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Conference to focus on emerging issues in crop protection technology
[DEC.
7, 2002]
URBANA -- Along with updates
on the latest developments in crop protection, the University of
Illinois' 2003 Crop Protection Technology Conference will feature an
array of speakers and topics on many of the "hot" issues that are
confronting the agriculture industry today.
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The event is scheduled for Tuesday,
Jan. 7, and Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2003, at the Illini Union on the U of
I campus. Sponsors include the U of I's College of Agricultural,
Consumer and Environmental Sciences and U of I Extension.
"The conference focuses on the latest
developments in crop protection and the increasing importance of new
technologies in agriculture," said Mike Gray, professor in the UI's
Department of Crop Sciences and program co-chair. "This year's
conference marks the 55th anniversary of our continuous involvement
in environmental education, which is a record that is probably
unrivaled by any similar program in the country."
Gray notes that the format for the 2003
conference allows participants to "tailor-make" their two-day
experience. The morning session on the first day of the conference
will feature keynote addresses on issues associated with homeland
security and ag bioterrorism.
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"The format for the following sessions
allows participants to choose from among six symposia and 15
seminars to fulfill their educational needs," Gray said. "Each
symposium will consist of four presentations, followed by panel
discussions with the audience. The presentations are designed for
smaller groups and allow for even more audience interaction."
The six symposia include coverage of
environmental stewardship and spray drift, invasive species,
improving water quality and natural resources, key pest and crop
management issues, stewardship of transgenic technologies, and new
developments in crop production products.
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"The 15 workshops will focus on
important issues in plant diseases, weed, insects, soil and water
management, and on sharpening in-season skills," Gray said.
"Participants will be able to invest their time learning about
different subjects by mixing their attendance at both symposia and
seminars."
Certified Crop Advisor credits will be
offered in the following areas: crop management, pest management,
and soil and water management.
The preregistration fee for the
conference is $90. Registration after Dec. 20 or at the door will be
$105. Special rates at participating hotels are available for those
attending the conference.
Participants will receive a copy of the
2003 Illinois Agricultural Pest Management Handbook, the proceedings
of the 2003 Crop Protection Technology Conference and a
complimentary Illini Crop Pro CD that contains those materials along
with the 2003-2004 Illinois Agronomy Handbook and the complete 2002
Pest Management and Crop Development Bulletin.
Registration
and program information on the conference is available from U of I
Conferences and Institutes at (217) 333-2880 or toll-free at (877)
455-2687. Registration is also available on the Internet at
https://www.conted.uiuc.edu/
fmpro/cptc2003.html.
[U
of I news release]
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Weekly outlook
Production forecasts
[DEC.
6, 2002]
URBANA -- The market
generally interpreted the USDA's November reports as friendly for
wheat prices, neutral for corn prices and a little negative for
soybean prices, said a University of Illinois Extension marketing
specialist.
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"Prospects for declining U.S. and world
inventories of coarse grains, wheat and soybeans should keep prices
generally supported," said Darrel Good. "However, higher prices for
corn and soybeans over the next few months will have to come from a
higher rate of consumption than currently projected and/or crop
problems in South America.
"The post-harvest recovery in soybean
prices offers an opportunity to increase sales. It could be spring
before corn prices have an opportunity to move significantly
higher."
Good's comments came as he reviewed the
USDA's November forecasts of the size of the 2002 U.S. corn and
soybean crops, as well as wheat. The projection of use during the
current marketing year was increased for soybeans but reduced for
corn. The projections of year-ending stocks for both crops are
larger than the October projections. For wheat, the November report
included a smaller production estimate, a smaller forecast of
imports and a smaller projection for year-ending stocks.
The 2002 U.S. corn crop is now
projected at 9.003 billion bushels, 33 million larger than the
October projection.
"The increase resulted from a slightly
larger projection of the U.S. average corn yield," said Good. "At
127.6 bushels, the projection is 0.4 bushels larger than the October
projection. Higher average yields are expected for a number of
states in the western and northern growing areas, but lower yields
were projected for some eastern states. The average yield in Ohio,
for example, is now projected at 96 bushels, eight bushels below the
October forecast."
For the current marketing year, the
USDA increased the projection of feed and residual use of corn by 25
million bushels but lowered the projection of exports by 75 million.
