Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is providing grants to Indiana 4‐H and FFA members through Indiana’s 501(c)(3) for the purchase of breeding stock and development of breeding programs.
The breeding stock can be used to start a livestock enterprise or add animals to an existing operation. Resources to develop a breeding program or improve the quality of an existing breeding program are also eligible for the 4‐H/FFA youth livestock grant.
Only Non‐Profits with 501(c)(3) status are eligible to apply for fund for this program.
The Non‐Profits with 501(c)(3) status will solicit applications from eligible 4‐H and/or FFA members. The Non‐Profits with 501(c)(3) status will then select 4‐H/FFA members projects they wish to request funds for. The 501(c)(3) organization will then apply for funds from ISDA. ISDA will then award grant funds to the Non‐Profits with 501(c)(3) status.
In turn the Non‐Profits with 501(c)(3) status must then award the grant funds to an Indiana youth that is currently a 4‐H and/or FFA members in good standing are eligible for the ISDA 4‐H/FFA Youth Livestock Grant. Eligible projects under this grant award include purchasing (Dairy, Beef, Sheep, Swine, Goats, Rabbits or Poultry) breeding stock, purchasing resources to develop a breeding program or improving the quality of an existing breeding program with one of these species. The youth must reside in Indiana and any livestock or resources purchased using the grant funds must be located on a farm in Indiana.
Maximum award amount: beef/dairy = $500 — sheep/swine/goat = $150 — poultry/rabbit = $75
NOTE – Carroll County Agriculture Association will sponsor any qualified interested student. Please contact the Ag Association at:
I’m writing today to warn you of a scam that is being sent to farmers with fax machines. We have at least one local reported incident and there have been many nationwide. The fax comes from the “USDA” with our logo and letterhead signed by a “Frank Rutenberg”. I have attached to this notice an example of what this will look like. The fax asks for personal banking information so that they may get into and withdraw money from your account. Do not respond to this fax. Please report any incidents of this scam to me so I can report it to Washington, DC.
If you received this fax and have already responded with your banking information, immediately notify your banking institution of this incident. We also encourage you to notify your local law enforcement agency.
If you are ever asked for personal information (especially banking information or your social security number) over the phone, through email or by fax, be very suspicious. Please feel free to call us if you have any questions about any of this.
March 30th from 12:00 – 1:30 PM, Purdue Extension – Carroll County and The Andersons will host the Prospective Plantings Outlook Luncheon at The Andersons facility in Delphi.
Dr. Chris Hurt and Dr. Corinne Alexander, Purdue University agricultural economists, will be available by webinar and will help farmers and agribusinesses make sense of the annual U.S. Department of Agriculture Prospective Plantings and Grain Stocks report.
This report is the first to indicate what U.S. farmers intend to plant and has the potential to have a major impact on new crop prices as U.S. corn stocks continue to be extremely tight.
The webinar will offer analysis and market strategies for producers heading into the 2012 crop season. Please RSVP to Ben Stoller, Account Representative with The Andersons, at 574-737-2493.
If you have any questions, contact Andrea Brown at the Purdue Extension – Carroll County office at 765-564-3169.
You are invited….to the celebration which retires the bond for the TIF District that includes the IPC plant.
The Carroll County Redevelopment Commission, Carroll County Redevelopment Authority and Carroll County Economic Development Corp. will host a community celebration, “The Future is Now,” at 2 p.m., March 20, at Delphi United Methodist Church, 1796 U.S. 421, Delphi. The public is invited.
“Twenty years ago, the Carroll County Redevelopment Commission and Carroll County Redevelopment Authority made a significant investment in our economic development potential, issuing a $4.775 million bond to fund sewer and water line extensions in the county and to upgrade the Delphi Wastewater Treatment Plant,” said Larry Trapp, Carroll County Redevelopment Commission president.
“The bond has now been repaid. To mark the occasion and to transfer easements to the city of Delphi, we are hosting this event.”
