By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD The 2019 Paulding County Fair is quickly approaching and the Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District (SWCD) is preparing some great activities for you and your family! New this year, our booth will be in a white tent right on the midway! Come on out to enjoy some great make-n-take…
By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist On April 24th, teams from Paulding High School and Vantage Career Center competed at the 2019 Area 1 Envirothon Competition held at the Miller Conservation Farm located near Republic, Ohio in Seneca County. Paulding FFA under the direction of Advisor Staci Miller and Vantage FFA under the direction of Advisor…
By: Paige Jones, Paulding FFA Reporter After many late nights studying and practicing, the Paulding equine team attended finals on April 26th at The Ohio State Fairgrounds. The team consists of Jordyn Merriman, Riley Noffsinger, Lonna Saylor, and Jen Stahl. As part of the contest they must judge a confirmation class and performance class. In…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD Thanks to a grant from the US EPA and the Ohio Lake Erie Commission, the Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District has a nutrient applicator toolbar available for application. The attachment is a 40-foot- wide John Deere 2510H single product toolbar with 30” spacing between injection sites and dry tank.…
Cooper Farms is proud to announce the completion of their newest addition, Grand Republic Sow Farm. The new farm will be home to just under 6,000 mother pigs, which will give birth to 150,000 piglets per year. Grand Republic is Cooper Farms’ first hog farm in Williams County. The farm will provide 20 new full-time…
By: Noah Wyatt, Reporter Vantage Career Center held their annual Parent-Member banquet on Thursday, April 18th, 2019 at 5:30 p.m. President Kainen Detwiler opened up the banquet with a welcome. Black Angus Catering of Van Wert served a buffet style meal. After the meal, Mr. Mike Miller handed out various FFA awards. Juniors with a…
By: Kaitlyn Zeedyk, Reporter This past Saturday, April 13th, the Fairview FFA hosted their 61st annual FFA Banquet. The retiring officers this past year were the Secretary, Anna Lechleidner; Vice President, Rose Zeedyk; and President, Logan Smith. The dinner consisted of ham, potatoes, green beans, rolls, and deserts. After dinner, we started the opening ceremonies. …
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD Recently, students at Antwerp Elementary turned to the worms and learned all about vermicomposting and got to see how it all works. The first question that you like many of the students had was what vermicomposting even means. How does it work? Is there a lot of work involved? Why…
Weather extremes like those during 2018, much more rain, and heavier downpours are likely to become the norm rather than the exception in Ohio, according to a climate expert with The Ohio State University. As a result, the state’s farmers will have to deal with more and more water pouring onto and running off of…
By:Sydney Reineck, Paulding FFA Reporter The last week in February, the Paulding FFA celebrated National FFA Week. The chapter had many activities planned for the week. The chapter had a committee come up with dress-up days for the high school. There was no school on Monday and Tuesday. On Wednesday, everyone wore blue and gold.…
By: Sydney Reineck, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA chapter had seven members compete in sub-district public speaking at Delphos on February 13th. Students in the creed speaking contest had to memorize the FFA Creed by E.M Tiffany and answer questions about the creed. Paige Jones competed in beginning creed speaking placing 7th and Mallory…
By: Sydney Reineck, Reporter The Paulding FFA Chapter sent 6 Officers to the Huntington Leadership Summit at Huntington College. On January 24th, the 6 FFA Officers traveled to Huntington, Indiana where they got a tour of the college and even had a chance to ask Huntington College Alumni students some questions about college and the…
By: Patrick Troyer, Paulding SWCD With the occurrence of less fence rows and wooded areas along with tillage, farms across Ohio are losing more and more soil each year due to erosion. As many of us might know, it takes over 500 years to build just one inch of topsoil through the process of weathering.…
