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OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – July 4, 2025
Happy Independence Day! I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Darke County, and the rest of Ohio, remain out of the abnormally dry drought category (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?fips_39037....
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – June 27, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. The major weather focus this week has been the high temperatures. Be careful in the heat, and take measures to keep you and your livestock healthy in these conditions. Much of Darke...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – June 20, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Much of Darke County has experienced additional rains this past week, along with warmer temperatures which are expected to continue through the week. The entire state continues to stay out of...
MORE AG NEWS
Greenville FFA celebrates 95th Annual Banquet
GREENVILLE – The Greenville FFA Chapter proudly celebrated its 95th Annual Banquet, honoring the hard work, dedication, and achievements of its outstanding members. The event, held in the Greenville Middle School cafeteria, brought...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – April 25, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. While we still have sufficient moisture, the ground has dried out enough to allow more field work, including tillage, manure applications, and some planting....
Versailles FFA getting ready to fill customers flower containers
VERSAILLES – The Versailles FFA Greenhouse will be opening April 28th and will also do custom work to fill your pots and you will be charged for the flowers and soil to fill your pot. Pots can be dropped off starting April 22nd...
Versailles FFA alumni, members, parents tour cage-free poultry facility
VERSAILLES – On Tuesday, April 15th, members of the Versailles FFA Chapter, along with alumni and family members, participated in an educational tour of Cole Luthman’s cage-free poultry facility. This visit offered a valuable...
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...