MARYSVILLE — A Beef Industry Update meeting provided by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association (OCA) will take place in Hardin County later this month. The meeting will be held Wednesday, Sept. 28 at 6 p.m. at the Rolling Hills Farms Show and Sale Facility, 17838 CR 67 Belle Center.
DOLA — For John Marshall and Emily Overs, Hardin Northern’s new agri-science teachers and FFA advisors, the job is a way for them to give back and provide students with the same opportunities they had growing up.
Area farmers and agriculture businessmen visited the Kurt Farms south of Dunkirk Friday for the annual Hardin Field Day.
Delaney Althauser of Kenton, a member of the Kenton-OHP FFA Chapter, was one of many FFA members who converged on the nation's capital this summer to analyze their personal skills and interests, develop leadership skills and create a meaningful community service plan that will make a difference in their home communities.
"Agricultural Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field" is the theme of the Hardin County Field Day being held on Friday.
The Legge family and Legge Excavating of rural Kenton was honored as the 2016 Conservation Partner and Cooperator of the Year by the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District during its Annual Meeting Thursday evening in the shelter house at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.
During the month of July, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 1.68 inches of rain in Hardin County. Last year, the average rainfall for July was 4.66 inches. The extremely dry month had lower rainfall totals in the northern half of the county, although most areas in the southern half recorded low rainfall amounts as well.
No-till farming sounds simple. Just don't till the soil, right? Farmers know better. Adopting no-till requires understanding how it affects drainage, soil structure, organic matter, weed control, and the application of pesticides and chemical fertilizers, all of which influence both yields and environmental impacts, said Randall Reeder...
The Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District will be holding its 68th election of supervisors at its Annual Meeting on Thursday evening. It is held in conjunction with Customer Appreciation Day from 5 to 7 p.m. at the shelter house, north of the Community Building, at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.
MOUNT VICTORY — For the FFA members at Ridgemont, planning a trip to compete in the organization’s national convention is nearly an expectation. Under the guidance of teacher Stephanie Jolliff, the local chapter has competed at the national level eight of the last nine years and earned national championships for the chapter in 2007 and 2011.
