Category: Farming

Paulding FFA has a Successful Fair Week

By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter During the Paulding County Fair, the Paulding FFA had many members participate in a variety of activities throughout the week. This year’s fair was June 10th-17th, with many activities going each day from livestock shows to still project judging.  On Monday, several members participated in the annual Jr. Fair…

Paulding FFA Officer Team Attends Officer Retreat

By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter   The Paulding FFA officer team this year consists of President Jamy Hunt, Vice President Kobe Foor, Secretary Jalyn Klopfenstein, Treasurer Tyler Schlatter, Reporter Grace Goyings, Sentinel Addy Hunt, Student Advisor Brooklyn Schlatter, Parliamentarian Brooke Kilgore, and Chaplain Tytus Manz, along with Ag Education Teacher and FFA advisor Mrs.…

2023 Paulding County Fair Royal Court

2023 Paulding County Fair Royal Court (back, l-r) 2nd Runner Up, Ally Jo Merriman; 1st Runner Up, Jamy Hunt; 2023 PC 4-H Fair Queen, Aewyn McMichael; 2023 Paulding County Fair King, Carter Manz; 1st Runner Up, Mason Schlatter; 2nd Runner Up, Colby Singer. (Front, l-r) 2023 Paulding County Junior Queen, Delaney Johanns, 2023 Paulding County…

Welcome to the 2023 Paulding County 4-H Fair!

The 2023 Paulding County 4-H Fair is here! June 10-17, 2023. FAIR ADMISSION IS FREE! There will be free rides on 6/10-6/17, 1:00-10:00 p.m. Secretary’s Office will be open 6/9/23 from 12:00-5:00 p.m.; 6/10 – 6/17 from 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Following is the schedule for the festival week — please be advised this…

Fulton County Dairy Assoc. Donation, Henry County 4-H Council & Hirzel Canning Co. & Farms at 4-H Camp Palmer

The 4-H Camp Palmer staff and board are very thankful for a $5,000 donation from Fulton County Dairy Association for camp improvements including funding the new Traverse Wall. Also, Henry County 4-H Council recently donated $3100 to buy camp twelve new mattresses and over forty new mattress covers. Another gift through the Hirzel Canning Company…

Paulding FFA Chapter Annual Plant event starts

By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter The Paulding FFA Chapter and Alumni kicked off its annual plant event on April 28th at the FFA greenhouse located on Caroline Street.  The greenhouse is filled with a wide variety of plants consisting of flowers, vegetables, herbs, hanging baskets, decorative plants, and more. The students in the Animal…

Kick, Klopfenstein Introduce Agriculture Appreciation Act

 COLUMBUS— State Representatives Darrell Kick (R-Loudonville) and Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) have introduced legislation that would add several federally recognized agricultural days into the Ohio Revised Code. The proposed agricultural days and weeks of recognition include: Agriculture Day, March 21, Farmer’s Day, October 12, FFA Week, The last full week of February, 4-H Week, The first…

Paulding FFA Celebrates its 96th Annual FFA Banquet

By: Grace Goyings, Paulding FFA Reporter On Saturday, April 15th, 2023 the Paulding FFA chapter held its 96th Annual FFA Banquet. Several people attended the banquet including community, alumni, and staff members. There were 370 people who attended the banquet. The theme for this year’s banquet was “Country State of Mind.”  Several awards were given…

Paulding FFA Members Living to Serve Others

By: Staci Miller, Paulding FFA Advisor On Tuesday, March 21st the Paulding FFA had eight members volunteer their time after school to help a local resident take down his shed and remove the metal after it was damaged in a windstorm.  The members spent around 2 hours helping to remove the siding and metal and…