you.
NPPC delegate elections
Winners will be announced at the ness and response, proper application
Outstanding Crop Adviser
The elections of pork producers dele-
Ohio State Fair and will be featured in and leadership in safety and stewardship
nominations
gate candidates for the 2010 National Pork
Our Ohio magazine along with their among customers and employees.
County Farm Bureaus, OSU Extension
Producers Delegate Body will take place at
recipe. They also receive “A Day with the
PQA Plus Certification
offices and Soil and Water offices have a
9 a.m. on Thursday, July 16 at the Cherry
Chefs” to pick and make recipes, free
Training
great opportunity to recognize Certified
Valley Lodge, 2299 Cherry Valley Rd.,
Bob Evans grocery products for a year
Ohio State University Swine Crop Advisers (CCAs) for their outstand-
Newark, Ohio 43055. All Ohio pork pro-
and more. Four Grand Prizes will be
ducers are invited to attend.
awarded (one in each category) with an
Extension will conduct an Adult PQA ing work with agricultural producers.
Any producer who is a resident of the
approximate retail value of $1,230 each.
Plus training program on June 9 from 9 The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation
state and has paid all assessments due
Entries can be submitted by email at
to 10:30 a.m. via Internet/phone-based (OFBF) and the Ohio CCA Program will
may be considered as a delegate candi-
info@ourohio.org, or mail them to: Our
delivery in connection with the county- present the Excellence in Crop Advising
date and/or participate in the election.
Ohio, Attn: BE Recipe Contest, P.O. Box
based OSU Extension offices. Adult Award to a certified crop adviser who
All eligible producers are encouraged to
182383, Columbus, OH 43218-2383. For
PQA Plus training is open to pork pro- has performed superior service for
bring with them a sales receipt proving
complete contest rules and more infor-
ducers, agricultural instructors, farmer clients in nutrient management,
that hogs were sold in their name and
mation visit
OurOhio.org and click on
Extension educators and industry rep- soil and water management, integrated
the checkoff deducted.
the Recipe Contest link.
resentatives who have the desire to pest management, and crop production.
obtain PQA Plus Certification. Ohio’s winner will receive a plaque,
For more information contact the Ohio Findlay farm supplier honored
The internet/phone-based training recognition in publications and a $500 cash
Pork Producers Council at 5930 Sharon
Crop Production Services of Findlay is program will consist of a web-based set award, and will be announced at the annu-
Woods Boulevard, Suite 101, Columbus,
one of 20 top farm supply retail businesses of PowerPoint slides, a phone connection al Farm Science Review in London in
Ohio 43229-2666, 614-882-5887.
selected as Environmental Respect Award for audio, and a copy of the Adult PQA September. In addition, certificates will be
Recipe contest
state winners in the United States for 2009. Plus Manual. On June 9th you will call provided to county offices that participate
Ohio Farm Bureau and Bob Evans
The Environmental Respect Awards, spon- the designated teleconference number to in the Excellence in Crop Advising Awards
have collaborated to create a unique
sored by DuPont Crop Protection, participate and access the PQA Plus pres- program, allowing them to recognize
recipe contest open to all Ohio Farm
CropLife magazine and Farm Chemicals entation on the Internet at the Ohio Pork nominees from their county.
Bureau members. Participants are
International magazine, are the agricultural Information website. Phone lines are To be eligible, nominees must hold a
asked to concoct an original recipe fea-
industry’s highest recognition for environ- available centrally in cooperating coun- current Ohio CCA certification and be in
turing at least one Bob Evans product
mental stewardship among U.S. agricultur- ties or to individual sites as the number good standing, and at least one nomina-
and one locally grown product from
al retailers, those who serve farmers and of available call-in lines allows (max 150 tor must be a Farm Bureau member. A
the
OurOhio.org “Buying Local
ranchers with the nutrients, pest control phone lines). Applicable phone charges nomination form, submitted by June 26,
Directory.” The contest runs through
and agronomic information critical to effec- apply, thus attendance at central loca- and details are available at
July 22, and entries will be judged by
tive crop production. tions is encouraged.
www.ofbf.org. Additional questions
the chefs at Bob Evans. Recipes can be
Crop Production Services won the Registration is $10 and required by should be directed to Jennifer Baldwin at
submitted in these four categories:
award based on evidence of excellence in June 2. Contact the Putnam County 614-246-8289 or
jbaldwin@ofbf.org.
People
(OFU). She will work out of the family District in Lisbon in various capacities. In Directors has elected officers for 2009,
farm organization’s Columbus office and addition, she has worked on a third gen- and three men have been re-elected to
Kee to lead OFU legislative
be responsible for representing OFU with eration family farm that raised apples, the board by the cooperative’s 1,800
efforts
state government leaders. Kee will coor- corn and green beans. members. All of the elected officers and
Natalie Kee has been named legisla-
dinate policy efforts on behalf of OFU A native of Mahoning County, Kee directors are actively engaged in farming
tive director for Ohio Farmers Union
members and work to develop and and her husband, Jed, reside in the in Southwest Ohio.
implement a legislative agenda. Columbus area. Kee may be reached by John Waymire of Yellow Springs was
Prior to working for OFU, Kee calling 888.610.4400 or through the re-elected as chairman. Kirk Walker of
worked with Ohio State University organization’s Web site at New Vienna was re-elected vice chair-
Extension in Mahoning County as a liai-
www.ohfarmersunion.org. man. Secretary is Kenny Ring of
son between the Extension office and the
Southwest Landmark Board
Georgetown, and assistant secretary is
public. She has worked with the Roy Miller of Lebanon. Gordon Wallace
Columbiana County General Health
The Southwest Landmark Board of
was re-appointed president, as well as
Gary Gottfried, treasurer, and Beverly
Gladman, recording secretary.
Richard Flax of South Charleston,
Bart Neer of South Vienna and Tom
Spellmire of Lebanon have been elected
to serve three-year terms as directors,
from 2009-2011. All three have served
previous terms on Southwest
Landmark’s Board.
Southwest Landmark, Inc. is a full-
service farmer cooperative that pro-
vides a wide-range of agricultural and
energy services to more than 1,800
members and the rural public.
Southwest Landmark currently runs
seventeen facilities and operates in nine
counties in Southwest Ohio.
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