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OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – April 25, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. While we still have sufficient moisture, the ground has dried out enough to allow more field work, including tillage, manure applications, and some planting....
Versailles FFA getting ready to fill customers flower containers
VERSAILLES – The Versailles FFA Greenhouse will be opening April 28th and will also do custom work to fill your pots and you will be charged for the flowers and soil to fill your pot. Pots can be dropped off starting April 22nd...
Versailles FFA alumni, members, parents tour cage-free poultry facility
VERSAILLES – On Tuesday, April 15th, members of the Versailles FFA Chapter, along with alumni and family members, participated in an educational tour of Cole Luthman’s cage-free poultry facility. This visit offered a valuable...
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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...
Versailles FFA Competes in State FFA Novice Parliamentary Procedure Contest
VERSAILLES – Congratulations to the 8th grade Versailles FFA members who placed 3rd at the State FFA Novice Parliamentary Procedure contest on Saturday, Dec 7th at Delaware Career Center. The 3rd place team consisted of President...
Versailles FFA Hosts DIY Pine Arrangement Class
VERSAILLES – On Tuesday, December 3rd, the Versailles FFA hosted a DIY Pine arrangement class in the Ag Shop with Mental Health Awareness and focused on FFA members sharing their own individual talents. Throughout the night there...
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...