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Banner year for Arcanum MVCTC FFA
ARCANUM – Arcanum MVCTC FFA attended the State FFA Convention May 1st and 2nd to cap off a very successful year. Members were recognized for their accomplishments during the 2024-2025 school year. During the course of the year,...
Arcanum MVCTC FFA members compete in Mechanics Contests
FORT RECOVERY – Arcanum MVCTC FFA members competed in the District 5 Ag Mechanics Skills Contest hosted at Fort Recovery High School. Members of the team were Matthew Denlinger, Henry Weiss, and Weston Stephens. The purpose of the...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – May 9, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Frequent rains and cooler temperatures have kept farmers out of the fields, but many people are ready to get planting as soon as there is a window to get into the fields...
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Versailles FFA awards 3rd nine weeks point winners
VERSAILLES – The Versailles FFA announced their third nine weeks point winners at the April FFA Meeting on April 14th. To earn points, members participate in different activities through the chapter, such as Career Development...
Versailles FFA celebrates monthly birthdays at the Senior Citizen Community Center
VERSAILLES – On Monday, April 14th, the Versailles FFA Members visited the Versailles Senior Citizen Community Center to celebrate the monthly birthday celebration. Every month, they celebrate birthdays with cake and ice cream as...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – April 18, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. The ground has dried out some after the heavy rains, allowing a slight uptick in field work (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?fips_39037. This week’s...
Ansonia Animal 4-H Club holds April meeting
ANSONIA – The Ansonia Animal 4-H Club held their meeting on April 13th at the Ansonia Methodist Church at 2 pm. The meeting was called to order by President Brady Hartle. The Pledge of Allegiance was led by Savannah Oswalt, followed...
Versailles FFA greenhouse to open April 28
VERSAILLES – Versailles Agriculture Education students have been busy starting plants, transplanting plants and propagating plants. To get ready to conduct a spring plant sale by putting concepts learned in the Versailles...
Ansonia FFA holds 88th annual banquet
ANSONIA – Numerous awards were bestowed upon various members of the Ansonia FFA when an estimated crowd of 300 people recently gathered at the school for its 88th annual banquet. “Come Home to Ansonia FFA” was the theme. Opening...
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...