Paulding, OH: This week at Kiwanis Paulding FFA members Shannon Hale and Kalyn Strahley presented their new technique for planting fruits and vegetables. The Tower Garden is a vertical tower that uses no soil and essentially grows plants in the air using a process called aeroponics. “The school shuts off the heat to the greenhouse…
Paulding Elementary’s 21st Century after-school program recently enjoyed a visit to Stoller Brothers & Sons, Ltd. During the visit the children learned that this farm has been in the Stoller family since the late 1920’s. The students were fascinated by the large farm equipment, which they learned can now be ran by a computer. The…
The Paulding FFA Chapter recently sent five members to the Sub-District Public Speaking Contest on Thursday February 15th at Delphos. Paulding had three members compete in the extemporaneous division. Abbie McMichael placed 4th, Jennifer Stahl placed 5th, and Devon Smith placed 8th. In the extemporaneous division, members must draw a topic and they are given…
The Paulding Agriculture Education Program had introduced a new technology to its program. The past month the Paulding greenhouse class has been learning about different growing methods besides traditional soil growing media. The Tower Garden growing system uses aeroponics growing system. Aeroponics is when the roots are suspended in air with a nutrient water solution…
Last week, the Paulding FFA Agriculture Communication team competed at the district level contest at Mohawk. The team is made up of freshman Sydney Reineck, Sophomore Shannon Hale and Juniors Kalyn Strahley and Jennifer Stahl. The Ag communication contest is made up of many different parts. Each student had to take the state online test…
This week at Kiwanis, lunch was served and conversations started. Elizabeth Vance, chapter president announced the membership drive and encouraged members to bring guests. Caleb Stoller was the guest speaker, and introduced his business CMS Farm Drainage, LLC. He talked about a laser system that helps him lay farm tile down efficiently which sparked interest.…
By: Emma Horstman, Paulding FFA Reporter Recently the Paulding FFA officer team held a Christmas party where they exchanged gifts, played games, and baked cookies for the Paulding FFA Chapter for their December meeting. At the December meeting, the members played Christmas Minute to Win it games, decorated gingerbread houses, and ate the cookies the…
By: Emma Horstman, Paulding FFA Reporter Recently, three Paulding FFA members headed to Arlington for the district Job Interview CDE. They were able to compete at district after placing 1st or 2nd in the sub-district job interview at Kalida on November 6th. Members who competed were Junior Kalyn Strahley, Sophomore Kaylie Tressler, and Freshman Sydney…
The Paulding County 4-H Poultry Judging Team competed at the National 4-H Poultry and Egg Conference in Louisville, KY on November 16th. The team had won the Ohio State competition in August to qualify for this prestigious event. Members of the team are Hannah Farr, Estee Miller, Chantal Monnier and Kalyn Strahley. The team competed…
The Antwerp Local School cafeteria now has a hydroponic unit used to grow leafy vegetables. Tom Blake, owner of EnTrust, the company who funded Antwerp Local’s new solar array, donated the hydroponic prototype to the school. The company is in the process of building a permanent metal structure that will replace the current prototype. In…
Two USDA scientists have been honored as 2017 Fellows by the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS). Dr. Chavonda Jacobs-Young, who serves as Administrator for USDA’s Agriculture Research Service as well as Acting Deputy Under Secretary for Research, Education, and Economics, and Dr. Autar K. Mattoo, an ARS plant physiologist, were named Fellows…
Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue announced the appointment of 19 members and 3 alternate members to serve on the United Soybean Board. The producers appointed to serve three year terms include: Annie Dee, Aliceville, Ala.; Robert Stobaugh, Atkins, Ark.; Gary Berg, Saint Elmo, Ill.; Tom Griffiths, Kendallville, Ind.; Thomas E. Oswald, Cleghorn, Iowa; Larry K. Marek,…
The Trump Administration recently appointed Leonard Hubert as the new State Executive Director (SED) for the USDA Ohio Farm Service Agency (FSA). Hubert joined the Ohio FSA team on Monday, November 27. Hubert has spent his lifetime working in agriculture and public service. He is a graduate of Alabama A&M University and has over two…
