COLUMBUS — Deer hunting is a popular activity for sportsmen statewide, and Ohio’s white-tailed deer continue to provide hunters across the state with opportunities for success as they head out into the field. Ohio’s deer-gun season opens Nov. 28. Hunting remains the most effective management tool for maintaining Ohio’s healthy deer population, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

WORTHINGTON — The Ohio Soybean Council Foundation recently announced scholarship opportunities for undergraduate and graduate students for the 2017-18 academic year. The scholarship program encourages undergraduate and graduate students at Ohio colleges and universities to pursue degrees in one of the many academic fields that support the future of the soybean industry, including agriculture, business, communications, economics, education, engineering, science and technology.

Senior yearling bull, Sept. 1-Dec. 31: Linda Swihart, SLS Family Shorthorns, first place.

California, standard: Howard Bair, Shelby, best of breed and best opposite.

HARPSTER — A committee from Harpster United Methodist Church distributed 60 sack lunches to farmers in the community last Tuesday as part of an outreach program to serve farmers.

COLUMBUS — Two teams from the Upper Sandusky FFA recently placed 11th at the state level in the annual soil judging competition.

NELSONVILLE — Earlier this month, the Upper Sandusky FFA took eighth place out of 37 teams and 239 individuals in the state forestry career development event at Hocking College, Nelsonville.

FINDLAY — Ohio’s hunters have the opportunity to pursue wild turkeys during a seven-week season from Saturday through Nov. 27. Gobblers and hens are legal game during the fall wild turkey season.

COLUMBUS — Portions of Holmes and Wayne counties will retain their designation as disease surveillance areas again this year as part of the state’s ongoing chronic wasting disease surveillance efforts, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has named the newest members of its Young Agricultural Professionals state committee. They are Dustin and Casey Converse of Richwood, Elizabeth Long of London, Brandi and Wes Montgomery of Washington Court House and Lauren Schwab of Somerville.