Orders are being taken for Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District’s 50th annual tree seedling sale. Order forms were in recent newsletters and are available at the SWCD office, 97 Houpt Drive, Suite A.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District has evergreens, hardwoods and shrubs available through its annual tree and plant sale. The district is taking orders until March 16.

The Livestock Indemnity Program provides assistance to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, wildfires, extreme heat or extreme cold, and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced the discovery of a hemlock-killing pest in Lake, Geauga and Athens counties. The hemlock woolly adelgid is a small, aphid-like insect native to Asia that threatens the health and sustainability of two hemlock tree species native to the eastern United States.

COLUMBUS — For the seventh consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer an opportunity for agricultural producers in three Ohio watersheds to apply for assistance to install conservation practices that protect water quality through the National Water Quality Initiative.

REYNOLDSBURG — Areas across Ohio are slated to receive gypsy moth aerial treatments by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in early spring to slow the spread of the destructive insect. Department staff members will host several open houses in treatment areas that will offer attendees the opportunity to speak directly with those who work with the program, learn about the pest and view maps of treatment areas.

MARYSVILLE — The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association awarded Kyle Nickles, of Sycamore, the Young Cattleman of the Year Award at the OCA awards banquet held Saturday at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center.

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency temporarily will suspend accepting most new offers until later in the 2018 fiscal year. The FSA temporarily is suspending acceptance of most offers going forward to provide time to review CRP allocation levels and to avoid exceeding the statutory cap of 24 million acres.

FOSTORIA — Planning for the next farming generation involves many challenges as well as emotional issues. To help, AgCredit is hosting four succession planning seminars across northwest and north central Ohio.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District is hosting a workshop series that will highlight a few unique operations around our county in the conservation and agriculture fields. Guests may take part in one or all of the workshops.