BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors reorganized for 2018. Nathan Brause is the chairperson, Paul E. Hartschuh is the vice chairperson, Adam Spiegel is the secretary, Zach Stuckey is the treasurer, and Larry Leonhardt is the fiscal agent.

Brad Weaver (right) took the oath of office for his first term on the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors. Wyandot County Commissioner Bill Clinger administered the oath.

Wyandot County Commissioner Bill Clinger (right) administered the oath of office for Brian Frisch to begin his second term on the Wyandot SWCD Board of Supervisors. Frisch will serve as vice-chairman for 2018.

This is an opportune time to take another look at your farming operation and determine if there are areas that could benefit from the establishment of one or more conservation practices. For instance, do you have a ditch or stream running through your farm that needs a filter strip?

COLUMBUS — The 84th annual Convention of the Ohio Farmers Union will feature events and speakers aimed at young and beginning farmers as well as tackle issues important to Ohio’s independent, family farmers. OFU’s convention is Jan. 26-27 at the Columbus Airport Marriott.

BUCYRUS — Farmers in the Little Scioto, Olentangy and Mud Run watersheds are invited to complete a survey by the Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District. This information will help the district learn how it can help farmers with their operation’s conservation needs.

In December, the Upper Sandusky FFA held its Greenhand ceremony, which honors first-year FFA members who have met the requirements to receive their Greenhand degree.

The FSA’s Farm Storage Facility Loan program provides low-interest financing to producers to build or upgrade storage facilities and to purchase portable (new or used) structures, equipment and storage and handling trucks. The low-interest funds may be used to build or upgrade permanent facilities to store commodities.

Are you thinking about selling land that’s enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program? If you plan to sell farmland that’s enrolled in the CRP, the Farm Service Agency office would like to remind you about the terms and conditions of your contract.

KENTON — Northwestern Ohio is seeing full implementation of Ohio’s Agricultural Fertilizer Applicator Certification regulation, which was result of Senate Bill 150, which was co-sponsored by former State Sen. Cliff Hite. The 2014 regulation required farmers to complete a fertilizer certification program if they applied fertilizer to more than 50 acres of land in agricultural production primarily for sale.