Agriculture
‘Victory Garden’ kits available
SIDNEY — Shelby County Master Gardeners, in cooperation with the Ohio Department of Agriculture, have a few remaining “Victory Garden̶...
Co-op can vote for every member via bloc voting
Can you imagine being a member of a group in which your vote counts, but you can’t cast your own ballot? Sadly, this very situation exists today...
4-H club completes community service projects
MCCARTYVILLE — The McCartyville Producers 4-H Club held two meetings and did community service since the last meeting.On March 28, the 4-H club ...
Students compete at Area 4 Envirothon
SIDNEY — Students from two Shelby County schools recently participated in the Ohio Area 4 Envirothon.The event is a competitive, academic, outdo...
Space exploration theme of Conservation Day Camp
SIDNEY — The ever-popular Shelby County Conservation Day Camp is back. The theme this year is “Space Camp” and will be held June 22-...
Victory Garden seeds to be given out
SIDNEY — Victory Gardens, originally called war gardens, began during World War I. Their purpose was to have the public start vegetable gardens ...
Versailles FFA hosts omelet breakfast
VERSAILLES — On Saturday, Feb. 27, Versailles FFA hosted the sixth annual Free Omelet Breakfast as part of the National FFA Week. At the breakfa...
The Versailles FFA eighth graders competed in the state online GreenHand Quiz CDE on March 2. The team placed 53 out of 149 teams in the state. Leadin...
The history of COOL
Country of Origin Labeling has peppered ag news and consumer sites for many years. The 2002 farm bill led the way for agricultural product labeling in...
Agriculture is community
Agriculture, it’s a passion, a business, a family, it’s hard work, it’s an opportunity, it’s heartbreaking, it’s a succe...
