The OSU Extension Beef Team has announced the details for the 2018 Ohio Beef Cattle School. The Hardin County Extension office will serve as a host site for this spring’s video series.

The Tractor Supply Company Mobile Fair Tour is looking for Ohio 4-H and FFA youth who showcase what it means to be a great neighbor. Originating last year, the “Great Neighbor” Essay Contest is an experiential component of the retailer’s Mobile Fair Tour—a 24-stop journey across the United States that will begin its route June 1 in Kentucky and conclude Nov. 10 in Nevada.

COLUMBUS — Soybeans have now been added to the list of American products slated for tariffs in China, a move expected to hurt Ohio farmers in a state whose main crop and agricultural export is soybeans.

The High Flyers 4-H club met on March 27 at 6:30 p.m. at the Epworth United Methodist Church in Kenton. Britton Bell called the meeting to order.

On Sunday, March 25, the second meeting of the Ada Barnyard Farmers 4-H Club opened with a ball-tossing name game. After the exciting game, we elected officers for 2018.

A Good Agricultural Practices (GAPs) class has been planned in Hardin County. GAPs classes are training sessions for fruit and vegetable producers taught by personnel from Ohio State University’s Fruit and Vegetable Safety Program.

The first ever annual Hardin County Goat Banquet will be held on Saturday, April 7 at the Family Center of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, located at 15436 Ohio 309, Kenton. Registration and seating will open at 5 p.m. Supper and the speaker will begin at 5:30.

COLUMBUS – Farmers in the Western Lake Erie Basin will soon have significant new resources to further their efforts to protect water quality. Ohio farm organizations and their partners, taking a proactive step, will work with farmers to expand the number of individuals who have nutrient management plans.

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) is accepting nominations to honor Ohio farm families who are leaders in conservation for the 2018 Conservation Farm Family Awards. Five area finalists will be selected from across the state and will be recognized at the annual Farm Science Review in September.

Town and Country Creators 4-H Club met on Sunday, March 11 at the OSU Extension Office Spark Lab. Current and new members chose projects and completed online enrollment.