Class on preserving vegetables The Wyandot County Farm Bureau will offer a free class on canning and freezing vegetables for members of the public. The workshop will focus on what to do with extra vegetables from gardens, how to take advantage of grocery store produce sales and best ways to store vegetables. The class is set for 6-8 p.m. Aug. 26 at John Stewart … Read More
WCFB announces date of annual meeting The Wyandot County Farm Bureau will hold its annual meeting Aug. 30 at John Stewart United Methodist Church, 130 W. Johnson St., Upper Sandusky. Doors will open for a candidate reception beginning at 12 p.m. Read More
Meetings scheduled to review manure application law’s new requirements The Crawford, Sandusky, Seneca, and Wyandot soil and water conservation districts each will host meetings to review the new manure application law passed by the 131st General Assembly referred to as Senate Bill 1. Producers are welcome to attend any of the meetings that fit their schedules. Read More
Farm Bureau offers class on preserving The Wyandot County Farm Bureau will offer a free class on canning and freezing vegetables for members of the public. The workshop will focus on what to do with extra vegetables from gardens, how to take advantage of grocery store produce sales and best ways to store vegetables. Read More
Nutrient kits offered The Wyandot County Farm Bureau and the Wyandot Soil and Water Conservation District are teaming up to offer manure nutrient sampling kits to the first 35 Farm Bureau members who request them. Manure nutrient sampling kits are available at the Wyandot SWCD office, 97 Houpt Drive., No. 1, Upper Sandusky. Read More
CRP celebrates 30 years This year marks the 30th anniversary of the Farm Service Agency’s Conservation Reserve Program. Signed into law by President Ronald Reagan in 1985, CRP is the largest private-lands conservation program in the U.S. Read More
Sessions offered for Nutrient Tracking Tool TIFFIN — The Partnership for Ag Resource Management of the Integrated Pest Management Institute of North America Inc. will host two sessions of a Nutrient Tracking Tool workshop in August. Read More
Carey FFA officers The Carey FFA officer team for the 2015-16 school year includes (from left) Chase Wagner, reporter; Carley Coppler, president; Noel Orians, sentinel; Dakota Conley, secretary; Madison Kessler, historian; Emily Motta, treasurer; and Kaden Blankenship, vice president. Read More
Nomination deadline nears for committee 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 … Read More
4-H clubs: July 21, 2015 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. Read More