By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter February 20th-23rd, the Paulding FFA Chapter celebrated National FFA Week by having many events throughout the district. During this week, every day was a dress-up day for high school and this year we included the elementary schools and the middle school, which was a huge success. When students entered…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Agriculture Sales team competed at the district contest on Thursday, February 8th at Carey High School. The team consisted of Sam Reinhard, Jamy Hunt, Xander Bartley, and Addy Hunt. In this contest, team members are asked to sell an agricultural product to a potential buyer. They…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Chapter’s Food Science Technology team did a great job at the state competition. The Food Science Technology CDE requires students to have an in-depth understanding of food product development, presentation, and food safety issues. Participants use their sensory skills to solve problems and make sound decisions. …
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter Recently, nine Paulding FFA officers and Ag teacher Mrs. Staci Miller traveled to Huntington Indiana for a FFA leadership summit held at Huntington University. At this conference, the officers got to take a tour of Huntington’s campus. They also heard from current and alumni students, as well as the…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter At the end of January, the Paulding FFA secretary, treasurer, and reporter’s books were evaluated and graded. The chapter received not only a GOLD rating on all three books but they all also got a perfect score. The chapter is so proud of Jalyn Klopfenstein, Tyler Schlatter, and Grace…
By: Krandon Crites, DHI Media 4-H Writer On January 20, 2024, the Countryside Kids had their first meeting of the year. With only about 25 kids in attendance, the Secretary, Kailyn Karhoff, called the meeting to order, as the president nor the vice president was at the meeting. Then after that the reading of the…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA is excited to hold a new Farmer Appreciation Breakfast to show our support and to thank our local farmers. On Tuesday, February 20th Paulding FFA will be hosting their first ever Farmer Appreciation breakfast as part of their National FFA Week activities. We want to…
By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Chapter is proud to have over 120 members with an additional 18- 8th grade students taking the 8th grade Vo-ag class. The chapter has 9 FFA officers and 2 advisors who help to lead the chapter. The Paulding FFA Chapter has had an enjoyable and eventful…
By: Elizabeth Bok On November 30, 2023 the Fairview FFA Chapter hosted the annual State Leadership Night at the elementary school. Three Ohio FFA State Officers attended this Leadership Night to teach leadership skills, problem-solving, and teamwork. Many other chapters in the area traveled to Fairview to participate in this Leadership Night. The theme of…
By: Paulding FFA Reporter, Grace Goyings The Paulding FFA Chapter’s Food Science and Technology career development event (CDE) team did a tremendous job at the district competition. The Food Science and Technology CDE requires students to have an in-depth understanding of food product development, presentation, and food safety issues. Participants use their sensory skills to…
AgCredit, one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness, today announced that it is awarding $120,000 in Mission Fund grants to 13 community organizations in support of their efforts to improve the quality of life in communities primarily within the cooperative’s 18-county service territory. Now in its sixth year, the Mission…
By: Elizabeth Bok The 96th National FFA Convention was held from November 1st through the 4th. Nine members from the Fairview FFA Chapter had the opportunity to attend this convention. The National FFA Convention is held in Indianapolis, Indiana every year. The members who were able to attend the convention this year were Miguel Garcia,…
This year, Cooper Farms celebrates its 85th Thanksgiving since the company’s inception in 1938. Now in its fourth generation of family ownership, Cooper Farms is the 7th largest turkey producer in the United States and plays a vital role in responsibly producing turkey products for consumers across North America. “Each Thanksgiving, our Cooper Family takes…
