SOUTH CHARLESTON – Nutrient management experts in the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio State University are asking farmers, producers, agriculture agencies and others to complete a survey on how they receive and use information on manure nutrient management.

The High Flyers 4-H Club met April 14 at 6:30 p.m. at the Epworth United Methodist Church.

Farmers take advantage of technology to successfully grow a crop.

DES MOINES, Iowa — America’s Pig Farmer of the Year award program is accepting applications until May 17 at americaspigfarmer.com.

The Jumbo Jr. Farmers 4-H Club met on Monday, April 13 at the McDonald Township Hall to elect their officers.

Finding out solutions to problems and issues in agriculture is a task that involves local input and one of the ways OSU Extension helps address the needs of local producers is through on-farm applied research. Protocols are followed to set up field trials and data is collected throughout the growing season.

FINDLAY — Farmers and landowners in Lake Erie watershed counties can provide quality wildlife habitat and improve their property at the same time by participating in the Lake Erie Conservation Reserve Enhancement Program (CREP), according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR).

As Hardin County farmers prepare for another spring planting, crop yields from the 2014 growing season have been released from the USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although these crop production numbers are based on estimates, they are used for crop insurance and government reporting purposes.

RIDGEWAY — The Ridgemont FFA received a donation of $2,500 on Tuesday afternoon through the America’s Farmers Grow Communities program.

COLUMBUS — Dairy producers who want to take more control over the profit potential of their future herds may want to consider genomic testing, which can help identify which heifers to raise that are genetically superior and will offer producers the best return on investment, said an Ohio State University Extension veterinarian.