Prior to winter freeze is a good time to prepare for next year’s lawn. Fall is the best time to soil test for next summer’s fertilizer activities.

DAYTON — Registration now is open for the largest sustainable agriculture conference in Ohio, which is relocating in 2017 to a larger venue in order to offer an expanded program and more networking opportunities for farmers, backyard gardeners, consumers, businesses and others interested in sustainable and organic agriculture.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale FFA chapter recently traveled to Scioto Christmas Tree Farm to pick up trees to sell in the village of Forest’s Christmas celebration. The chapter will place the trees on the grass square across the street from The Crazy Lady.

COLUMBUS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service is accepting applications for enrollment in the Conservation Stewardship Program, the nation’s largest conservation program. NRCS has made several updates to the program this year to help producers better evaluate their conservation options and the benefits to their operations and natural resources.

FINDLAY — Hunters harvested 2,168 wild turkeys during Ohio’s 2016 fall wild turkey season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Ohio’s 2016 fall wild turkey hunting season was open in 56 counties Oct. 8 to Nov. 27.

REYNOLDSBURG — As winter approaches and more people look to firewood to help heat their homes, the Ohio Department of Agriculture is offering some basic tips to help when purchasing wood.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation will host its 98th annual meeting Wednesday through Dec. 2 in Columbus. Nearly 340 delegates from all Ohio counties will establish the organization’s policy goals for the coming year, elect leaders, recognize county Farm Bureau and individual achievements and conduct leadership training.

COLUMBUS — Ohio’s young hunters braved less than ideal weather conditions and checked 5,930 white-tailed deer during the two-day youth gun season, Nov. 19-20, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. During last year’s youth gun season, 7,223 white-tailed deer were checked.

WASHINGTON — Consumers’ holiday food costs have declined, but farmers still receive less than 20 percent of the food dollar, according to the annual Thanksgiving edition of the National Farmers Union Farmer’s Share publication.

Fifteen Upper Sandusky High School FFA members recently participated in the Wyandot County job interview contest at Mohawk School. The job interview career development event is one of the most beneficial events of which FFA students may be involved, USHS agricultural education teacher and FFA adviser Anna Creswell said.