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McGlinch vying for a State FFA Office
VERSAILLES – On Saturday, April 5th, Maggie McGlinnch, a member of the Versailles FFA Chapter, participated in the State FFA Officer interviews vying for a spot on the 2025-2026 State FFA Officer Team. As part of the interview...
Versailles achieves 8th place at State FFA Wildlife Career Development
NELSONVILLE - On Saturday, March 29, the Versailles FFA Wildlife team participated in the State FFA Wildlife Career Development Event at Hocking College, where they earned an impressive 8th place overall in the state. The team was...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – April 4, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Hopefully nobody has faced too much impact from harsh weather this past week. We have been receiving some significant rains, with more expected in the coming days. Even with the precipitation,...
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Addis earns American FFA Degree
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The 97th National FFA Convention and Expo is where Blake Addis received his American Degree through FFA on October 26 at the Lucas Oil Stadium. This is the highest degree the National FFA bestows on their members. The American FFA degree shows an...
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...