The Wyandot County Farm Bureau and the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District are teaming up to offer manure nutrient sampling kits to the first 35 Farm Bureau members who request them. Manure nutrient sampling kits are available at the Wyandot SWCD office, 97 Houpt Drive., No. 1, Upper Sandusky.

This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program. Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985, CRP is the largest private-lands conservation program in the U.S.

TIFFIN — The Partnership for Ag Resource Management of the Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America Inc. will host two sessions of a Nutrient Tracking Tool workshop in August.

The Carey FFA officer team for the 2015-16 school year includes (from left) Chase Wagner, reporter; Carley Coppler, president; Noel Orians, sentinel; Dakota Conley, secretary; Madison Kessler, historian; Emily Motta, treasurer; and Kaden Blankenship, vice president.

The election of agricultural producers to Farm Service Agency county committees is important to farmers. It is crucial that every eligible producer participate in the elections because FSA county committees are a link between the agricultural community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. County committee members are a critical component of the operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm …

The River Roundup 4-H club recently met for its eighth meeting of the season with 21 project members, three cloverbuds and five advisers at John Stewart United Methodist Church. President Rachael Herring called the meeting to order.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has announced its opposition to the marijuana legalization measure likely to be on the November ballot. The farm bureau says the proposal distorts Ohio’s constitution, creates a monopoly that excludes average Ohioans and puts the state at odds with federal law.

Starting July 1, dairy farmers were able to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 farm bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy operations when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.

FINDLAY — Anglers interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are encouraged to enter a lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will offer a tree diagnostic workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Mansfield campus, located at 1260 University Drive.