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Andrew Lyons named Capstone Highlight Student of the Month
VERSAILLES – Andrew Lyons 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 – March 21, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Spring has officially arrived in Darke County, and it won’t be too long before field and garden work is happening in full force. Some work has already begun as the weather has warmed. Darke...
Versailles FFA holds 90th Annual FFA Banquet
VERSAILLES – On March 11th, the Versailles FFA Chapter held its 90th Annual FFA Parent-Member Banquet at Versailles High School. Everyone present enjoyed a catered dinner by Mary Bergman and her staff, followed by an evening of...
MORE AG NEWS
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...
Cover Crops in the Home Garden
Join Caden Buschur, Extension Educator, at the Greenville Public Library at 520 Sycamore St. in Greenville on Oct. 10 at 1 pm as he presents the benefits and potential challenges of cover crops. He will discuss which cover crops are best for your garden and how to go...
Weather Update
“Ohioans have been waiting a long time for the arrival of tropical moisture to help ease and reverse long-term drought conditions in the state. On Friday, September 27, 2024, a little too much of a good thing arrived with the name Helene.” Dr. Aaron Wilson shares the...