"The smaller export projection reflects
a smaller projection of world consumption and trade and larger
export projections for Argentina and China," said Good. "As
expected, the USDA revised the estimates of Chinese inventories. The
estimate of stocks of corn at the beginning of the year was
increased by 5.5 percent.
"Year-ending stocks of corn in the
United States are now projected at 848 million bushels, 84 million
larger than projected last month. The season's average price is
expected to fall in a range of $2.20 to $2.60. That projection is 10
cents lower than the October projection."
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The 2002 U.S. soybean crop is now
projected at 2.69 billion bushels, 36 million larger than the
October projection. The projection of the U.S. average yield was
increased by 0.5 bushels, to 37.5 bushels per acre. The average
yield estimate was increased by three bushels for Wisconsin and two
bushels for Kentucky and Michigan. As expected, the USDA increased
the projection of U.S. soybean exports for the current year by 40
million bushels, to a total of 890 million bushels.
"Surprisingly, however, the projection
of the domestic crush was reduced by 15 million bushels, reflecting
smaller export projections for both oil and meal," said Good. "Even
though the planting season has been less than ideal in parts of
South America, the USDA increased the forecast of the 2003 harvest
by 3 percent, to a total of 3.13 billion bushels. The larger
forecast reflects an increase in the estimate of planted area."
Stocks of soybeans in the United States
at the end of the current marketing year are projected at 185
million bushels, 10 million higher than the October forecast. The
marketing year average farm price is projected in a range of $4.95
to $5.85, 10 cents lower than last month's projection. The
projection for the average price of oil was increased by .005 cents
per pound, but the projection of the average price of meal was
reduced by $10 per ton.
At 1.616 billion bushels, the November
U.S. wheat estimate was nine million bushels below the October
estimate. The projection of marketing year imports was reduced by
five million bushels. Year-ending stocks of U.S. wheat are projected
at 358 million bushels, down from 777 million at the start of the
year. The marketing year average price is projected in a range of
$3.65 to $3.95.
"The USDA once again revised the
estimates of Chinese wheat inventories," said Good. "Stocks at the
beginning of the current year are now estimated at 2.814 billion
bushels, double the previous estimate. Year-ending stocks are
projected at 2.277 billion, 3.2 times as large as the October
projection."
Good noted that the USDA will release a
final estimate of the size of the U.S. corn and soybean crops on
Jan. 10.
"For corn,
the January estimate was below the November forecast in each of the
past four years but was above the November forecast 65 percent of
the time in the past 20 years," he said. "For soybeans, the January
estimate was below the November forecast in each of the past seven
years and 65 percent of the time in recent history."
[U
of I news release]
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Extension creates Spanish
forum
[DEC.
6, 2002]
URBANA -- Addressing the
needs of a Spanish-speaking audience that is growing faster than the
ability of a state or its Extension professionals to keep up is the
focus of a group that includes a University of Illinois Extension
program development specialist.
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"The need for quality Spanish-language
educational support and materials surpasses the resources available
within any one state," explained Ben Mueller, who works with the U
of I's Laboratory for Community and Economic Development and
specializes in Spanish-language programs. He is part of a national
group of fellow Extension professionals committed to improving the
quality and quantity of Spanish-language materials available to
their peers. This group includes representatives from the University
of California, New Mexico State University and Texas A&M.
"Our group -- Extension en Espanol --
has created a website to help our colleagues who need
Spanish-language materials."
Designed and maintained by the
Extension en Espanol group, the website will provide Extension
educational materials in Spanish and English, as well as providing
production assistance on materials in Spanish for regional or
national audiences. There are also resources for Extension
professionals who are working with Spanish-speaking clients.
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"Our group and its website also provide
a place to share expertise and experiences that will improve the
quality of Extension outreach to Spanish-speaking audiences across
the United States," Mueller added.
Through U of I Extension, Mueller has
developed Spanish-language radio programming for areas of the state
with Spanish-speaking populations.
"We believe
the national online clearinghouse, Extension en Espanol, and the
collaboration of Extension professionals working with Latino/a
audiences across the United States will allow all of us to better
serve an important client group," said Mueller.
[U
of I news release]
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Millennium Clover 4-H
club meets
[DEC.
5, 2002]
The Millennium Clover 4-H
club met on Dec. 1.
