BROOKFIELD, Ohio — Rabbits were tattooed during the Brookfield 4-H Friends club meeting April 2. Mrs. Meredith, the new poultry board leader, spoke. Emily and Jade Bailey showed their snakes, which included a 6-foot-long albino Ball Python. General and small animal interview judging will be June 22. The livestock sale will be July 4. The [...]
WEST SALEM, Ohio —Members of the Northwestern FFA chapter traveled to the National Dairy Expo in Columbus for the State Dairy Cattle Management Contest April 11. The team placed sixth out of more than 50 teams. There were more than 225 individuals competing. Tyler Topp placed first in the state and Tessa Topp and William [...]
CHEVY CHASE, Md. — National 4-H Council has been awarded a $1 million grant by the Wal-Mart Foundation to launch Youth Voice: Youth Choice, a national program that encourages young people to develop and maintain healthy, active lifestyles. The program will tackle wellness issues such as nutrition, physical fitness and safety. To fund the Youth [...]
MINERVA, Ohio — The Minerva FFA will celebrate its 75th anniversary this year and will start an alumni chapter. Membership is open to anyone who supports FFA and agricultural education. As a member you will take an active part in building your community at the local, state and national level. Your commitment helps ensure the [...]
NORWALK, Ohio — The Hartland New Horizons 4-H club held its first meeting March 15 to sign paperwork and receive fair project books. On April 5, members voted for club officers. Those elected were Logan Stumpf, president; Matthew Scheerer, vice president; Casey Molesky, secretary; Joel Boose, treasurer; Samantha Cantu, news reporter; Jacob Barnes, recreation; Noah [...]
ALBANY, Ohio — The Alexander FFA livestock judging and equine management teams attended the state competition March 28. The equine management team, consisting of Kara Endick, Noelle Eveland and Jessie Sinclair, placed second in the district. The livestock judging team, consisting of Zach Crabtree, Kara Oberholzer, Jacob Smith and Kim Holcomb, placed third in the [...]
NORTH JACKSON, Ohio — The Jackson Milton Livestock 4-H club met at 7 p.m. March 19. Members taking sheep projects received literature that will help them with buying their project and for studying for the skillathon in the summer. The club members received project books that they will be working on until the Canfield Fair. [...]
LISBON, Ohio — Columbiana County 4-H has established a camping program open to all youth 8-14, sponsored and run by the Extension staff. The camp, located in Windsor, Ohio, in Ashtabula County offers many programs for campers such as shooting sports, swimming, canoeing, crafts and outdoor education. Counselors and staff come from the 4-H program. [...]
COLLINS, Ohio — On March 21, two members of the Western Reserve FFA competed for top honors at the state FFA Public Speaking contest at The Ohio State University’s College of Food, Agricultural, and Environmental Sciences. Freshman Katelyn Miller and junior Hope Spishak competed amongst the top 20 speakers in the state in each of [...]
WEST SALEM, Ohio — Members of the Northwestern FFA traveled to The Ohio State University for the State Agriculture Sales and Job Interview Career Development Event March 7. The Job Interview Team was made up of Kyle Schirm, Jessica Wellert and Olivia Stover. Individually, Schirm and Wellert both received ninth place and Stover received a first [...]
