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Jefferson County 2010 Highlights

Jefferson County 2010 Highlights

Programming results for your Jefferson County Extension office in the areas of 1) Strengthening Families and Communities, 2) Preparing Youth For Success, 3) Enhancing Agriculture and the Environment and 4) Advancing Employment and Income Opportunities.

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Boost These Foods, Nutrients in Your Diet

Boost These Foods, Nutrients in Your Diet

Although on average, we Americans have plenty of food at our disposal, the new federal dietary guidelines say that intakes of several nutrients -- potassium, dietary fiber, calcium and vitamin D --- are low enough to be a public health concern. In addition, consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, milk and other dairy products, and healthful oils tends to be lower than recommended -- sometimes much lower.

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How Does Your Garden Grow?

How Does Your Garden Grow?

When you need gardening information, the local Extension office is here for you. Also, Buckeye Yard and Garden, an online resource, begins publishing in April and can be accessed from the right sidebar of this page.

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J-FIT & STAY FIT
J-FIT & STAY FIT
We are continuing the fun and fitness in 2012. All J-Fit activities include Cloverbuds (parents must accompany member). J-Fit is about fitness...the fun way.
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Announcements
Water Sample Test Kits for Marcellus Drilling Available
Landowners who are considering leasing their land for natural gas or oil drilling, or live close to an area where oil or gas wells may be drilled are advised to test their private drinking water wells or springs before such drilling occurs. That’s the advice of Mike Hogan, Ohio State University Extension Educator who is working with landowners who are considering leasing their land for oil and gas extraction.
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Firewood Quarantine Still in Place in Ohio Despite Ash Borer Regulation Changes
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- When the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) expanded its emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine last September to include all of Ohio's 88 counties, the movement of ash tree materials and hardwood firewood within the state apparently was no longer regulated -- since the quarantine made it illegal for people to move those materials from a quarantined county into a non-quarantined county. However, there's still a quarantine in place in Ohio that involves not EAB (an exotic beetle that kills ash trees), but another invasive, destructive insect: gypsy moth.
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Jefferson County 2010 Highlights
Jefferson County 2010 Highlights
Programming results for your Jefferson County Extension office in the areas of 1) Strengthening Families and Communities, 2) Preparing Youth For Success, 3) Enhancing Agriculture and the Environment and 4) Advancing Employment and Income Opportunities.
Read More
Boost These Foods, Nutrients in Your Diet
Boost These Foods, Nutrients in Your Diet
Although on average, we Americans have plenty of food at our disposal, the new federal dietary guidelines say that intakes of several nutrients -- potassium, dietary fiber, calcium and vitamin D --- are low enough to be a public health concern. In addition, consumption of fruits and vegetables, whole grains, milk and other dairy products, and healthful oils tends to be lower than recommended -- sometimes much lower.
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Find recent "Grazing School" presentations on-line here!
Find recent "Grazing School" presentations on-line here!
The "Pastures for Profit" grazing school is a comprehensive course in Management Intensive Grazing
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ChooseMyPlate.gov
ChooseMyPlate.gov
A new icon has been introduced by the USDA to help guide us toward a balanced and healthy intake of foods and beverages. MyPlate is replacing MyPyramid, with a focus on our dietary choices meal to meal.
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