Conservation Education

Cabell Midland FFA team won the Mid America Grassland Contest

(Submitted by Gary Redden).

The Cabell Midland FFA team won the 8th Annual Mid-America Grassland Evaluation Contest June 5-6, 2007 at Cape Giradeau, Missouri.

The members of the team are Allison Robinson, Steven Clagg, Cassandra Morgan, Leesha Campbell. Allison was also High Point individual in the contest. CONGRATULATIONS!!!!

The goal of the contest is to educate students in the benefits, use and management of grasslands for livestock production and wildlife habitat. The Grassland Evaluation program consists of four sections: 1) Grassland Condition, 2) Soil Interpretation, 3) Wildlife Habitat, and 4) Plant Identification. Each of these factors must be considered in evaluating pastures to best utilize the resource and to help make useful management decisions. A contest team consists of 3 or 4 FFA or 4-H members who are currently enrolled at the high school level.

This is the second overall championship that WV has had in this contest in 7 years. Monroe 4H won its division in 2004. Allison is the 1st Overall high Point Champion to come from WV.

For more information go to http://boe.cabe.k12.wv.us/newsdetail.php?article=363

Summer Agricultural Institute

The annual Summer Agricultural Institute was attended by over 70 teachers from across West Virginia. NRCS was invited by the West Virginia Farm Bureau, WVU Extension Service, and the WVU Davis College of Agriculture and Forestry to share information the teachers could take back to their classroom.

	Henry Ferguson, Soil Scientist - Data Management Specialist at the National Geospatial Development Center, demonstrated some of the many soil education activities he compiled on a website at http://www.ngdc.wvu.edu/~hferguson/educationNGDC/
	Carol Lagodich, Public Affairs Specialist, provided publications and posters.

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