USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) is providing $10.9 million in technical and financial assistance to help farmers in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands repair damage and rebuild following hurricanes Irma and María. This investment through the Environmental Quality Incentives Program, a Farm Bill conservation program, is one more option available through USDA…
Category: Farming
GrowNextGen Visits Grover Hill Elementary
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GrowNextGen, powered up by the Ohio Soybean Farmers, is bringing a high-energy, interactive program to schools across Ohio. The purpose of this program is to reach students in grades K through 6, and teach them about the power of the soybean. Through games, dancing and a boys-versus-girls competition, students barely know they are learning while…
Woodlan FFA Attends FFA State FIRE Conference
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Woodlan FFA members recently attended the FFA State FIRE conference held at the Indiana FFA Leadership Center located near Trafalgar, Indiana. FIRE is an acronym for Foundations In Reaching Excellence. The conference theme this year was “Camping Adventures”, and was paired with a canoe and camp setting. The students attended the three day conference to…
WLEB Nutrient Management Specialist joins Paulding SWCD
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By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist The Paulding Soil & Water Conservation District is pleased to welcome Manuel Lay as our newest addition to the office as the Western Lake Erie Basin Nutrient Management Specialist. Manuel covers the following three counties in his position: Paulding, Defiance, and Williams County. Working in multiple counties gives Lay the…
Woodlan FFA Nationally Ranked
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The Woodlan FFA Chapter was announced and recognized at the 90th FFA National Convention as a 3 Star National Chapter out of 3 possible stars. The Woodlan FFA Chapter received a plaque for this accomplishment and was recognized on the National FFA Convention stage. This is the highest award bestowed to any chapter by the…
Woodlan FFA Inspires Leadership
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The Woodlan FFA Chapter conducted their annual “Leadership Lift-Off” with the 7th grade and 8th grade classes at Woodlan Jr.- Sr. High School. Forty chapter members, chapter officers and Indiana FFA State Officer Emily Kilmer were involved with the planning, promoting and running each of the 5 different activity stations. The five stations were comprised…
Paulding FFA Travels to the 90th FFA National Convention
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By: Paulding FFA Reporter, Emma Horstman During October 24-28, many FFA chapters from across the nation including 13 Paulding FFA members, traveled to Indianapolis, Indiana for the 90th Annual National FFA Convention. The members traveled to Indianapolis, after their school day on October 24th, when they arrived, they enjoyed a nice meal sponsored by the…
Woodlan FFA Dairy Food Science Teams Places 3rd and 5th in State Competition
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Nine Woodlan FFA Members participated in the Indiana State FFA and 4-H Dairy Science Foods judging contest recently held on the campus of Purdue University in the Food Science Building. The Dairy Foods contest consists of Identifying different cheeses, different milks, imperfections in milk, tasting for milk fat percentage and determining real dairy from imitation…
Woodlan FFA Attends 90th National FFA Convention
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The Woodlan FFA chapter was represented by 13 members at the recent 90th National FFA Convention held at Bankers Life Fieldhouse, and Indianapolis Convention Center located in downtown Indianapolis. While at the National Convention, Woodlan FFA members participated in the Career Exhibition Hall, gaining knowledge of new innovations and insights into the latest Agricultural technology,…
National wt FFA CONVENTION AND EXPO
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October 25-28, nine FFA members from Wayne Trace along with, members from Lincolnview, Crestview, and Parkway traveled to the National FFA Convention and Expo in Indianapolis, Indiana. On the way they stopped at Fair Oaks Farm & Dairy, the John Deere seeding factory, and the Albanese Candy store. Once at the convention they attended sessions,…
21st Century visits Shinner’s farm
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Oakwood Elementary’s 21st Century after school program recently visited the Shinners’ farm where they rode horses, ran an obstacle course, and played in a hay house. They also roasted hot dogs, made smore’s, visited a haunted cabin, and made a skeleton craft. This 21st Century program is in its final year at Oakwood Elementary and…
WOODLAN FFA HOSTS WABASH ERIE CANAL DAY
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By: Evy Spieth, Woodlan FFA Chapter Reporter For the past month the Woodlan Introduction to Agriculture and SAE students have been working hard to prepare for an exciting event. The Woodlan FFA Chapter’s annual Wabash/Erie Canal Day Demonstrations were once again a success. 600 elementary students from nine local schools attended the event. The elementary…
USDA Issues Farm Safety Net and Conservation Payments
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced that over $9.6 billion in payments will be made, beginning this week, to producers through the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC), Price Loss Coverage (PLC) and Conservation Reserve (CRP) programs. The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) is issuing approximately $8 billion in payments under the ARC and PLC programs for…
