Several Woodlan FFA members recently attended the SOAR conference held at the Indiana FFA Leadership Center. SOAR is an acronym for Seeking Opportunities and Achieving Results. The conference theme was “Soaring To New Heights”, that was paired with a roller coaster setting. The students attended the three day conference to receive training on setting goals,…
Category: Farming
Paulding FFA Kicks Off Fruit Offerings
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By: Katlynn Fuller, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA kicked off their annual fruit offering on October 13th. They are offering citrus fruits, Ohio apples, famous Butter Braids, DB Yummers BBQ sauce, and many varieties of nuts. These will only be available for a limited time so place your order by November 4th. If you…
Heritage FFA Members Place In State Horticultural Contest
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On September 10th, students from Heritage competed in the Indiana State Horticultural Contest held at Purdue University. The students identified plants, placed judging classes and completed a written examination. In the junior division the team of Myra Berning, Owen Van Horn and Nick Shirey placed 5th. Individual placings are Nick Shirey placed 10th, Myra Berning…
Keeping up with the Paulding FFA Chapter
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By: The Paulding FFA Reporter- Katlynn Fuller The Paulding FFA Chapter has been very busy at the start of this school year. The members have been working hard and volunteering for many different activities throughout the community. Parent member meeting: The FFA officers, and alumni hosted a parent member meeting on August 30th to kick…
Woodlan Students and Community Unite
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Twenty eight Woodlan students, community, and farm family members recently united at the Schlatter Farms to help clean-up a soybean field that was in the path of the recent tornado that went through South of Harlan, Indiana. Tornado alley wreaked havoc upon everything in its path leaving debris strewn all over. Harvest is fast approaching…
Woodlan FFA Community Service Project
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The Woodlan FFA Chapter donated over 475 food items to the local Food Bank from their community service project. The donated food was brought by participating 2nd graders as their admission price to attend the Woodlan FFA, Wabash-Erie Canal, and Demonstration Field Day. The Wabash-Erie Canal Day Demonstrations are held on the school grounds of…
New Haven Farm To Fork Festival
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Home Grown – Farm to Fork Festival, New Haven Farmers Market and Nights on Broadway Event- one night 3 great events! Wednesday, September 21st, 2016 from 4:00 – 7:00 p.m. — Farm to Fork Food Tasting will be 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. in Schnelker Park, 956 Park Ave & downtown on Broadway Street, New Haven,…
Milkweed Seed Pod Collection To Begin September 1St
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By: Patrick Troyer, Education Specialist Paulding SWCD Due to the drastic decline in the population of the Monarch Butterfly, the Ohio Pollinator Habitat Initiative and the Paulding SWCD are seeking public involvement to collect and drop off common and swamp milkweed pods from established plants. Milkweed is known as a pollinator species which means it…
2016 Ohio State University’s Farm Science Review
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By: Sarah Noggle, OSU Extension Educators, Agriculture and Natural Resources, Paulding County The Farm Science Review is September 20-22 this year and will offer farmers and other visitors to the annual farm show the opportunity to learn the latest agricultural innovations from experts from the College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences at The Ohio…
Defiance Taking Applications For Supplemental Food Program
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Defiance County Senior Services (DCSS) is presently accepting applications on behalf of the Toledo Seagate Food Bank for the Commodity Supplemental Food Program (CSFP). Those persons who are 60 years of age and older are encouraged to apply. Income guidelines do apply and all applications are subject to the approval of the food bank. Applications…
Woodlan FFA Awarded Hoosier degree
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The Woodlan FFA Chapter had 11 members awarded Indiana FFA’s highest degree that can be bestowed upon an FFA member; the Hoosier Degree. The FFA members were awarded their Hoosier Degree during the 87th State FFA Convention held on the campus of Purdue University. The Hoosier Degree is based on a student’s supervised agriculture experience…
Woodlan FFA Awarded 87th FFA Indiana State Convention
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The Woodlan FFA team finished first in the State FFA Entomology Career Development Event held at Purdue University, West Lafayette and was recently awarded at the 87th FFA Indiana State Convention for their placing and accomplishment. The Entomology CDE competition included correctly identifying insect specimens, listing the order in which the insect belonged, and answering…
Woodlan FFA Help Package Meals
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The Woodlan FFA Chapter helped package 43,848 meals in the Armory at Purdue University during the 87th Indiana State FFA Convention. The packaged food will now be distributed to local Indiana food banks to help feed the less fortunate. Nine Woodlan FFA members were part of the 160 Indiana FFA members who spent their afternoon…
