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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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Arcanum MVCTC attends National FFA Convention
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Arcanum MVCTC FFA attended the 97th National FFA Convention which was held in Indianapolis Indiana October 23-26. This year’s convention was attended by more than 74,000 FFA members, teachers, and guests from across the country. The four-day...
Versailles FFA conducts Veterans Dinner
VERSAILLES – On Thursday, the Versailles FFA hosted a dinner at the school for Veterans in the surrounding area. The program honored active duty military as well as veterans who were in attendance as well as deceased. To start off the night, those in attendance...
Weather, Forages and Carbon Sequestration
The impact of ruminant grazing on ecosystems is complex and fascinating. When managed properly, grazing can promote plant growth, enhance soil health, and contribute to increased carbon sequestration. Practices like rotational grazing help to maintain vegetation and...
Heifer Market Update
Is anyone keeping heifers? It’s a question I’ve been asked at every Cattlemen’s meeting I’ve been to this fall—and one I’ve been asking myself. The answer appears to be a definitive no from all the information I’ve gathered. In this article, James Mitchell of the...
Dead Vs. Dormant Grass
The most prevalent types of pasture plants that we use in Ohio are cool-season forages. It is normal for these cool-season forages to enter a dormancy period to survive through the warmest and driest part of summer to come out productive in the fall. When the drought...
Joyful Jets 4-H Club holds November meeting
ARCANUM - On November 12, 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. Secretary, Cheyenne Swisher, did roll...
Tractor Drive-In Day at Mississinawa Valley
The Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA chapter hosted Tractor Drive-In Day on September 13. The farm equipment was parked in The Nest parking lot on State Route 47 so everyone who drove by would see them. This reminds everyone that harvest season is starting and they need...
Lincoln Winner selected as Capstone Highlight Student of the Month
Lincoln Winner 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 Education Capstone Program is in its thirteen years of...
Online course for Certified Crop Advisers to earn CEU credits
Certified Crop Adviser Credits CEU Credits Available: “The Ohio State University Extension Agronomic Crops team has developed an online, self-paced course for Certified Crop Advisers to earn CEU credits. This course is also great for K-12 educators to earn CEU credits...