Wynford FFA holds annual banquet BUCYRUS — The Wynford FFA chapter held its annual FFA banquet April 12. The banquet began with a potluck meal in the high school gymnasium. Read More
Upper FFA celebrates school year On April 19, the Upper Sandusky FFA hosted its 81st annual parent-member banquet to celebrate the achievements of the FFA and its members over the past year. More than 400 members, community figures and parents came to support the program. Read More
Upper team competes in national event On May 3, more than 500 4-H and FFA members from 33 states competed in the 67th annual National Land and Range Judging Contest in Oklahoma, and the Upper Sandusky FFA was one of them. Read More
CRP participants must follow guidelines Conservation Reserve Program participants are responsible for ensuring adequate, approved vegetative and practice cover is maintained to control erosion throughout the life of the contract after the practice has been established. Participants also must control undesirable vegetation, weeds (including noxious weeds), insects and rodents that may pose a threat to existing cover or adversely impact other landowners in the area. Read More
Upper advances to Envirothon state contest A total of 43 teams from across Northwest Ohio competed in the 2018 Area 1 Envirothon competition recently at the Blue Creek Conservation Area in Whitehouse. The Area 1 Envirothon consists of Allen, Auglaize, Crawford, Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Lucas, Marion, Morrow, Ottawa, Paulding, Putnam, Sandusky, Seneca, Van Wert and Wyandot counties. Read More
Carey 4th grader wins Ag Week poster contest Each year, the area’s agricultural community and area businesses celebrate National Agriculture Week during the month of March. This year, National Ag Week was held on March 19-23. The Wyandot County Ag Week Steering Committee sponsored a poster contest for the fourth graders in Wyandot County. Read More
CRPs must be filed by appropriate deadline In order to comply Farm Service Agency program eligibility requirements, all producers are encouraged to visit the Wyandot County FSA office to file an accurate crop certification report by the applicable deadline. The following acreage reporting dates are applicable for Wyandot County: Read More
AgCredit declares patronage refund of 30.03 percent in ’17 FOSTORIA — One of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness recently declared a patronage refund of 30.03 percent for 2017, resulting in $24.1 million refunded to its member borrowers. This patronage payment provides a refund to the lending cooperative’s shareholders of 30 cents for every dollar they accrued in interest on their loans for the past year. Read More
Farmers encouraged to sign up for the Lake Erie CREP This is an opportune time to take another look at farming operations and determine if there are areas that could benefit from the establishment of one or more conservation practices. For instance, does a farm have a ditch or stream running through that needs a filter strip? Read More
MPP Dairy program improved The USDA’s Farm Service Agency encourages dairy producers to consider enrolling in the new and improved Margin Protection Program for Dairy (MPP-Dairy), which will provide better protections for dairy producers from shifting milk and feed prices. Read More