Weather Heating Up & Fighting the Disease

Weather Heating Up & Fighting the Disease

Weather Heating Up & Fighting the Disease plus Food Forethought. I’m Greg Martin with today’s Northwest Report.

A lot of people are scratching their heads about this year’s weather. In the mid west there has been an incredible outbreak of storms and flooding while areas of the west are cool but have also been very dry. Meteorologist Brad Rippey talks about what the upcoming weather in the west is likely to be.

RIPPEY: We’ve seen unusually cool weather in California and it doesn’t look like that’s going to change. We’ll see a little bit of a breakdown just for the next two or three days and then cool weather moving back in. So we are a little concerned about heat units in California.

The dry spell in the NW could be a sign of some early forest fires in the region so be careful out there.

The World Health Organization has declared H1N1 as a global pandemic - but the World Animal Health Organization - OIE - says culling of pigs won’t help guard against public or animal health risks presented by the virus because animals - including swine - have no role in spreading the virus. OIE believes there’s little scientific reason to put curbs on the pork industry. The organization says the imposition of ban measurers related to the import from countries with cases of H1N1 are pointless and don’t comply with international standards published by OIE.

Now with today’s Food Forethought, here’s Lacy Gray.

School has just let out for the summer in our neck of the woods and while the kids are excited about the summer holiday stretching out in front of them, many parents are sporting looks resembling deer caught in the headlights. So…if you‘re one of these parents how about sending your little darlin’s to camp? And not just any camp, farm camp. Yes, there is such a place; in fact there are several across the U.S. These camps are generally a two week day camp for boys and girls up to fifteen that combine farm education and sustainable living with regular camp activities. The whole idea behind farm camp is to introduce young people to a traditional agricultural setting where they can experience growing their own food and learn how to care for farm animals by working right alongside the farm staff. How much better can it get?  Instead of complaining how bored they are this summer, your kids could be having the opportunity of a lifetime, seeing firsthand how a farm works; pretty much the perfect summer for them and you!

Thanks Lacy. That’s today’s Northwest Report. I’m Greg Martin on the Northwest Ag Information Network.

 

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