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Ohio Forestry Association Foundation offers grants for conservation education
Ohio Bits: Springfield FFA members will compete nationally; Cooper Farms study highlights practices.
September 20, 2024
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CONSERVATION EDUCATION: The Ohio Forestry Association Foundation promotes conservation education through its grant program. Applications are accepted now through Oct. 13. Courtesy of OFA
The Ohio Forestry Association Foundation is offering grants to assist organizations in developing small-scale conservation education projects.
Applications will be accepted through Oct. 13 for a maximum individual grant amount of $2,500. Grant awards will be announced by Dec. 1 for funding to be used in the following calendar year. See complete details of the grant program, including application details and directions. Click here for the application.
The Ohio Forestry Association Foundation is a charitable, nonprofit organization working to promote conservation education and critical awareness of the importance of forest resources to our environment and economy. Learn more at ohioforest.org.
6 Springfield FFA members to compete in fair
Six members of the Global Impact STEM Academy FFA in Springfield, Ohio, have been named national finalists this year in the following categories and divisions in the National FFA Agriscience Fair:
Mailynne Rudnicki, Division 1, Environmental Services and Natural Resource Systems
Elise Hess, Division 3, Environmental Services and Natural Resource Systems
Joseph Antinori, Division 1, Plant Systems
Jackson DeWitt, Division 3, Plant Systems
Levi Webster, Division 1, Power, Structural and Technical Systems
Phoebe Green, Division 5, Power, Structural and Technical Systems
The National FFA Agriscience Fair is a competition that is part of the annual National FFA Convention & Expo, Oct. 23-26 in Indianapolis.
First-place winners in each state have qualified for the national prequalifying judging. The panel of judges reviewed entries and selected a maximum of 10 in each category and division to move on to the national competition.
Cooper Farms study highlights water conservation
Cooper Farms has released its full 2024 Impact Report, which now includes data on the company’s commitments to water quality and conservation, land stewardship, animal housing, and team member safety.
The report highlights hundreds of data points, including:
progress toward reducing water usage at the company’s St. Henry Harvest Plant by 50 million gallons by 2028
achieving over 98% landfill-free status
the company’s donation of 78,000 pounds of meat and 13,000 dozen eggs in the past year, and $1 million through the Cooper Family Foundation the past three years
$31.9 million in free medical care to team members and their families since 2016
progress toward 70% cage-free laying hen housing by the end of 2024
farm conservation efforts that include reduced tillage, wooded acres, filter strips, composting and tree planting
View the full report and learn more about Cooper Farms at cooperfarms.com.
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