BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District will hold its long range planning meeting from 2-4 p.m. Thursday in the lower level conference room of the Crawford County Courthouse Administration Building in Bucyrus.

DYERSVILLE, Iowa — The 40th annual National Farm Toy Show was held in Dyersville, Iowa, early in November. The show is considered the ideal event to explore the farm toy world.

Farm Service Agency County Committee advisers are a valued voice for underrepresented groups and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers. County committee members and their county executive directors actively reach out to producer groups who are underrepresented on county committees.

2018 Reporting of Fall Seeded Crops All producers are reminded that the acreage reporting date for fall seeded crops has changed and the acreage reporting date is Dec. 15.

Starting Nov. 1, farmers with base acres in the Agriculture Risk Coverage or Price Loss Coverage safety net program were able to enroll for the 2018 crop year. The enrollment period ends Aug. 1. Because shares and ownership of a farm can change year-to-year, producers must enroll by signing a contract each program year.

WASHINGTON — The National Farmers Union joined a coalition of 82 farm, rural and consumer groups last week in sending a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to implement the Farmer Fair Practices Rules via executive order.

BUCYRUS — Leaves are abundant this time of year, and for many, that means time spent raking and removing nature’s fall bounty from yards and gutters. It is important to remember that these leaves, just as they can plug your home gutters and downspouts, also can plug storm drains creating flooding issues in storm drainage systems.

The Upper Sandusky FFA recently attended the 90th National FFA Convention to listen to motivational speakers, learn about agriculture on educational tours, celebrate with the American Degree recipients and to cheer on fellow member Hannah Ziegler during the National Job Interview contest.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — In celebration of 50 years in the Hereford business, Upper Sandusky’s David Smith, was among those honored as Golden Breeders on Oct. 27.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District will hold a forestry management workshop from 9 a.m. to noon Nov. 18 at the Jim and Janet Pry woodlot.