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Capstone Versailles Agriculture highlights Colin Batten
VERSAILLES – Colin Batten is a senior at Versailles High School and participates in the Agriculture Education Capstone Program and has been selected as the capstone highlight student of the month. The Versailles Agriculture...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – April 11, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Cooler temperatures and rain have been prominent recently, finally bringing Darke County out of the abnormally dry classification for now, but also continuing to limit the amount of field and...
Versailles FFA Floriculture Team places 7th at State
VERSAILLES – The Versailles FFA Floriculture Team, consisting of members Paige Gehret, Lucy Schmitmeyer, Margaret McGlinch, and Alayna Dirksen, achieved remarkable success in their recent competition. Paige Gehret earned 12th place...
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Versailles FFA celebrates monthly birthdays at Versailles Senior Citizen Center
VERSAILLES – On Monday, January 13th, Versailles FFA Members visited the Versailles Senior Citizen Community Center to celebrate the monthly birthdays. Every month Versailles FFA will celebrate birthdays with cake and ice cream and...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – Jan. 17, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. The temperature continues to fluctuate some, but overall remains cold, with some snow and ice mixed in (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?fips_39037). Be sure...
Versailles FFA qualifies for state contest
VERSAILLES – On Thursday, January 9th, members of the Versailles FFA participated in the District 5 Food Science and Technology Contest at Versailles. The contest required students to identify aromas, conduct a triangle test, take a...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – Jan. 10, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. The temperature has fluctuated a bit, but we’ve now had the chance to experience some Darke County winter, with cold temperatures and some snow...
Register now for a Beef Quality Assurance Certification event to be held Feb. 1
ANSONIA - Adults and youth are invited to register for a Beef Quality Assurance Certification that will take place on Feb. 1 from 9-11 am at Ansonia High School. Join Caden Buschur, ANR Educator, OSU Extension, Darke County for the...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – Dec. 27, 2024
I hope this Newsletter finds you well, and that you had a Merry Christmas! It doesn’t quite feel like winter, but it is officially upon us as the year draws to a close. Precipitation has slowly started to bring Darke County out of...
Schmitmeyer named Capstone Highlight Student of the Month
VERSAILLES – James Schmitmeyer is a senior at Versailles High School and participates in the Agriculture Education Capstone Program and has been selected as the capstone highlight student of the month. The Versailles Agriculture...
Versailles FFA helps spread Christmas cheer
VERSAILLES – Versailles FFA has been able to conduct several community service projects during the month of December. Earlier in the month Versailles FFA donated oranges and apples to Kinder Corner, Brilliant Beginnings, Versailles...
Versailles FFA & FFA Alumni sponsor free omelet breakfast
VERSAILLES – On Saturday, February 22nd from 8 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., the Versailles FFA & FFA Alumni will be hosting an Omelet Breakfast to recognize the local agriculturalist and promote the agriculture industry. There will be...