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.

COLUMBUS – In a move that will benefit Ohio’s farmers and agri-businesses, Ohio Treasurer Robert Sprague announced the implementation of a one percent minimum loan discount for the Ag-LINK program.

COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Insurance (ODI) Director Jillian Froment is reminding farmers that the final date to purchase or modify federal crop insurance coverage on 2019 spring-planted crops is March 15.

Some farmers have received a notice that informs them that their current pesticide and/or fertilizer applicator licenses will expire at the end of March 2019 and that they must complete their continuing education hours to renew before this date. Thirty dollars is sent to the Ohio Department of Agriculture in Reynoldsburg to renew the license and $30 to OSU Extension …

The 3rd annual Hardin County Poultry Banquet will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, March 16 at the Family Center of the Kenton Christian and Missionary Alliance Church located at 15436 Ohio 309 in Kenton. Each family is asked to bring a side dish and dessert, as there will be no additional charge for the evening. Broasted chicken from the …

A world-renowned scientist will be the keynote speaker on the first day of this year’s Conservation Tillage Conference (CTC) in Ada. Christine Jones, an Australian soil ecologist, will be giving the keynote of the annual event with the topic “Building New Topsoil Through the Liquid Carbon Pathway for Long Term Production and Profit.”

The Hardin County Pork Producers will hold their annual Pork Banquet on Saturday, March 9 at St. John’s Evangelical Church, starting at 6:30 p.m. The event will include selection of the queen and scholarship recipients as well as amazing food and door prizes.

The Blanchard Pleasant Buckeyes 4-H Club will hold its first meeting Monday, March 11 at the Hardin Northern School Ag Building from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Each member will receive an enrollment sheet, a schedule of meeting and club activities for the year, and each family a Family Guide to 4-H.

The final Conservation Tillage Club breakfast program series of the year will be on Tuesday, Feb. 19 at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory. The session will start at 7:30 a.m. with a complimentary buffet breakfast followed by the program at 8 a.m.

The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association will hold its annual Lamb Banquet on Saturday, March 2 at St. John’s Evangelical Church in Kenton at 6:30 p.m. Tickets for the banquet can be reserved from the Extension office by calling 419-674-2297 and paid for at the door the night of the banquet.