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Farmer information meeting in Ada Thursday

Mark Badertscher: "This is all about crop producers managing their unplanted acres as a result of the wet spring."
Posted by LizGH on June 25, 2019 - 2:00pm

FROM ADA ICON - The Ohio No-Till Council and OSU Extention will hold an information meet in Ada on Thursday for area farmers who have unplanted acres and need information about what to do with these fields, according to Mark Badertscher of the Hardin extension office.

The meeting is from 6:30 to 9 p.m. in McIntosh Center on the ONU campus.

Badertscher said that the meeting will address answers about crop insurance, weed control and cover crops.

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IU ALUM 2

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 24, 2019 - 10:59am

Looks like a Indiana University grad. Icon spotted this plate on a white mini-van on Main Street Bluffton.

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Where were you when Neil landed on the moon?

The Icon wants to know - send us your story
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 21, 2019 - 6:02am

Where you were on July 20, 1969?

We all know where Neil Armstrong was – standing on the moon.

To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Neil Armstrong moon landing, the Icon invites viewers to submit accounts of where they were, and what they remember about the event.

Send your recollections - no matter how brief - to [email protected].

We will collect all the stories and post them on July 20.

 

 

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About the 2019 planting season

Only 68% of intended corn acres and 46% of intended soybean acres planted in Ohio
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2019 - 3:34pm

Consistent rains across Ohio and the Corn Belt continue to delay planting progress as the June 17 USDA Planting Progress report showed that 68% of intended corn acres and 46% of intended soybean acres have been planted in Ohio. 

Nationwide, roughly 27 million acres of corn and soybeans will either be planted or filed under prevented planting insurance. 

Across Ohio, the Final Plant Date (FPD) for soybeans is June 20.  Soybeans can be planted after the FPD, but a one percent reduction in the insurance guarantee occurs. 

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Go ahead, drink Bluffton water, it's fine

2018 EPA report finds no violations in village drinking water
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 20, 2019 - 2:18pm

Relax and take a drink of Bluffton water. It has EPA approval.

The Environmental Protection Agency found that the Village of Bluffton drinking water is in full compliance with its regulations.

Those regulations are established by the Ohio EPA Division of Drinking and Ground Water and the findings are based upon information released this week for 2018.

In other words, Bluffton water is safe to drink. No violations were found among the required quality tests conducted.

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Ohio governor USDA disaster designation for Ohio farmers

Posted by LizGH on June 19, 2019 - 6:00am

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue requesting a USDA Secretarial disaster designation for Ohio amid heavy rainfall impacting Ohio farmers.

In his letter, Governor DeWine notes that record rainfall through the spring planting season has been devastating to Ohio farmers, with flooding and saturated fields preventing them from planting crops. Only 50 percent of Ohio’s corn crop and 32 percent of Ohio’s soybean crop have been planted as of June 10, 2019.

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