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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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Arcanum MVCTC FFA wins State Farm Business Management contest
ARCANUM – Arcanum MVCTC FFA members recently competed in the Ohio FFA Farm and Agribusiness Management Contest. The team from Arcanum placed 1st overall in the State out of 104 schools and qualified to compete in the National...
Arcanum MVCTC FFA places 11th at State Ag Biotechnology contest
REYNOLDSBURG – In January the Arcanum MVCTC FFA Competed in the Ohio FFA Ag Biotechnology State Finals held at the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg Ohio. To earn the right to compete in the finals the team needed to...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – Feb. 10, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. It hasn’t been quite as cold this past week, but you can still certainly feel winter in the air. Darke County continues to have sufficient moisture at this time...
Darke County youth invited to participate in Farm Toy Display Contest
VERSAILLES – On February 22nd from 8 a.m. until 12:00 p.m., the Versailles FFA will be hosting the 8th annual Omelet Breakfast to recognize the local agriculturalists and promote the agriculture industry. There will be a free omelet...
Versailles FFA competes in public speaking contest
EATON – On Tuesday, January 28th the Versailles FFA participated in the Subdistrict Public Speaking Contest at Eaton High School. The Versailles FFA had seven members participating in this public speaking contest. Freshman Monica...
Jackson Friendship 4-H Club holds January meeting
UNION CITY – On Monday, January 13, the Jackson Friendship 4-H Club held a meeting at the Mississnawa Valley concession area at 7:00 PM. The meeting was called to order by Cadence Burk. Cadence also led the pledges. The roll call...
Versailles FFA Officers receive Gold-Rated Officer Books
VERSAILLES - Congratulations to Versailles FFA Officers for all three receiving gold-rated office books at the District 5 FFA Evaluation held on Jan 27th. Gold-rated officers for Versailles FFA included: Secretary Paige Gehret,...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – Jan. 31, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. It hasn’t been quite as cold this past week, but you can still certainly feel winter in the air. Darke County continues to have sufficient moisture at this time...
Versailles FFA participates in State FFA Food Science and Technology Contest
COLUMBUS – Recently, members of the Versailles FFA participated in the State FFA Food Science and Technology Contest in Columbus, Ohio at The Ohio State University. The contest required students to identify aromas, conduct a...