In review - Friday, Dec. 22, 2023

Jay County Solid Waste Management District will have recycling trailers available Saturday. Trailers will be open from 9 a.m. to noon in the shopping center at 220 Lincoln St., Portland, and Dunkirk City Park.

Time to enroll

Agriculture producers can enroll in the United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency programs for risk coverage and loss coverage.

The programs are open after the announcement that the 2018 Farm Bill has been extended through 2024. The deadline to enroll is March 15. 

For more information, visit fsa.usda.gov.

Appointed

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development on Wednesday announced several leadership appointments including Sarah Dietch as chief of staff, Betsy Dirksen Londrigan as rural business-cooperative service administrator, Jimmy Dahman as senior advisor for communications and external engagement and Bill Menner as senior advisor.

Dietch previously served as director of Peace Corps Response for the United States Peace Corps. She led the second-ever domestic deployment of Peace Corps Volunteers in support of Community Vaccination Centers during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dirksen Londrigan previously served as USDA’s rural development state director for Illinois. Dahman has served as acting rural development chief of staff since August. Menner has been board president of Partners for Rural America, the national umbrella group for state rural development councils. 

Scheduled

The Indiana IN-Climate Ag as the Solution Summit is scheduled for June 26 in Danville.

The event will bring together professionals, agriculture producers and government officials involved in the food, energy and climate sectors in the Midwest. It is targeted at providing education and information about agriculture in relation to the climate.

Registration is $149 per attendee.

For more information, or to register, visit inclimateconversations.com.