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OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – March 14, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Darke County has been having some warmer, comfortable weather recently, reminding us that we aren’t very far off from working in outfields and gardens...
Darke County Ag Update – March 14, 2025
Considerations for Perennial Grass Species in the Pasture: “One result of the drought of 2024 may be the need to reseed pasture or perhaps perennial grass hay fields. During the second session of the Ohio Virtual Beef School on...
Broerman, Evers and Batten competes in State FFA Public Speaking Contest
MARYSVILLE – On Saturday, March 3rd, Rhylan Broerman, Monica Evers and Colin Batten competed in the State FFA Public Speaking Contest held at Marysville High School. Monica Evers tied for 2nd place in her room in the State FFA Creed...
MORE AG NEWS
Versailles FFA attends National Convention and Expo
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 97th National Convention and Expo was held from October 23 through October 26 in Indianapolis, Indiana. Over 70,000 FFA members and supporters attended this event making it the world’s largest youth event. Highlights of the National FFA...
Farmers face challenges following severe drought, hurricane aftermath
Black Soybean: “Following the aftermath of severe drought and Hurricane Helene, soybean farmers in Ohio have faced considerable challenges with stem, pod, and seed decay, leading to the occurrence of blackened soybeans in certain regions.” The weather conditions faced...
Beef quality assurance and livestock mortality composting certification
The goal of the Ohio Beef Quality Assurance (BQA) program is to increase the competitive base for marketing Ohio cattle. BQA is a program to ensure that beef and dairy cattle are maintained in a manner that will result in a safe and wholesome beef product for the...
Ansonia FFA hosts October Halloween meeting
ANSONIA – On Thursday, October 17th, 2024 the Ansonia FFA held their Monthly meeting for October. For this meeting, they hosted members at the Spencer’s Cabin for a Halloween Party/FFA meeting. They started out the night with the FFA meeting around the campfire. At...
Versailles FFA members earn their Chapter FFA degrees
VERSAILLES - On Monday, October 14th, the Versailles FFA held their monthly meeting and Chapter FFA Degree Ceremony. A chapter degree is obtainable by all second-year FFA members, and certain requirements must be met by those members. Those members that received their...
Dairy Outlook
“In the month of September, the ending Class III milk price was $23.42/cwt. September’s milk butterfat and protein prices were $3.56 and 2.18/lb, respectively. Butterfat remained about the same as it did in the previous month, only increasing $0.02/lb, while protein...
Corn Yield Forecasts
“The last USDA Crop Progress & Condition report…indicated that 96% of Ohio's corn acreage was at the dented stage (R5), 70% of corn was mature (R6), and 16% was harvested for grain. All of last week’s progress was well ahead of 2023 and the 5-year average for this...
B Vitamins in Dairy Cattle Nutrition
“B-vitamins are water-soluble vitamins that are essential nutrients for the metabolism of mammals. Ruminants, like dairy cattle, are provided B vitamins by their rumen microbes. Since the rumen microbes provide B vitamins to the animal, they are not supplemented in...
Youth in Agriculture Presentation Scheduled
Today’s youth is the Future of Agriculture. Join Caden Buschur, Darke County Extension, ANR Educator, at the Worch Memorial Public Library at 790 Center St. in Versailles on Oct. 17 at 4 pm to discover careers available in the field of agriculture. He will discuss...