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Vanessa Tibbs, 4-H leader, asked for
project sheets to be turned in since the deadline is Jan. 1.
The club donated $25 each to buy a Christmas
gift from the Angel Tree and from the resident tree at St. Clara's
Manor. A committee will look into the possibility of ice-skating and
roller-skating at a future meeting. The group decided not to participate in
the Christmas parade.
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Kaleb Gordon gave a talk about
chickens. Nichole Benz did a demonstration on how to paint ceramics.
Kaleb and Tate Gordon provided the
refreshments.
Adrienne,
Brook and Sheldon will do talks and demonstrations at the next
meeting, which will be at 2 p.m. Jan. 5 in the Extension office.
[Nichole Benz, reporter] |
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Weekly outlook
Pork prices
[DEC.
3, 2002]
URBANA -- The odds suggests
that hog producers will find their Christmas stockings filled with
hog prices on the way up, said a Purdue University Extension
marketing specialist.
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"The odds suggest that hog prices are
headed upward," said Chris Hurt. "The hog market has had a rugged
year through November."
Pork production has been up 2.6 percent
on 2.2 percent higher slaughter numbers. Prices through November
have averaged $35 compared with nearly $46 for 2001, and costs have
escalated by about $3 per live hundredweight since the summer's
drought.
"Bullish indicators, however, now
greatly outnumber bearish arguments," he said. "The first friendly
indicator is an expectation for lower pork supplies in December and
through the winter. USDA inventory numbers indicate a 1 percent
smaller December slaughter, followed by a drop of 2 to 3 percent
through the winter.
"Secondly, with higher corn prices this
fall and the depressed hog prices, marketing weights have come down.
October and November weights were down about 2 pounds per carcass,
or around 1 percent. Weights will likely continue to be moderate in
the coming year."
And, Hurt added, the bullish arguments
continue. Sow slaughter remains high since producers began
liquidating breeding herds at the height of last summer's drought
and resulting elevated feed prices. The rate of sow slaughter began
to rise in April and reached its peak in July, when it stood at 20
percent greater than the same month in the previous year.
"But even since last summer, the rate
of sow slaughter has averaged 12 percent higher," said Hurt. "This
means that the breeding herd will continue to shrink into 2003.
Another factor is that excess pork in cold storage will likely
continue to be reduced. In August, cold storage stocks were 39
percent greater than the previous year. Today they are down to 14
percent greater."
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The bullish arguments can be extended
to include an improving U.S. and world economy and a bullish cattle
market that will ultimately result in some consumer substitution of
pork for beef. Based on the USDA's Monthly Hogs and Pigs report, the
number of sows and gilts bred dropped under year-earlier levels
beginning in June of 2002. These smaller farrowings will start to
show up as smaller slaughter in the month of December, just in time
for the Christmas season. Canadian imports, which were up sharply in
the first-half of 2002, have moderated some in the past two months,
dropping by 8 percent compared with the same period in 2001.
"And finally, traders in the lean hog
futures market are optimistic that prices are ready to recover,"
said Hurt.
On Nov. 29, February futures suggested
live hog prices near $40 for February, $44 by May and $48 by June.
"My price projections for 51 to 52
percent lean carcasses on a live weight basis are similar," said
Hurt. "I expect the mid-$30s by the end of the year, then improving
to the upper $30s for a first-quarter average, the low $40s for a
second-quarter average and the low to mid-$40s for the summer
quarter.
"If one doubts that prices can recover
as much as suggested, keep in mind that hog prices have been
surprisingly responsive to small supply changes in the past several
years. As an example, in 2002, pork supplies will finish the year
about 2.5 percent higher, yet prices will be down about 23 percent.
For 2003, pork supplies will move downward, and a sharp price
response to the upside can be expected."
In addition, Hurt believes it is likely
that the breeding herd will continue to move lower through at least
the first half of 2003, with strong prices continuing into late 2003
and early 2004.
"It's been
another year of endurance for pork producers, but considerable
improvement should soon be on the way," said Hurt.
[U
of I news release]
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Hartsburg-Emden FFA state champion
teams
[DEC.
2, 2002]
The ag issues team and the
food science and technology team of the
Hartsburg-Emden FFA chapter were selected as state winners in
recent competition.
