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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...
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...
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Versailles FFA members advance to State Parliamentary Procedure Contest
VERSAILLES – Congratulations to the Versailles FFA members who competed in the District 5 FFA Parliamentary Procedure Contest on Thursday, November 21st at Anna High School. As part of the Parliamentary Procedure contest, each team, consisting of six to eight members,...
Gehret and DeMange named Versailles FFA Members of the Month
VERSAILLES – At the November meeting for the Versailles FFA first-year members received their Greenhand FFA Degree. Rusty and Carey Reese were awarded the Honorary Greenhand FFA Degree in memory of the late Wyatt Reese. Versailles FFA also recognized Ken Moorman for...
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...