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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...
Arcanum MVCTC FFA competes in Grain Merchandising Contest
ARCANUM – Arcanum MVCTC FFA members recently competed in the Ohio FFA Grain Merchandising Contest. The purpose of the Grain Merchandising Contest is to stimulate interest in the area of grain merchandising and to make students aware...
Arcanum MVCTC holds FFA Banquet
ARCANUM – The Arcanum MVCTC FFA held its annual banquet on Sunday, March 30. The banquet celebrated the accomplishments that the FFA members accumulated over the past year. To begin the ceremony, Lance Brinksneader, Sentinel,...
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OSU Extention Newsletter – Dec. 6, 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 restrictions on Mexican cattle due to...
Versailles FFA celebrates monthly birthdays
VERSAILLES – On Monday, December 2nd, 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...
MV FFA supports local farmers
DARKE COUNTY - On October 14, 2024 members of the Chapter brought meals to farmers in the fields this harvest season. The meal included two Winner’s cheeseburgers, a bag of chips, a candy bar, along with a note thanking the farmers...
Tax Questions on the Dairy Farm
I have had the pleasure to serve as part of the teaching team at these workshops. As we have been teaching, we have been asked a variety of farm-related tax questions, so today I would like to share a few of these with you. In this article, OSU Extension Farm Business...
Starter Feed for Dairy Calves
At birth, a calf’s rumen is not fully functional, and milk bypasses the rumen via the esophageal groove to be digested in the abomasum. As the calf grows, a healthy, active rumen becomes more and more essential for its long-term success. The transition from a...
Spotted Lanternfly Update
Although the Spotted Lanternfly does not pose a direct threat to human health, it feeds on a variety of plants, including grapes, hops, stone fruits, and hardwood trees. Its feeding weakens these plants and produces a sticky, sugary fluid that encourages the growth of...
Managing Dairy Reproductive Issues
In dairy cattle, resumption of postpartum cyclicity is a normal process that takes place during the first 30 days in milk where cows ovulate and develop their corpus luteum. This is needed to re-establish the estrous cycle — every 21-day interval with a range of 17 to...
Hay Supply Update
By mid-November, most cow-calf operators are either feeding hay or will be starting to feed hay very soon. As a general rule, winter feed costs are the largest expense for a cow-calf operation. Hay supply was very tight coming out of 2022, but generally improved...
Culling Cows the Right Way
Cull cows represent nearly 20% of the revenue of a cow-calf beef operation. Since 2022 cull prices for lean, high-yielding cows have been at historical highs. This is in large part due to the severe drought in the western U.S. spanning from 2021-2022. Although cows...