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The five members of the ag issues team, Matthew Wrage, Nick Alberts, Brittney Kavanaugh, Kyle Hoerbert and Kory
Leesman, presented pros and cons on the topic of "Upgrading the
Locks and Dams on the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers." The
participants role-played the major constituents involved in this
issue. The team
also met recently with U.S. Rep. Ray LaHood concerning the issue.
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[Photos provided by
Hartem FFA]
[Left to
right: Kory Leesman, Nick Alberts, Kyle Hoerbert, Rep. LaHood,
Brittney Kavanaugh, Alyssa Moehring and Matthew Wrage]
As state
winners, the team will now represent the Illinois FFA Association at
the 2003 National FFA Convention. This is the third state-winning
team competing in the Ag Issues Career Development Event for the
Hartsburg-Emden FFA chapter.
[News release]
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[Members of the Hartsburg-Emden FFA ag issues team, which won in
state competition: (left to right) Matthew Wrage, Brittney
Kavanaugh, Kyle Hoerbert, Kory Leesman and Nick Alberts]
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[Members of the Hartsburg-Emden FFA
state champion team in food science and technology are Alyssa
Moehring, Krista Ubbenga, Natalie Coers and Brittney Kavanaugh with
Drew Dediraemaker, state FFA president.] |
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Latest corn, soybean results available from U of I variety testing
program
[DEC.
2, 2002]
URBANA — The University of
Illinois has released the 2002 results from its variety testing
program for corn and soybeans. The data from these latest trials are
available in both printed form and on the Internet at
http://vt.cropsci.uiuc.edu.
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"One of the most important production
decisions facing producers each year is which variety or hybrid to
grow on their farm," said Emerson Nafziger, crop scientist with U of
I Extension. "The variety testing program in the Department of Crop
Sciences at the University of Illinois is one of the largest such
programs in the country. It provides accurate and unbiased
performance data on a large number of varieties and hybrids so that
growers can make the best choice possible on what to plant."
He points out that the program has
served as a "neutral testing ground" for more than 60 years for corn
and for two to three decades for other crops. The corn and soybean
entries were tested at a dozen sites throughout Illinois.
"There were 640 varieties from 60
companies in the latest soybean trials, while the corn trials
included 395 hybrids from 56 different seed companies," Nafziger
said. "We also are testing a number of grain sorghum hybrids and
forage varieties."
The quickest way to find results from
these trials is on the website for the U of I's Department of Crop
Sciences. Printed versions were published in Illinois Agrinews
during mid-November. Paper copies can also be obtained from most U
of I Extension offices after early December.
The yield data in this year's results
reflect the wide variability that was seen across the state during
the past growing season for both corn and soybeans.
"Several locations in western and
northern Illinois had average corn yields of more than 200 bushels
an acre, with a high of 233 bushels per acre at Monmouth," Nafziger
said. "The east central and southern areas of the state did not fare
as well, with two locations in south central Illinois yielding less
than 60 bushels per acre in the trials."
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He notes that soybeans followed a
similar trend, with average yields of more than 60 bushels per acre
in the west and east-central parts of the state and less than 30
bushels per acre in south-central Illinois.
"The trials were performed on a
regional basis, with averages calculated over two or three
individual sites in order to better predict future performance,"
Nafziger said. "Except for some publicly developed varieties,
entries in these trials are all made by commercial seed companies,
all of whom are invited annually to participate."
He points out that, while company data
and recommendations are essential in deciding what seed to buy this
fall for planting in 2003, the U of I variety trial results
represent the only place to find so many hybrids and varieties
compared with each other in the same trials.
"Companies
know their products better than anyone else, but they may not have
much information on how their varieties perform compared to those
from other companies," Nafziger said. "Many producers also like to
double-check to see how the seed they ordered stacks up against the
competition. If the seed company participates in the university
trials, these trials usually represent the best source of such
information."
[U
of I news release]
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Honors
& Awards
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Logan County 4-H
Achievement Night
[NOV.
13, 2002]
Logan County had its
annual 4-H Achievement Night on Nov. 7 at the Lincoln Park District
Rec Center. Approximately 115 4-H members, leaders and families came
to congratulate the award recipients.
