Mark Badertscher, Agriculture and Natural Resource Extension Educator at the Hardin County OSU Extension office, was guest speaker at the Kenton Rotary Club meeting on Tuesday, July 16.

Extension rainfall reporters recorded an average of 7.08 inches of rain in Hardin County during June.

COLUMBUS — Farmers prevented from planting a cash crop due to unrelenting rain can now sow a cover crop and still be eligible to receive some federal trade assistance. This aid is in addition to crop insurance payments on those acres.

COLUMBUS – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Farm Service Agency (FSA) is extending the prevented plant crop reporting deadline for Ohio producers affected by spring flooding and excessive moisture.

Many alfalfa and forage stands across the state took a beating this winter and the wet spring has added insult to injury. Forage stands were damaged this past winter, and the wet spring has further deteriorated stands that appeared they might recover. So what are the options to assuring a forage supply for the future?

COLUMBUS, Ohio —Excessive rainfall has not only hindered soybean and corn farmers’ attempts to plant, but has contributed to a near record-low level of hay to feed livestock in Ohio and across the Midwest. The hay inventory in Ohio has dipped to the fourth lowest level in the 70 years of reporting inventory, leaving farmers struggling to find ways to keep their animals well fed, said Stan Smith, a program assistant in agriculture and natural resources for Ohio State University Extension. OSU Extension is the outreach arm of The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences (CFAES).

PAINTER CREEK Painter Creek Community Grange members held a supper prior to their meeting Thursday, June 20.

For their yearly officer retreat, the 2019 Kenton OHP FFA officer team spent three days of hard work together in Hocking Hills.

Consistent rains across Ohio and the Corn Belt continue to delay planting progress as the June 17 USDA Planting Progress report showed that 68% of intended corn acres and 46% of intended soybean acres have been planted in Ohio. Nationwide, roughly 27 million acres of corn and soybeans will either be planted or filed under prevented planting insurance.

KLOVER KIDS The Klover Kids Clover Bud 4-H program held its first meeting on June 10 at the Hardin County Fairgrounds.