DULUTH, Ga. — Schmidt Machine Company has announced it will sponsor a $1,000 national FFA scholarship for the 2015-16 scholarship year for an Upper Sandusky High School student. The scholarship, which is being offered in cooperation with AGCO, is available through a program introduced in 2011 that provides more that 115 scholarships through more than 50 Massey Ferguson and Gleaner dealers across the United States.

COLUMBUS — Hunters checked 12,505 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s muzzleloader season Jan. 9-12, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. During last year’s muzzleloader season, 13,724 white-tailed deer were checked.

Two teams from the Upper Sandusky High School FFA recently competed in this year’s state parliamentary procedure competitions. The advanced parliamentary team is reserved for older members and consisted of the Upper Sandusky FFA officers.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale FFA chapter recently hosted a ceremony for its first- and second-year members, recognizing 10 eighth-graders who earned discovery degrees and nine freshmen who earned greenhand degrees.

COLUMBUS — Ohio hunters checked 9,447 white-tailed deer during Ohio’s two-day deer-gun hunting season Dec. 28-29, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

The Wyandot County Farm Service Agency is seeking applications for the position of minority adviser on its county committee or COC. FSA county committee advisers are a valued voice for under-represented groups and socially disadvantaged farmers and ranchers, according to the FSA.

The Upper Sandusky High School FFA program recently sold T-shirts to benefit the Cory Hardymon family. Cory is a USHS student who is undergoing treatments for leukemia. Members of Anna Creswell’s fifth period agriculture class are pictured displaying the shirts that were sold.

CAREY — Three members of the Carey FFA chapter recently received American FFA degrees. Degree recipients were Laine Wentling, Anthony Blair and Russell Phillips.

Producers who chose coverage from the Agriculture Risk Coverage or the Price Loss Coverage programs were able to visit FSA county offices beginning Dec. 7 to sign contracts to enroll for coverage for 2016. The enrollment period will continue until Aug. 1.

FINDLAY — Ohio’s 2015 deer-gun season continues Dec. 28-29, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. During the Dec. 28-29 firearm season, all hunters (except waterfowl hunters) must wear a vest, coat, jacket or coveralls that either are solid hunter orange or camouflage hunter orange.