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The top award-winners
in the major award categories on Nov. 7 include the following:
• Three of our Logan County 4-H members have been
selected to receive the highest honor in a 4-H'ers career. Because
of their outstanding 4-H career and their excellent job with their
4-H records, these individuals have been selected as Illinois
delegates to the 2002 National 4-H Congress in Atlanta, Ga., later
this month! Delegates and their categories are:
Hans Bishop — Mechanics and Technology
Amanda Davison — Foods, Nutrition, and Health
Abrigail Sasse — Animal Sciences
• The top 10 percent of records in a project area in
the state are given a National 4-H Congress Blue Award Certificate
each year. Certificate recipient is:
Emily Bakken — Foods, Nutrition, and Health
• The "I Dare You" award is presented to 4-H'ers who
have demonstrated qualities of leadership, excellence in character
and effective future leadership. This year's winners are:
Elizabeth Brooks, Lincoln
Clint Garey, Atlanta
Ashley Lamb, Latham
Nicole Tripplett, Middletown
• The 4-H Key award is the highest award given. The
qualifications are these: 16 years of age, minimum of three years of
4-H membership, submit a 4-H story and meet nine other requirements
as verified by their leaders. This year's winners are:
Emily Bakken, Lincoln
Hans Bishop, Atlanta
Elizabeth Brooks, Lincoln
Amanda Davison, Beason
Kyle Janssen, Middletown
• Some 4-H'ers are chosen each year in special award
categories. A book is presented to a 4-H'er with outstanding work,
quantity, quality, years, citizenship, leadership, participation,
skill acquisition and growth. The books are given in three age
categories: 8-11 years of age, 12-14 and 15-19. A Blue Award is
given to a 4-H'er deserving of repeat recognition in a category. In
the 15-19 age category, the medal awards are nationally sponsored
and may be received only once in each curriculum area.
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[Photos provided by Amy Hyde, 4-H Youth Development]
[8- to 11-year-old award recipients:
(front from left) Matthew Runyon, Zach Huffer and Nichole Benz;
(back from left) David Fulton, Ben Buse and Jenna Opperman.]
Outstanding Awards
Achievement
8-11 years old — Zack
Huffer, Lincoln, book; Jenna Opperman, Lincoln, Blue Award
12-14 — Marty
Oltmanns, Lincoln, book; Andrew Fulton, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Mary Healy,
Middletown, medal; Abrigail Sasse, Beason, medal; Kyle Janssen,
Middletown, medal; Amanda Davison, Beason, book; Emily Bakken,
Lincoln, Blue Award; Amanda Davison, Beason, Blue Award
Animal Science
8-11 — David Fulton,
Lincoln, book; Shelden Tibbs, Middletown, Blue Award
12-14 — Kim Turner,
Atlanta, book; Andrew Fulton, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Elizabeth
Brooks, Lincoln, medal; Emily Bakken, Lincoln, book; Abrigail Sasse,
Beason, Blue Award; Emily Bakken, Lincoln, Blue Award; Amanda
Davison, Beason, Blue Award
Electricity
12-14 — Marty
Oltmanns, Lincoln
Environment/Natural Resources
8-11 — Mathew Runyon,
Lincoln, book; Ben Buse, Lincoln, Blue Award; Zack Huffer, Lincoln,
Blue Award
12-14 — Chris
Ackerman, Lincoln, book
15-19 — Hans Bishop,
Atlanta, medal; Hans Bishop, Atlanta, book; Kyle Janssen,
Middletown, Blue Award
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[12- to 14-year-old award recipients:
(from left) Elizabeth Carter, Kim Turner, Marty Oltmanns and Andrew
Fulton.]
Food, Nutrition and Health
8-11 — Nichole Benz,
Lincoln, book; Jenna Opperman, Lincoln, Blue Award
12-14 — Elizabeth
Carter, Lincoln, book; Chris Ackerman, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Krista
Ubbenga, Hartsburg, medal; Elizabeth Brooks, Lincoln, medal; Emily
Bakken, Lincoln, book; Emily Bakken, Lincoln, Blue Award, Amanda
Davison, Beason, Blue Award
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Home and Family
8-11 — Kristin
Bishop, Atlanta, book; Nichole Benz, Lincoln, Blue Award
12-14 — Elizabeth
Carter, Lincoln, book; Katelyn Beavers, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Abrigail
Sasse, Beason, medal; Leila Ballinger, Atlanta, medal; Leila
Ballinger, Atlanta, book; Amanda Davison, Beason, Blue Award; Emily
Bakken, Lincoln, Blue Award
Leadership
12-14 — Andrew
Fulton, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Emily Bakken,
Lincoln, medal; Amanda Davison, Beason, book; Kyle Janssen,
Middletown, Blue Award
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[15- to 19-year-old award recipients:
(front from left) Mary Healy, Amanda Davison and Emily Bakken; (back
from left) Kyle Janssen, Audra Ballinger and Leila Ballinger.]
