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Ohio’s Country Journal
July 2009 9
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News
ily” and are considered to be one person) information on taxable donations, the Extension employee discovered several
who have contributed to the soybean Good Samaritan Act, what is gleaning, beetles in flight during a survey conducted
Ohio Soybean Council trustees
checkoff and have submitted a petition how people can volunteer, and agencies on a residential property located near the
The Ohio Soybean Council (OSC) Board
with the signatures of 15 eligible soybean and contacts within the 18 counties of intersection of Innisfallen Avenue and
of Trustee elections will be held in five dis-
producers who reside in the respective dis- Northwest Ohio accepting donations. Montgomery Avenue in Springfield. The
tricts this summer. Districts up for election
trict may be candidates. Included in the publication is the Grow survey was conducted when an ash tree
include: District 1 — Defiance, Fulton,
Obtain petitions by calling 614-476- a Row Project, an initiative in partnership showing symptoms was reported to the
Henry and Williams; District 2 — Lucas,
3100. Completed petitions must be with the Toledo Seagate Food Bank, that Extension Office. This is Clark County’s
Ottawa, Sandusky, and Wood; District 5 —
returned to the Ohio Department of encourages area farmers and producers to first known Emerald Ash Borer infestation.
Hancock and Putnam; District 9 —
Agriculture, Attn: Bruce Benedict, 8995 donate excess fresh fruits and vegetables. Since Emerald Ash Borer was first dis-
Delaware, Marion, Morrow and Union;
East Main Street, Reynoldsburg, Ohio The publication is available online at covered in Ohio in 2003, the department
and District 13 — Adams, Brown, Butler,
43068-3399, postmarked by July 10 and www.cift.eisc.org, or by contacting the has placed 45 counties under quarantine.
Clermont, Clinton, Fayette, Hamilton,
received by July 17. office and request a copy be mailed. The quarantine makes it illegal to trans-
Highland and Warren. Helping hungry directory EAB in Clark County
port ash trees, parts of ash trees, and all
To be eligible for OSC election, you
hardwood firewood from any quaran-
The Center for Innovative Food Ohio’s Emerald Ash Borer quarantine
must live in a county in the districts listed,
tined county into a non-quarantined
Technology (CIFT) has published an infor- was expanded June 18 by the Ohio
be a soybean producer engaged in the
county without a compliance agreement
mational directory of “How to Help the Department of Agriculture to include
growing of soybeans in the State of Ohio,
from the Ohio Department of
Hungry in Northwest Ohio.” The booklet Clark County. The quarantine, which is
who own or share the ownership and risk
Agriculture. For the latest quarantine
is a comprehensive publication for garden- in place to slow the spread of the ash
of loss of such soybeans at any time during
map, visit the department’s Web site at
ers, farmers, caterers, students and those tree-killing insect, prohibits the move-
the three-year period immediately preced-
www.agri.ohio.gov. For information on
who like to volunteer to find out ways ment of all hardwood firewood and ash
ing Nov. 15 of the current year. Those eligi-
the Emerald Ash Borer, compliance
they can help feed the hungry. tree materials.
ble producers (spouses who jointly pro-
agreements, firewood restrictions, purple
The publication gives readers informa- Confirmation was received from USDA
duce soybeans are considered to be a “fam-
traps and quarantine updates, call 1-888-
tion on what can and cannot be donated, officials after an Ohio State University
OHIO-EAB.
People
this position. He most recently served as Landscape Association’s 2009 OSU Extension Clark County office at 937-
the executive director of shows and region- Teacher/Public Service Award. Pam 328-4607 or visit clark.osu.edu.
OQHA hires executive VP
al services for AQHA, and will be coming Bennett, an OSU Extension horticulturist
McMillen joins CAB
The Ohio Quarter Horse Association
to Ohio prepared to jump into all the for Clark County, was awarded for her
announces that Cam Foreman will be the
OQHA and Congress activities. leadership, community contributions, and
Mary McMillen has joined the staff at
new OQHA executive vice president.
Joining the team in August, Foreman educational and research efforts in horti-
Certified Angus Beef LLC as director of
Foreman will come to OQHA from the
will relocate to Ohio with his wife, Lisa, culture and the green industry.
consumer marketing, where she will over-
American Quarter Horse Association,
and will start in time for Congress entries Bennett provides leadership for the
see the company’s consumer outreach ini-
where he has been a dedicated employee
to arrive. Quarter Horse Congress is the Ohio Master Gardener volunteer program,
tiatives and marketing of the Certified
for 31 years. Throughout his time with
world’s largest single-breed horse show, as well as coordinates the Clark County
Angus Beef brand to consumers around
AQHA, Foreman worked in various
with more than 17,000 horse show entries volunteers. She also conducts consumer
the globe.
departments and activities, making him a
and 8,500 registered American Quarter and commercial horticulture programs.
Previously, McMillen served for more
well-rounded and qualified candidate for
Horses annually. The Congress attracts She is co-chair of the OSU Extension
than 18 years as director of consumer
more than 650,000 people to the Columbus Nursery Short Course, an educational pro-
affairs with Buehler’s Fresh Foods. Both
area and brings more than gram for the green industry, and she is a
companies are headquartered in Wooster,
$110 million to the central key member of the OSU Extension
where McMillen resides with her husband,
Ohio economy. Nursery Landscape and Turf Team and
Jon. McMillen, who has a bachelor’s
OSU’s Bennett honored
OSU Extension’s “Why Trees Matter”
degree in home economics and marketing
Signature Program.
from Ashland University, also has years of
Ohio State University
For more information on Clark
experience in New York City, where she
Extension’s statewide Master
County’s horticulture program or how to
worked with TV food personality Burt
Gardener volunteer coordinator
become a Master Gardener, contact the
Wolf. For more information, visit www.cer-
has received the Ohio Nursery tifiedangusbeef.com.
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