Category: Farming

Williamson Crop Insurance Next Guest on PCBW

On our next episode of Paulding County Business Weekly we meet Jason Williamson with Williamson Crop Insurance. Jason helps us all understand how you can be from Paulding County, go off to college and see what it is like out in the world, and find out it’s not all that bad right here at home.…

Northwest State Community College Announces New Agriculture Scholarship

The Northwest State Community College Foundation in collaboration with the NSCC Agricultural Studies Program is pleased to announce the development of the Ag Grows Here scholarship. This scholarship is supported by donations from local agribusinesses and individual donors. Redline Equipment of Archbold is the first donor to initiate a gift that will be awarded fall…

Paulding FFA Had An Eventful Year!

By: Reporters, Carter Manz and Jaylyn McCloud The Paulding FFA Chapter has had a very fun and eventful year. Despite facing many unforeseen circumstances this last year with the continued pandemic, the chapter has found many new ways to still give back to the community and stay on track with our annual projects.  In January,…

Paulding FFA Feeding the Farmers in the Fields!

By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On Wednesday, October 13th, the Paulding FFA Chapter had 19 members travel around Paulding County feeding the farmers in the fields.  The chapter first started doing service project three years ago and it’s one of our favorite projects to do each year. The chapter found that it was a…

Paulding FFA Kicks Off Annual Fruit event

By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter It’s that time of year again, the Paulding FFA is starting their annual fruit event fundraiser. The event kicked off on Thursday, October 7th, and runs through Monday, November 1st. Members will have citrus fruit, nuts, Ohio apples, BBQ sauce, jerky and butter braids. This is one of the…

Woodlan FFA September Service Project

By: Brenna Lake, Woodlan FFA Reporter During September, the Woodlan FFA collected brand new stuffed animals for the Milan Township Fire Department. We collected 25 animals for use by the Fire Department. In all of the trucks, there are many brand new stuffed animals for use by children at sites of fires or crashes. We were…

Paulding FFA attends Farm Science Review

By: Carter Manz, Paulding FFA Reporter On Tuesday, September 21st, 24 Paulding FFA students attended the Farm Science Review in London, Ohio.  There were hundreds of booths for the students to visit so they could learn more about the many different businesses in agriculture. There were also field demonstrations for the students to watch which…

New Ohio initiatives to ADDRESS farm stress

A new federal grant awarded to the Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) will support and enhance several initiatives that address farm stress in Ohio. In partnership with Ohio State University Extension, training will be provided to mental health and other health care professionals in Ohio on the unique stressors and factors that influence agricultural producers,…

Soybean Pests

Many pests and diseases are rearing their ugly head this year.  Fall armyworm, aphids, soybean cyst nematodes (SCN), sudden death syndrome (SDS), and white mold are common problems. Weather and management play a key role in the severity of these pests.   Fall armyworm blow in from the south, most likely on tropical storms.  Each…

Students Complete Summer Internships at Cooper Farms

Sixteen summer interns from various colleges and universities recently completed summer internship opportunities at Cooper Farms, providing a fresh new perspective to multiple areas of the company. COO Gary Cooper believes the interns are able to provide a fresh outlook on many processes and approaches. “These internships are a great thing for not just the…

Paulding FFA Chapter to be Awarded 3-Star Chapter

By: Staci Miller, Paulding FFA Advisor.  The 2020-2021 school year may have looked differently for the Paulding FFA Chapter, but the chapter worked hard to achieve their goal of becoming a Gold Rated Chapter at the state level.  In May, the Paulding FFA Chapter received notification that the our National Chapter application was awarded a…