COLUMBUS — After nearly a year of celebrating Ohio Bureau’s Centennial, the OFBF Board of Trustees recently voted to adopt the “rosette” logo used to recognize the centennial as the organization’s new, permanent logo.

BUCYRUS — The Ohio No-till Field Day is Thursday at the Nathan Brause farm in Crawford County. The field day is 8:50 a.m. to 4 p.m. at 4565 Zeigler Road, Bucyrus. After a welcome by Jan Layman, President of Ohio No-Till Council, Director of Agriculture Dorothy Pelanda will have a few comments.

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 16 Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to five separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency emergency loans.

WASHINGTON — Agricultural producers reported they were not able to plant crops on more than 19.4 million acres in 2019, according to a new report released by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. This marks the most prevented plant acres reported since USDA’s Farm Service Agency began releasing the report in 2007 and 17.49 million acres more than reported at this time last year.

ATLANTA — The U.S. Small Business Administration announced that economic injury disaster loans are available to small businesses, small agricultural cooperatives, small businesses engaged in aquaculture and private nonprofit organizations located in Ohio as a result of excessive rain and flooding from Sept. 1, 2018, through July 3.

CAREY — On July 16, the officers of the Carey FFA chapter traveled together to a cabin near Hocking Hills for the annual chapter officer retreat. Within three days time, the seven officers took part in several team-building activities and worked to prepare for the approaching school year; including everything from improvements to new ideas, which will continue to preserve the education of agriculture.

WASHINGTON — The Sign-up is now open for the Market Facilitation Program, a U.S. Department of Agriculture program to assist farmers who continue to suffer from damages because of trade retaliation from foreign nations. Through MFP, USDA will provide up to $14.5 billion in direct payments to impacted producers, part of a broader trade relief package announced in late July. The sign-up period runs through Dec. 6.

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture will be sponsoring a collection for farmers wishing to dispose of unwanted pesticides from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 21 at the Fulton County Ohio State University Extension Office, 8770 Ohio 108, Wauseon.

WASHINGTON — Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 12 Ohio counties as primary natural disaster areas. Producers who suffered losses due to three separate disaster events may be eligible for U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency emergency loans.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture Farm Service Agency County Executive Director Charlotte Schmachtenberger recently announced Wyandot County is authorized for emergency haying and grazing use of Conservation Reserve Program acres outside of the primary nesting season. Emergency haying is permitted from July 16 through Aug. 31. Emergency grazing is permitted from July 16 through Sept. 30.