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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...
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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...
OSU Extention Weekly Newsletter – March 21, 2025
I hope this Newsletter finds you well. Spring has officially arrived in Darke County, and it won’t be too long before field and garden work is happening in full force. Some work has already begun as the weather has warmed. Darke...
Versailles FFA holds 90th Annual FFA Banquet
VERSAILLES – On March 11th, the Versailles FFA Chapter held its 90th Annual FFA Parent-Member Banquet at Versailles High School. Everyone present enjoyed a catered dinner by Mary Bergman and her staff, followed by an evening of...