COLUMBUS — Adam Wagner of Mount Victory exhibited the champion all other breeds market lamb at the 2015 Ohio State Fair.

More than 2,500 junior fair online entries were submitted by 810 exhibitors by the July 31 deadline, it was reported at the Hardin County Agricultural Society meeting on Saturday, Aug. 1 at the fairgrounds. There are still some missing entries and those exhibitors who didn't get their online entries made are encouraged to contact their 4-H advisor.

Ohio State University Extension is asking farmers in the Maumee River Basin (24 northwest Ohio counties, including Hardin County) to help with a water monitoring research project looking at Dissolved Reactive Phosphorus (DRP) losses from fields. Increases in DRP in the watershed have been tied to increased occurrences of harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie.

LONDON, Ohio -- A cornfield west of Columbus is showing some Buckeye pride with an unmistakable Block O pattern when viewed from above. The demonstration plot’s design, depicting the symbol of The Ohio State University, isn’t a crop circle or a corn maze.

The Hardin County Chamber and Business Alliance unveiled a new farm-to-table logo and marketing campaign to promote new agribusiness opportunities in Hardin County, as local farmers and growers are producing locally grown food for consumers.

The Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD), Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), The Nature Conservancy (TNC), John Deere and OSU Extension have teamed to plan an Agriculture Conservation, Protecting Water: Keeping Soil and Nutrients in the Field event on Friday, Sept. 18.

Approximately 350 4-H Projects were judged at the Community Building at the Hardin Co. Fairgrounds in Kenton on Tuesday. Project judging is an annual event for youth who carry non-livestock projects.

DOLA — As Jerry McBride was considering the advantages of solar energy for his grain farm near Dola, he was skeptical. The financial advantages over conventional electric power seemed too good to be true.

For the time period of June 1-30, Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 10.99 inches of rain in Hardin County.

The Hardin County Agricultural Society met July 11 at the Hardin County Fairgrounds. There were 19 directors and 10 guests present.