The Farm Post eNews

Friday eNews from the Pike and Scott County Farm Bureaus
 MAY 22, 2015
June 1 Compliance Date Looms

The Agriculture Department is reminding farmers that the 2014 farm bill requires filing a Highly Erodible Land Conservation and Wetland Conservation Certification form (AD-1026) with their local USDA service center by June 1 to become or remain eligible for crop insurance premium support. Many farmers already have a certification form on file since it's required for participation in most USDA programs such as marketing assistance loans, farm storage facility loans and disaster assistance. However farmers, such as specialty crop growers who receive federal crop insurance premium support, but may not participate in other USDA programs, also must now file a certification form to maintain their crop insurance premium support.

 

USDA news release

5-Scholarships Awarded

The Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation, Scott County Farm Bureau and Pike County Farm Bureau will present five $1,000 scholarships to graduating seniors in the two counties tonight.

 

Scott CFB president Wayne Brown will award scholarships to Winchester seniors Abby Lashmett and Kinsey VanDeVelde at tonight's graduation ceremony.

 

David Gay, President of both the Pike CFB and Two Rivers Farm Bureau Foundation will present the Rod Webel and Wayne Riley scholarships to Joseph Myers. Riley Bradshaw is this year's recipient of the Pike CFB scholarship. Both are seniors at Griggsville-Perry High School and graduate tonight.

Today is Don't Fry Day
don't fry day

The National Council Declares the Friday before Memorial Day, May 22, 2015 is "Don't Fry Day" To Encourage Sun Safety Awareness.

 

To help reduce rising rates of skin cancer from overexposure to the ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun, the National Council on Skin Cancer Prevention has designated the Friday before Memorial Day as "Don't Fry Day" to encourage sun safety awareness and to remind everyone to protect their skin while enjoying the outdoors. Because no single step can fully protect you and your family from overexposure to UV radiation, follow as many of the following tips as possible:

  • Do Not Burn or Tan
  • Seek Shade
  • Wear Sun-Protective Clothing
  • Generously Apply Sunscreen
  • Use Extra Caution Near Water, Snow, and Sand
  • Get Vitamin D Safely
Infrastructure in shambles                   
The national non-profit transportation research group TRIP has released a new report that shows the U.S. rural transportation system needs vast improvements. According to the report, in 2013, 15 percent of the nation's major rural roads were rated in poor condition and another 39 percent were rated in mediocre or fair condition. In 2014, 11 percent of the nation's rural bridges were rated as structurally deficient and 10 percent were functionally obsolete.
 
Memorial Day
The Pike and Scott County Farm Bureau buildings will be closed on Monday, May 25 in recognition of Memorial Day.
On This Day

MAY 22, 1849

Lincoln Issued Patent

 

On May 22, 1849, Abraham Lincoln received Patent No. 6469 for a device to lift boats over shoals, an invention which was never manufactured. However, it eventually made him the only U.S. president to hold a patent. Shown here is his scale model at the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C.

 

Lincoln started work on his invention between sessions of Congress in 1848. On his way home to Illinois his boat became stranded on a sandbar. As Herndon told the story, "The captain ordered the hands to collect all the loose planks, empty barrels and boxes and force them under the sides of the boat. These empty casks were used to buoy it up. After forcing enough of them under the vessel she lifted gradually and at last swung clear of the opposing sand bar."

 

Lincoln's Patent

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