COLUMBUS — Applications now are being accepted for Class X of AgriPOWER, Ohio Farm Bureau’s elite leadership and advocacy program. Twenty individuals will be selected to participate in the program, which will consist of seven multiday institutes (17 days total). The deadline to apply is April 20.

BUCYRUS — Rural-Urban Day is March 13 at The Pickwick Place, 1875 N. Sandusky Ave., Bucyrus. Seating will begin promptly at 11:30 a.m. with food service and program to follow.

COLUMBUS — The Hardin, Hancock, Seneca and Wyandot counties Young Agricultural Professionals earned one of eight $500 grants awarded by the Ohio Farm Bureau’s YAP program. Young Ag Professionals from these four counties will join forces with the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network to host a daylong FFA Career Day at the demonstration farms.

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture Economic Research Service last week projected net farm income to decrease $4.3 billion from 2017 to $59.5 billion in 2018, a 52 percent drop since 2013.

BUCYRUS — It is best to give a bit of thought on where trees actually will work best for you in your landscape before planting. A tree can benefit you all year round if in its proper place.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Wyandot County FFA chapters held a Chapter Degree FFA Banquet to recognize members and present each with the silver chapter degree pin Feb. 5 at Riverdale. A Total of 47 FFA members from Carey, Mohawk, Riverdale and Upper Sandusky received their Chapter Degrees.

CAREY — The Carey FFA and The American Red Cross recently worked together to host a blood drive. The drive netted 36 donors and collected 34 units of blood.

All participants of Farm Service Agency programs who request program benefits are required to submit a completed CCC-902 (Farming Operation Plan) and CCC-941 Average Gross Income certification and consent to disclosure of tax information to be considered for payment eligibility and payment limitation applicable for the program benefits.

CAREY — The Wyandot County FFA chapters (Carey, Mohawk, Riverdale and Upper Sandusky) are currently selling fresh strawberries. The proceeds from the sale will be used to conduct and support Wyandot County FFA activities.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Hope Brodman, of Carey, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association. Junior members of the association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events.