Mechanics and Technology
8-11 — Mathew Runyon,
Broadwell, book; Zack Huffer, Lincoln, Blue Award
12-14 — Marty
Oltmanns, Lincoln, book; Andrew Fulton, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Hans Bishop,
Atlanta, Blue Award
Personal Development
8-11 — Nichole Benz,
Lincoln, book
12-14 — Chris
Ackerman, Lincoln, book; Andrew Fulton, Lincoln, Blue Award
15-19 — Susanna
Cluver, Latham, medal; Krista Ubbenga, Hartsburg, book; Emily Bakken,
Lincoln, Blue Award; Leila Ballinger, Atlanta, Blue Award; Krista
Ubbenga, Hartsburg, Blue Award; Amanda Davison, Beason, Blue Award
Plant and Soil Science
8-11 — Kristin
Bishop, Atlanta, book
12-14 — Marty
Oltmanns, Lincoln, book; Scott Ubbenga, Hartsburg, Blue Award
15-19 — Audra
Ballinger, Atlanta, medal; Kyle Janssen, Middletown, medal; Emily
Bakken, Lincoln, book; Mary Healy, Middletown, Blue Award; Hans
Bishop, Atlanta, Blue Awards; Emily Bakken, Lincoln, Blue Award
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[Club of the Year awards: Leaders:
Sherry Fulton (left) of Chester 4-H and Mary Jo Janssen of
Middletown 4-H.]
Club Awards
Club – Agriculture —
The Pioneers
Club Community
Involvement and Global Awareness — Middletown 4-H'ers
Club Standards of
Excellence — Atlanta Ag, Atlanta Town & Country, Beason Ag
Chester 4-H, Clover
Kids, Middletown 4-H'ers, Millennium Clovers, The Pioneers
Clubs of the Year —
Chester 4-H, Middletown 4-H'ers
Top Food Awards
Junior foods winner —
Nichole Benz, Lincoln
Senior foods winner —
Elizabeth Brooks, Lincoln
Herdsman of the Year
Daniel Fulton
Leaders recognized
Thirteen adult
volunteers were recognized and honored at the Logan County 4-H
Achievement Night. They were honored in the following categories:
First-year leaders —
Denice Hildebrandt, Lincoln; Rebecca Rich, Emden
Fifth-year leaders —
Kim Beavers, Lincoln; Lori Cross, Hartsburg; Brent Hellman, Emden;
Gail Parson, Lincoln; Mark Rogers, Emden
Tenth-year leaders —
Martha Green, Atlanta; Wesley Green, Atlanta; Teresa Hoerbert,
Delavan; Donna Struebing, Hartsburg; Janet Turner, Atlanta
Twentieth-year leader
— Deanna Voyles, Lincoln
Congratulations!
For a complete listing of the 4-H awards
presented on Nov. 7 or for information on the Logan County 4-H
program, please contact the Logan County 4-H office at 980 N.
Postville Drive, Lincoln, IL 62656, or call (217) 732-8289.
[Logan
County Extension news release
by Amy Hyde] |
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Olympia FFA Alumni news
[NOV.
8, 2002]
What do a tree, a chain saw
and a TV have in common? The Olympia FFA Alumni chapter is selling
raffle tickets for these items. The low-priced tickets provide a
chance at a 36-inch Zenith color TV, a Stihl Farm Boss chain saw and
a 1.5- to 3-inch diameter sunset red maple tree.
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The chapter draws in members from
McLean, Tazewell, Woodford, DeWitt and Logan counties.
Proceeds from the raffle will help
support the agriculture program of the Olympia School District.
The drawing for the items will be Jan.
11, 2003, which is the tentative date for the FFA alumni banquet.
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For more
information on purchasing a raffle ticket or about the FFA Alumni
chapter, contact any member of the chapter or call (309) 379-5911.
[News
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