RECENT AG NEWS
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – July 19, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Darke County has mostly been dry, with some spotty rains throughout parts of the region, and hopefully more on the way (https://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/CurrentMap/StateDroughtMonitor.aspx?OH)....
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – July 11, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. There has been some variation in rainfall throughout Darke County; while certain areas of the county have had some excess rain at times, many areas throughout the county could benefit from some...
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....
MORE AG NEWS
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,...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – March 28, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. We’ve had some typical back-and-forth weather at the beginning of spring, but hopefully, nice weather will be here to stay before long...
Darke County Quality Assurance deadline is June 1
DARKE COUNTY – The College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES) announces the deadline of June 1 (No Exceptions) for the Darke County Quality Assurance (QA). All junior fair exhibitors taking a market or...
Buckeye Buckaroos Club holds March meeting
GREENVILLE – The Buckeye Buckaroos Club met on March 10 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Greenville. The club heard a demonstration on “Giving horses proper intramuscular injection” given by Emily Hartman. The members were then...
Darke County Holstein 4-H Meeting holds March meeting
DARKE COUNTY – On March 25, 2025 Darke County Holstein 4-H club held their March meeting at Kellers Feed Mill at 8:00 P.M. The meeting was called to order, and members were reminded to pay dues and pay for Record books. They were...
Versailles FFA attends Emerging Ag Conference
CELINA – On Monday, the Versailles FFA members attended the Emerging Ag Conference at Wright State Lake University. During the conference there were local business vendors, remarks from State Officer, Jayden Hicks, keynote speaker,...
Tri-Village FFA hosts Annual Plant Sale
NEW MADISON – The Tri-Village High School FFA chapter is excited to announce the returnof its Annual Plant Sale, which has become a beloved tradition in the community over the past decade. Hosted by the hardworking students of the...
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...

