The election of agricultural producers to Farm Service Agency county committees is important to farmers. It is crucial that every eligible producer participate in the elections because FSA county committees are a link between the agricultural community and the U.S. Department of Agriculture. County committee members are a critical component of the operations of FSA. They help deliver FSA farm …

The River Roundup 4-H club recently met for its eighth meeting of the season with 21 project members, three cloverbuds and five advisers at John Stewart United Methodist Church. President Rachael Herring called the meeting to order.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation has announced its opposition to the marijuana legalization measure likely to be on the November ballot. The farm bureau says the proposal distorts Ohio’s constitution, creates a monopoly that excludes average Ohioans and puts the state at odds with federal law.

Starting July 1, dairy farmers were able to enroll in the Margin Protection Program for coverage in 2016. The voluntary program, established by the 2014 farm bill, provides financial assistance to participating dairy operations when the margin — the difference between the price of milk and feed costs — falls below the coverage level selected by the farmer.

FINDLAY — Anglers interested in learning the art of fly fishing and practicing their skills on a half-mile section of Cold Creek at the Castalia State Fish Hatchery in Erie County are encouraged to enter a lottery for beginning fly-fishing clinics, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences will offer a tree diagnostic workshop from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Aug. 14 at the Mansfield campus, located at 1260 University Drive.

Two supervisors will be elected for the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation’s board during the annual banquet Aug. 27 and will serve for three years beginning in January. Candidates must be 18 years of age or older and reside in Wyandot County.

Twenty-one project members, three cloverbuds and five advisers recently attended the seventh meeting of the River Roundup 4-H club at John Stewart United Methodist Church. President Rachael Herring called the meeting to order.

COLUMBUS (AP) — Extensive flooding and heavy rains have affected corn fields across Ohio and left growers contending with the possibility of lost or damaged crops.