Archive for 2009
The Indiana Department of Environmental Management (IDEM) is soliciting public comment on amendments to rules at
327 IAC 5-4-3 and
327 IAC 5-4-3.1 concerning concentrated animal feeding operations (CAFO),
327 IAC 15-15 concerning the NPDES CAFO general permit rule program, and
327 IAC 16 concerning confined feeding operations (CFO). IDEM seeks comment on the affected citations listed and any other provisions of Title 327 that may be affected by this rulemaking.
August 24, 2009 | Education and Issues and News and Resources | No Comments »
Congratulations to Maurice Robeson on being recognized as one of the 2009 Master Farmers by Indiana Prairie Farmer! Maurice joins 6 previous Carroll County farmers in this distinguished honor: 1970 – John McCormick, 1990 – William Pickart, 1992 – Fred Wise, 1994 – Bob Mills and 2000 – David Minich. The first recipient from Carroll County was in 1928 – Claude Wickard, who became US Secretary of Agriculture.
See the website story at the Indiana Prairie Farmer: 2009 Master Farmer Award
Indiana Prairie Farmer Magazine Article: Indiana Prairie Farmer Maurice Robeson
Carroll County Comet Article: Robeson Honored for Accomplishments On and Off the Farm
The Carroll County Agriculture Association is proud of all of our “Master Farmers!”
[Way to go, Dad! - Ed]
August 19, 2009 | News | No Comments »
Join the Carroll Future Farmers of America Alumni for a party before the Carroll football game this Friday at 5:30 p.m., in the CHS parking lot. Bring your own table service and a covered dish to share – hot dogs and drinks will be provided. Join the Carroll FFA Alumni Association for just $10 per year ($5 collegiate) dues.
For more information see the attached flyer: tailgate-party
August 19, 2009 | Events and News | No Comments »
The Flora Community Club KICK Team is sponsoring a “Touch-A-Fleet of Trucks” event on Saturday, September 12, from 10 a.m. – 2 p.m. This is a family event at the Flora Park, where large equipment owners are invited to bring their equipment so children can see “up close and personal” There will be parachute jumpers, helicopter demonstration, and food in addition to the exhibits.
If you have equipment to share with the kids, you are invited to bring your equipment for the event. This is a great opportunity to share the Agriculture industry with children, let them see equipment “up close,” and answer questions about your equipment and your farm operation.
Please call Theresa Brown at 574-967-3022 for more information.
August 16, 2009 | News | No Comments »
The Area 8 Purdue Extension is offering a Farm Energy Program on Friday, August 28, from 10 am – 4 pm at the Tipton County Fairgrounds. Agenda includes Rural Energy for America Program, Grain Drying Audits and Small Scale Farmstead Wind Energy Systems. At 2:00 pm the PARP program will begin for those interested in credits for pesticide application recertification. More information, including registration information and a map to the Tipton County Fairground is attached:
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August 15, 2009 | Education | No Comments »
Post UPDATE — Note change of date!
Carroll County at the Crossroads provided much-needed energy to the Carroll County Community. Some of the great things that came out of this first venture included the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce, Leadership Carroll County, and Carroll County Focus on the Future. Now, five years later, the project will reconvene to take another look at where we are and where we should be going as a County.
Save the DATE – Two upcoming meetings – please plan to attend!
September 10 at the 4H Building in Flora, 6-9 p.m.
September 3 at the Canal Center in Delphi, 6-9 p.m.
More information available on this Flyer: carroll-county-at-the-crossroads-ii-revised
August 14, 2009 | Events and News | No Comments »
The Carroll County FSA Office will be hosting a series of workshops the week of July 27-30 regarding the ACRE Program. The Average Crop Revenue Election (ACRE) Program is a new option for farm program participants. The deadline for election and enrollment for 2009 is August 14, 2009. Due to limited space, please call 765-564-2849 for times and availability. Interested persons may also email jacob.maxwell@in.usda.gov.
The workshops will feature a recording of a presentation of an ACRE Web conference hosted earlier by the National Corn Growers Association. A link to the Web conference is already available on the CCAA website (see post, below). “Due to connection speed and required bandwidth, some of our customers may not have the ability to view this form home, states Carroll County CED Jacob Maxwell. “We wanted to be sure to give an opportunity to view this valuable resource for help in making the decision whether to elect ACRE or not.”
A short summary regarding election and enrollment procedures will follow the presentation.
More information is on the attached flyer: acre-workshop2
July 23, 2009 | Education and News and Resources | No Comments »
The Purdue Extension Office recently hosted a webinar about the ACRE program. The recording and slide show from that session is posted at this URL: ACRE Webinar Recording.
The recording is an hour long and goes through the nuts-and-bolts of ACRE payment calculations. Would go well with your morning coffee. There is no cost to access this presentation.
July 16, 2009 | Education and News and Resources | No Comments »
Travis Martin was elected Indiana FFA President at the recent state convention at Purdue. Travis is part of the Carroll FFA Chapter, a student member of the Ag Association, and served as student liaison to the Ag Association Board. Read all about it in the July 1 Carroll County Comet, found at this link: Travis Martin Elected State FFA President
Also, Congratulations to the Carroll FFA Chapter, who consistently perform well at FFA Contest and conventions.
Congratulations, Travis!
July 02, 2009 | Events and News | No Comments »
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