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Darke County Quality Assurance deadline is June 1
DARKE COUNTY – The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) announces the deadline of June 1 (No Exceptions) for the Darke County Quality Assurance (QA). All junior fair exhibitors taking a market or...
Buckeye Buckaroos Club holds March meeting
GREENVILLE – The Buckeye Buckaroos Club met on March 10 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Greenville. The club heard a demonstration on “Giving horses proper intramuscular injection” given by Emily Hartman. The members were then...
Darke County Holstein 4-H Meeting holds March meeting
DARKE COUNTY – On March 25, 2025 Darke County Holstein 4-H club held their March meeting at Kellers Feed Mill at 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order, and members were reminded to pay dues and pay for Record books. They were...
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Greenville FFA chapter hosts annual Degree Ceremony
GREENVILLE – On December 12, the Greenville FFA chapter hosted its annual Degree Ceremony, honoring the achievements of Greenhand and Chapter degree recipients. The evening was filled with learning, laughter, and meaningful...
Rauh & Bartrum named FFA Members of the Month
VERSAILLES – At the December meeting for the Versailles FFA the chapter bowled and ate pizza at McBos bowling alley. Members were also recognized for outstanding fruit sales. Versailles FFA named two FFA members of the month for...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – Dec. 20, 2024
Calf Price Update: “Calf and feeder cattle prices have jumped higher over the last few weeks. Several factors are working together to boost prices including rain, fewer calves for sale, and maybe even the impact of import...
MV FFA participates in Parliamentary CDE
ANSONIA – The Mississinawa Valley MVCTC-FFA Chapter participated in the County Parliamentary Procedure Contest. The contest was held at Ansonia High School on Thursday, November 14th. The advanced team was made up of six members,...
MV FFA attends National FFA Convention
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Mississinawa Valley MVCTC-FFA Chapter attended the 97th National FFA Convention. The convention was held on October 23-26, 2024. It was held in the Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, Indiana. The members who...
Joyful Jets 4-H Club December meeting
ARCANUM – On December 10, 2024 the Joyful Jets 4-H Club met at Trinity Methodist Church in Arcanum for a regularly scheduled 4-H meeting. Vice President, Brooklyn Miller, called the meeting to order and led the pledges and motto....
Arcanum MVCTC places 5th in State contest
ARCANUM – Members from Arcanum MVCTC FFA competed in the State Finals for the Ohio FFA Ag Technology and Mechanical Systems Contest and placed 5th in the State. Team members were Charlie Weiss, Noah Egnor, Matthew Denlinger, and...
Garland settles into new agricultural educator position with Greenville
GREENVILLE - The Greenville FFA Chapter celebrated its 95th anniversary with its new agricultural educator, Korey Garland. Earlier this year, during the summer, Garland learned that the agricultural educator position was...
Application period open for local Agricultural Easement Purchase Program
DARKE COUNTY – Darke Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) is accepting applications from Darke County landowners interested in selling an agricultural easement on their farms through January 31, 2025. Darke SWCD has received an allocation from the Clean Ohio...