COLUMBUS — The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation has $18,000 in scholarships available to Ohio students from rural, suburban and urban communities who are pursuing degrees connected in some way to agriculture. Twelve $1,500 scholarships will be awarded through four programs: Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation Scholar, Women’s Leadership in Agriculture Scholarship Program, Darwin Bryan Scholarship Fund and Cindy Hollingshead Scholarship Fund.

DUBLIN — Students from FFA chapters across Ohio recently attended the 212 and 360 degree leadership conferences. The conferences are activities of the National FFA Organization made possible by title sponsor Syngenta as a special project of the national organization.

The Farm Service Agency is reminding producers who are interested in the 2016 Noninsured Crop Disaster Assistance Program of the need to apply for coverage by March 15, the deadline for 2016 NAP coverage on forage sorghum, oats, potatoes, soybeans, sunflowers and all spring-planted specialty crops grown for food.

MOUNT BLANCHARD — The Riverdale FFA chapter had three teams of two compete in the tractor trouble shooting contest at Cory-Rawson High School on Jan. 21, and one of those teams took home first place. Tractor trouble shooting consists of finding and fixing what is wrong with farm machinery, according to a press release from the chapter.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District has released its 2015 year-end reports. According to the reports, the Crawford SWCD hosted 13 adult programs and reached 367 adults.

FINDLAY — A special drawing is set for March 19 at the Lake La Su An Wildlife Area headquarters for youth interested in turkey hunting, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. Youth ages 17 and younger may participate.

COLUMBUS — Farmers who apply fertilizer on more than 50 acres are being encouraged to obtain their fertilizer applicator certification before this year’s planting season. The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation is asking farmers to attend a training session being conducted by the Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences.

WASHINGTON — The National Farmers Union’s Beginning Farmers Institute is accepting applications for 2017. While 57 percent of the nation’s 3.2 million farmers are within 10 years of retirement age or older, according to the 2012 Ag Census, the number of young farmers is trending upward.

Hundreds of people poured into the dining hall at the Wyandot County Fairgrounds on Sunday to celebrate the start of the 2016 4-H season, learn about potential student projects and have pancakes and sausage. Proceeds from the donation-only breakfast go back to the Wyandot County 4-H program, and sunny, spring-like weather brought 4-H supporters from throughout the county to Upper Sandusky.

BUCYRUS — The Crawford Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors recently reorganized for 2016. Rose Hartschuh was chosen as chairwoman, Nathan Brause as vice chairman, Andrew Eichhorn as secretary, Tom Miller as treasurer and Kent Stuckey as fiscal agent.