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4-H announces winners and state participants from pre-fair judging

4-H announces winners and state participants from pre-fair judging

First-place award winners from this year’s Wyandot County Fair pre-fair judging stand for pictures after an awards ceremony July 17 in the Masters’ Building at the fairgrounds. Pictured are (first…

Orians answers frequently-asked livestock forage assistance questions

Many farmers are asking about livestock forage assistance because of dry conditions, plus extremely high temperatures. The following are frequently asked questions. Question 1: How can one qualify for emergency…

Bucyrus library to host a cover crop meeting Aug. 3

Bucyrus library to host a cover crop meeting Aug. 3

BUCYRUS — Livestock farmers are invited to attend a cover crop meeting from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 3 at Bucyrus Public Library, 200 E. Mansfield St. The meeting is…

Wynford FFA takes over barn

Wynford FFA takes over barn

BUCYRUS — This year at the Crawford County Fair, the Wynford FFA has taken over the old Ridin High horse barn, in place of its small animal tent. Some members…

Leveling the stockpile

Leveling the stockpile

Contractor Mark Levering (right) uses his bulldozer to level a stockpile of topsoil as his son, Matt, picks up a load of the soil with an earthmoving pan. Levering Excavating…

Crawford SWCD hosting annual agricultural tour

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting its 2012 Conservation and Agricultural Tour from 3-5 p.m. Sunday. This tour is free and open to the public.…

FSA encourages farmers to file accurately

The Farm Service Agency is reminding farmers that filing an accurate acreage report for all crops and land uses, including failed acreage and prevented planting acreage, can avoid loss of…

Mohawk HS FFA hears from inspirational speaker

Mohawk HS FFA hears from inspirational speaker

SYCAMORE — The Mohawk FFA invited Judson Laipply, inspirational speaker, to come and speak to Mohawk students in May. Laipply is the creator of the Evolution of Dance and the…

Wynford FFA completes 2011-12 school year

Wynford FFA completes 2011-12 school year

BUCYRUS — The Wynford FFA stayed busy in the final couple of months of the school year. The chapter traveled to the Ohio FFA State Convention in Columbus. During those…

Nature center visit

Nature center visit

Ben Sheaffer (left), of rural Harpster, gets some help from Emily Meyer, program manager of the Larry R. Yoder Prairie Nature Center at Ohio State-Marion, releasing several hundred newly-hatched praying…