Patronage program to return $146M at FCMA BELLEFONTAINE – Farm Credit Mid-America is returning $146 million to eligible customers as part of its patronage program, and under this year’s plan, customers in Ohio will share in more than $40 million of that payout. Read More
Analysis through OSU helps farmers know bottom line LOUISVILLE, Ohio —In this rural Ohio town, a short drive from Canton, Mark Thomas had been running a 400-cow dairy farm for years. That, plus row-cropping 2,000 acres, kept him outside, where he wanted to be most days. Read More
Plans set for Goat Banquet The second annual Hardin County Goat Banquet will be held on Saturday, March 30 at the Family Center of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, 15436 Ohio 309, east of Kenton. Registration and seating will open at 5 p.m. with the public invited. Supper and the speaker will begin at 5:30 pm. Read More
Hardin SWCD supervisors, staff attend state meet Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District (SWCD) supervisors and staff recently participated in the annual “Conservation Partnership Meeting” held in downtown Columbus. Attending were more than 500 conservation leaders representing Ohio’s 88 SWCDs and partners from the Ohio Department of Agriculture, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS), Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) and Ohio Environmental Protection Agency. Read More
Backyard Poultry Seminar set There has been increased interest in people raising chickens to produce eggs locally. While backyard poultry operations are usually smaller in size, they create a list of new problems that must be addressed to successfully complete this type of agricultural enterprise. Read More
Kenton OHP FFA chapter involved in many activities The month of February was a busy one for the Kenton OHP FFA chapter. On Feb. 2, members Garrett Thomas and Devan Dulin competed in the Agriculture Industrial Diagnostics Systems contest at the John Deere training center in Plain City. The two placed eighth overall at the district level. Read More
Hardin County 4-H Club News: March 11, 2019 The High Flyers 4-H Club will meet on Tuesday, March 12 at 6:30 p.m. in the basement of Epworth Methodist Church in Kenton. Family guides and project enrollment will be discussed. New members are welcome. Read More
Spring garden seminar planned March 21 in Kenton When will this cold weather end so gardeners can go outside and begin the work they all enjoy? There are only so many seed catalogs and garden videos that you can look through while Mother Nature does her thing. Read More
Funding to help farmers improve water quality The Ohio Department of Agriculture, in partnership with the Hardin Soil and Water Conservation District, is providing funding for new assistance programs for farmers to help protect water quality in the western basin of Lake Erie. Read More
Beef Banquet to feature naming of ambassadors and scholarship winners The Hardin County Cattle Producers will hold their annual Beef Banquet on Saturday, March 23 in the Community Building at the fairgrounds, starting at 6 p.m. Pre-sale adult tickets are $15 ($20 at the door), youth ages 6-12 are $7.50 ($10 at the door), kids under 6 years old are free, and 2018 Hardin County Junior Fair Beef Barn Exhibitors are free with a reservation given to any Cattle Producers director. Please request pre-sale tickets by March 13. Read More