Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Putnam County Farm Bureau Inc. Annual Meeting

The Putnam County Farm Bureau, Inc. will hold its Annual meeting on June 22nd at 6:30 p.m.
in the Community building at the Putnam County Fairgrounds. Mike Baise from Indiana Farm Bureau will be the keynote speaker. Elections and policy votes will also be taken at the meeting. We do have an opening on the board for someone from the northern commissioner district. Lots of door prizes including FB memberships, calculators, and gas cards will be given to two people who sign up to work in the Milk Barn during the Fair. RSVP if possible by the 15th so we can get a meal count for Lois Bixler who will be catering again this year. Meal cost remains at $2 per plate.

Scholarships

Scholarship forms are available for this year's seniors who's parents are Farm Bureau members.
Contact Beth Evans for more information. Forms are also available online at Indiana Farm Bureau's website.

Achievement award

Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award
The Mann family of Putnam County took delivery of a new Case IH Scout as one of their prizes for being runners-up in the American Farm Bureau's Young Farmer & Rancher Achievement Award.

Monday, May 17, 2010

China reopens to U.S. Pork

China Reopens to U.S. Pork
As of Friday China is officially accepting shipments of U.S. pork. Pork produced on or after May 1st can now be exported to the country. The U.S. and China agreed to reopen the Chinese market to U.S. imports in March after China closed its market to U.S. pork in April 2009 following the mislabeling of H1N1. National Pork Producers Council President Sam Carney says this is tremendous news for U.S. pork producers since China is one of our nation’s biggest markets. Carney says being able to ship pork there is extremely important to the U.S. pork industry.

Monday, May 10, 2010

Farmers need your patience!

Farmers are traveling from field to field to plant their crops to provide food for everyone along with their animals. Please take a deep breath and relax when you come upon a slow moving vehicle and wait for a clear opportunity to pass. With the need to farm more and more acres to cover the cost of equipment, some farmers will travel across the county to get to those fields. Please accept their rights on the road and watch out for their safety. Thanks