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Izaak Walton League of America: More funding should be pumped into nation’s Farm Bill

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The Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) is concerned about the new Farm Bill. For 100 years, the league has been a defender of this country’s soil, air, woods, water, and wildlife. Its members, who call themselves “IKEs” believe it is important that conservation work be well funded.
The Farm Bill is a broad piece of legislation that directs food and agriculture policy in our country. It can also be considered a clean water, public health, and climate resiliency bill. Each Farm Bill lasts for five years.

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Southwest Ohio club hosts hunter education appreciation day

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The Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife recently held a Hunter Education Appreciation Day at the Southern Ohio Dog and Game Protective Association.
It was the first one in several years but event organizers are hoping to make it an annual event again. Hunter and trapper education instructors got the latest news plus an opportunity to hobnob and have some fun. Matt Ortman, hunter education coordinator for the Division of Wildlife, said there are 700 hunter and 250 trapper education instructors in the state.

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Results are in from Ohio’s 2023 deer hunter, landowner survey: ‘We need to do something’

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Every three to five years the Ohio DNR Division of Wildlife sends out a survey to Ohio’s hunters and farmers to ask their opinion on deer population size.
Information from that survey gives Mike Tonkovich, deer program administrator for the Division of Wildlife, information to help decide what Ohio’s legal limit for whitetails should be in all 88 counties. In the 2015 statewide survey, 50% of hunters said there were too few deer and 29% of farmers said there were too many, Tonkovich said. Those were both dissatisfied populations. What to do?

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Lawsuits hoped to get to bottom of Lake Erie’s algae conundrum

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Clean lakes and streams throughout Ohio are important to everyone, especially farmers.
Few would disagree with that statement by Tadd Nicholson, executive director of Ohio Corn and Wheat Growers. But deciding how to get there is creating an alphabet soup of legalese that is slowly moving through the courts.

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Hamilton, Ohio, Izaak Walton League chapter celebrates 100 years

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The Hamilton chapter of the Izaak Walton League of America (IWLA) was officially chartered in 1924. Therefore, the chapter is celebrating 100 years of conservation in 2024. According to the national IWLA, the Hamilton chapter was the first in Ohio.
“At that point, there were chapters in a number of other states, like Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa, Minnesota, and others,” said Michael Reinemer, IWLA communications director. “But Hamilton was definitely a leader and pioneer in Ohio.”

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Ag leaders from Ohio, Michigan, Indiana meet to discuss western Lake Erie water quality

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The Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB) watershed is shared among three states, covering nearly 7 million acres of land.
But when it comes to agriculture and water quality, there are no state lines. With that in mind, the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) recently hosted a discussion around water conservation with agricultural leaders from Ohio, Indiana, and Michigan to focus on improving water quality in the Western Lake Erie Basin (WLEB).

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New sign-up to benefit quail on hand in Ohio and through range

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Northern bobwhite quail and other grassland bird species have declined significantly over the last several decades. A primary cause of these declines, according to the National Bobwhite and Grassland Bird Initiative, is loss of native grassland habitat. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) recently announced a new conservation initiative to help overcome that problem.

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Civilian Marksmanship Program traces its history to 1903, Roosevelt

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In 1903, President Theodore Roosevelt suggested that this country should encourage rifle practice among school boys and all others, including those in the military services. Roosevelt was encouraging government support for marksmanship. That support eventually led to the Civilian Marksmanship Program (CMP) and the National Matches.
The CMP, which was privatized in 1996, promotes marksmanship through firearms training, safety, competitions, and youth programs. It is a federally chartered 501c-3 corporation.

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