COLUMBUS – High school freshman and sophomores in the 2018-2019 school year who are considering careers in science, technology or engineering are invited to apply for the integrated science camp ExploreAg. Rewarding careers are available in the food, fuel and fiber sector.

The Hardin County Pork Producers will hold their annual Pork Banquet on Saturday, March 17 at St. John’s Evangelical Church, starting at 6:30 p.m. The fun-filled evening will include selection of the queen and scholarship Recipients as well as amazing food and door prizes.

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 2018 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 for the pesticide continuing education requirement.

The Hardin Hi-Lighters and Grant Clover Buds 4-H Clubs will hold their sign up night Thursday, March 1 at the OSU Extension Office in Kenton. Members are asked to stop by between 6-7:30 p.m. to enroll for the 2018 year.

Spring Valley — Sixteen volunteers have returned from highland Ecuador, where they put their gardening skills to good use in indigenous communities during a gardening volunteer venture. This gardening volunteer venture was sponsored by the Ohio State University Extension Master Gardener Volunteer Program and organized by The Tandana Foundation.

So what is the relationship between healthy soils and healthy water? How can you manage inputs and planting date for high economic corn yields? Which soils should respond to sulfur applications? What are some opportunities and considerations with subsurface placement of nutrients?

The Hardin County Sheep Improvement Association will hold its annual Lamb Banquet on Saturday, March 3 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.

The 2018 Conservation Tillage Club breakfast program series will conclude on Tuesday, Feb. 20 at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mouint Victory. The session will start at 7:30 a.m. with a complimentary buffet breakfast followed by the program at 8 a.m.

The third annual Hardin County Horse Banquet will be held on Saturday, Feb. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Kenton Moose Lodge. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. for a silent auction to raise funds for a scholarship.

COLUMBUS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) will offer a new opportunity for Ohio agricultural producers to improve water quality in the Indian Lake watershed. The watershed encompasses parts of Auglaize, Hardin and Logan Counties.