All participants of Farm Service Agency programs who request program benefits are required to submit a completed CCC-902 (Farming Operation Plan) and CCC-941 Average Gross Income certification and consent to disclosure of tax information to be considered for payment eligibility and payment limitation applicable for the program benefits.

CAREY — The Wyandot County FFA chapters (Carey, Mohawk, Riverdale and Upper Sandusky) are currently selling fresh strawberries. The proceeds from the sale will be used to conduct and support Wyandot County FFA activities.

ST. JOSEPH, Mo. — Hope Brodman, of Carey, is a new junior member of the American Angus Association. Junior members of the association are eligible to register cattle in the American Angus Association, participate in programs conducted by the National Junior Angus Association and take part in association-sponsored shows and other national and regional events.

Orders are being taken for Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District’s 50th annual tree seedling sale. Order forms were in recent newsletters and are available at the SWCD office, 97 Houpt Drive, Suite A.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District has evergreens, hardwoods and shrubs available through its annual tree and plant sale. The district is taking orders until March 16.

The Livestock Indemnity Program provides assistance to eligible producers for livestock death losses in excess of normal mortality due to adverse weather, including losses due to hurricanes, floods, blizzards, wildfires, extreme heat or extreme cold, and attacks by animals reintroduced into the wild by the federal government or protected by federal law.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Agriculture and the Ohio Department of Natural Resources announced the discovery of a hemlock-killing pest in Lake, Geauga and Athens counties. The hemlock woolly adelgid is a small, aphid-like insect native to Asia that threatens the health and sustainability of two hemlock tree species native to the eastern United States.

COLUMBUS — For the seventh consecutive year, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service will offer an opportunity for agricultural producers in three Ohio watersheds to apply for assistance to install conservation practices that protect water quality through the National Water Quality Initiative.

REYNOLDSBURG — Areas across Ohio are slated to receive gypsy moth aerial treatments by the Ohio Department of Agriculture in early spring to slow the spread of the destructive insect. Department staff members will host several open houses in treatment areas that will offer attendees the opportunity to speak directly with those who work with the program, learn about the pest and view maps of treatment areas.

MARYSVILLE — The Ohio Cattlemen’s Association awarded Kyle Nickles, of Sycamore, the Young Cattleman of the Year Award at the OCA awards banquet held Saturday at the Nationwide Hotel and Conference Center in Lewis Center.