Agriculture
H20hio Program rolls out in Shelby County
SIDNEY — Shelby County is now an H2Ohio eligible county.Producers have until Aug. 30, 2021, to sign up for the program, which offers funding to ...
Free pond clinic planned
SIDNEY — Ponds in Ohio provide important recreational, domestic, and agricultural uses. These can range from fishing, swimming, and wildlife vie...
Live-person pit trading ends
The first day of May was a watershed moment for agricultural commodity markets and farmers and ranchers. May 1 marked the end of live-person pit tradi...
National sheep show comes to Sidney
SIDNEY — The city of Sidney, Ohio, and the Shelby County Fairgrounds will host the National Columbia Sheep Show on June 9 through 12. The Nation...
‘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 ...
