Carey FFA selling citrus fruits, apples CAREY — The Carey FFA is selling citrus fruits and Ohio apples through Nov. 15. Contact members or adviser Donna Hohman by calling Carey High School at 419-396-7922, ext. 236, or emailing careyffa@careyevs.org. A sale brochure can be emailed. Read More
County soil judging contests held recently The Wyandot County Soil Judging Contest took place Sept. 21 on the farm of Jim Smalley just east of Upper Sandusky. Agriculture students from four county schools competed in two different soil judging contests, the agriculture (rural) contest and the urban contest. In the agriculture contest, students evaluate soil for land use and limitations for crop growth and have to select best management practices to overcome limitations found. Read More
Crawford SWCD holds annual meeting BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District recently held its 73rd annual meeting at Pickwick Place. One of the main events at the meeting is the SWCD board of supervisor’s election. Paul E. Hartschuh was elected to the Crawford SWCD Board of Supervisors for a three-year term beginning Jan. 1. Read More
USDA offering trade mitigation package to provide help to farmers The United States Department of Agriculture launched a trade mitigation package aimed at assisting farmers suffering from damage due to trade retaliation by foreign nations. Producers of certain commodities can now sign up for the Market Facilitation Program. Read More
2 candidates nominated for LAA No. 1 committee The Farm Service Agency has announced people nominated in Local Administrative Area 1 in Wyandot County to serve as a committee member. LAA No. 1 consists of Crawford, Ridge, Tymochtee and Sycamore townships. Ballots will be mailed Nov. 5 and need returned to the Wyandot County FSA office by Dec. 3. Read More
Officer retreat The Carey FFA chapter held its annual officer retreat over the summer in Loudonville. All officers were able to attend the retreat. During the three-day retreat, the officers participated in leadership and team building activities. Read More
FSA should be notified when land enrolled in CRP changes owners When you plan to sell farmland that’s enrolled in CRP or you have changed the owner of the land from an individual to an entity (trust, limited liability company or corporation) or to other family members, our office would like to remind you about the terms and conditions of your contract. Read More
Thiel wins distinguished service award from county Farm Bureau Awards, elections and family fun highlighted the Wyandot County Farm Bureau’s 2018 annual meeting held recently at Ellis Lake. Continuing President Kayla Weaver presided over elections, resulting in two new members for the board of trustees, Travis Kimmel and Ethan Smalley, as well as Nate Bair and W. Kyle Brown being elected as delegates for next year’s Ohio Farm Bureau annual meeting. Read More
Crawford Park District to hold hunting lottery for 3 different areas on Aug 28 BUCYRUS — The Crawford Park District will hold its hunting lottery for the Sandusky Wildlife Area, Sears Woods State Nature Preserve and Carmean Woods State Nature Preserve at 7 p.m. Aug. 28. The Sandusky Wildlife Area is located at 2035 River Road, west of Bucyrus. Read More
Judgement day Wyandot County 4-H members were judged for the 2018 animal and garden projects Saturday inside the Arena at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds. Over 200 youth with well over 200 animal projects including horse, rabbit, poultry, goat, sheep, swine, dairy, beef and garden were judged in the biggest pre-fair event. Read More