The program will include brief remarks by county officials and a short performance by Delphi High School music students, The Entertainers.
More than 90 people attended the 4th Annual Ag Association Hall of Fame Banquet and Annual Meeting held Monday, March 5 at the 4H Building in Flora. Highlights include a talk by Greg Slipher, Livestock Specialist at Indiana Farm Bureau about “Reducing Your Chances of Being a Star on YouTube,” and a special presentation by the Carroll County Sheriff Chief Deputy Tobe Leazenby from the Indiana Sheriff’s Association and the Carroll County Sheriff’s Department honoring the Ag Association for the quick work in helping raise funds to procure a cruiser for the Sheriff’s Reserve.
Scholarship checks were presented to the 2011 Scholarship winners Jarvis Simmons and Grace Mears, and Scholarship certificates were presented to the 2012 winners, Chad Griffin and Ricky Burns.
The evening rounded out with the featured presentation to the 2012 Hall of Fame inductees. Steve Ashby and Dwaine Ward were recognized for their contributions to agriculture, and Carroll White REMC was recognized as the business awardee for its more than 70 years of service to the agriculture community.
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Chief Deputy Tobe Leazenby presents to CCAA President Dean Scott
2012 Scholarship Recipient Chad Griffin
2012 Scholarship Recipient Ricky Burns
2012 Hall of Fame (left) Dwaine Ward and (right) Steve Ashby
(center) Peg Minnicus and Keven Bender representing Carroll White REMC
You are invited to join the Carroll County Agriculture Association for the Annual Meeting and Hall of Fame Banquet on Monday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. at the 4H Community Building in Flora.
Custom Select will be catering the meal, followed by a business meeting. Come listen to Greg Slipher, Indiana Farm Bureau Livestock Development Specialist, as he shares tips on, “Reducing Your Chances of Being a Star on YouTube.”
The event will feature scholarship awards and the 2012 Hall of Fame Inductees.
Again this year, as part of our celebration, we are asking for your donations to help support the Carroll County 4H Fair.
We also invite you to become a member (or renew your membership) of Carroll County Agriculture Association.
Tickets are $10, and you can download the reservation form, below.
Purdue Extension – Carroll County will host a Private Applicators Recertification Program on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, from 8:30 – 11:45 AM at the 4-H Building in Flora. Registration will begin at 8:00 AM. Donuts and coffee will be available during registration.
Agenda includes:
8:00 – 8:30 AM Registration, Coffee & Donuts
8:30 – 9:30 AM Corn Management Practices That Help Stress-Proof The Crop – Bob Nielson, Purdue Extension Corn Specialist
9:30 – 9:45 AM Regulatory Topic – Andrea Brown, Purdue Extension
9:45 – 10:45 AM Herbicide and Weed Update – Bill Johnson, Purdue Weed Science
10:45 – 11:45 AM Market Outlook – Risk Management Commodities
Purdue Extension Carroll County and the Carroll County Chamber of Commerce are partnering to host a workshop for small business owners and farm owners that will help prepare their businesses for the future. Join us on March 15, 2012 at the Wabash & Erie Canal Center in Delphi for the workshop, Succession and Estate Planning: Having the Conversation. The program fee is $10 and the registration deadline is March 12th.
Come hear Dr. Angela Gloy and our own Dr. Janet Ayres for some insight on “getting the ball rolling” in estate planning.
Check out this video from the University of Arizona College of Medicine – new protocols for cardiac resuscitation specifically for “untrained” rescuers. This involves no mouth-to-mouth, only rapid chest compressions. Take 6 minutes today – you might save a life, tomorrow.
Soil Health Workshop is scheduled for February 28-29 and March 1 at the Beck Agriculture Center. Check out the Conference Agenda and registration materials, below.
Indiana State Department of Agriculture (ISDA) is providing grants to Indiana 4‐H and FFA members through Indiana’s 501(c)(3) for the purchase of breeding stock and development of breeding programs.
