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Ansonia FFA holds 88th annual banquet
ANSONIA – Numerous awards were bestowed upon various members of the Ansonia FFA when an estimated crowd of 300 people recently gathered at the school for its 88th annual banquet. “Come Home to Ansonia FFA” was the theme. Opening...
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...
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Ansonia FFA attends Leadership Night
VERSAILLES – On November 12th the Ansonia FFA had an unforgettable night at Versailles School for Leadership night. 400 members came together from across District 5 for this exciting event. Upon arrival, the...
Batten, Gehret represent Versailles in State FFA Job Interview Contest
VERSAILLES – On Saturday, November 23rd, Piage Gehret and Colin Batten represented Versailles FFA members and District 5 FFA and competed in the State FFA Job Interview Contest over Zoom. The contest is designed to...
Ansonia FFA attends Leadership Night
VERSAILLES – On November 12th the Ansonia FFA had an unforgettable night at Versailles School for Leadership night. 400 members came together from across District 5 for this exciting event. Upon arrival, the...
Arcanum MVCTC FFA welcomes new members
ARCANUM – On November 19th the Arcanum MVCTC FFA Chapter welcomed its new members during the Greenhand Degree Ceremonies. The ceremony was held during the regular November Meeting. The Ceremony was highlighted by...
Ansonia FFA attends National FFA Convention
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – On October 23-25, the Ansonia FFA officer team headed to the 96th National FFA Convention. On their way there they stopped at Jungle Jims where they explored various foods from other countries...
Ansonia FFA hosts November meeting
ANSONIA – On Thursday November 14, 2024 the Ansonia FFA held their November monthly meeting. At this meeting they went over officer reports, old business, announcements, and new business. For new business they...
Winter Feeding Beef Cattle on Pasture
2024 has been a roller coaster year with regard to pasture production and growth across much of Ohio. Here in the east-central part of the state, drought took hold in July and really hasn’t eased up much. Pasture conditions continue to rate as poor or very poor and...
Weather Update
The major weather story of 2024 has been the drought conditions that began back in June and persisted throughout the summer and fall. This was capped off by this October ranking as the 7th driest October on record for Ohio (1895-2024), with 2024 year-to-date ranking...
Understanding Revocable and Irrevocable Trusts
Trusts are often an important component of a farm succession plan. But there are two primary different types of trust – revocable and irrevocable. A revocable trust often meets most needs and can be the preferred choice for flexibility. However, in cases where...