DULUTH, Ga. — Candice Bentley of Crestview High School in Greenwich, Ohio, has received a National FFA Collegiate Scholarship, sponsored by AGCO. Bentley is one of 20 outstanding FFA members to receive a scholarship sponsored by AGCO and AGCO Finance. Bentley’s parents are Hillard and Michelle Bentley, Greenwich. The Crestview graduate is now a student [...]
BURTON, Ohio — Members of the Flockmasters 4-H Club met July 26 at the Somrack home. John Strzalka gave a presentation on gun safety. Members taking market projects to fair were reminded write buyers’ letters. Club set up at the fair will be Aug. 28, and members will be working the Jr. Leaders Milkshake Booth [...]
Lawrence County (Pa.) 4-H and FFA’ers wrapped up their market livestock projects at the annual livestock sale Aug. 20.
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio — The Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club met Aug. 11. The Rangers will have a fair booth at the Canfield Fair for members to showcase their projects and many members will show livestock at the fair also. Members that received awards at the Ohio State Fair were recognized. Garrett and Justin McGinty, [...]
HARRISVILLE, W.Va. — On Aug. 6, members of the Warren FFA Chapter attended the Ritchie County Fair to watch or participate in the Livestock Show hosted by the OVJBA. Cortney Welch, Morgan Smith, Dustin Cunningham, Weston McAfee, Ashley Payne, Jessica Wingrove, and Robbie Clifton were present at the show. Cortney Welch made it to the [...]
Meet the winners of this year’s Mercer County (Pa.) 4-H Roundup market livestock competitions.
CANFIELD, Ohio — The Mahoning County Junior Fair board held its monthly meeting July 21 at the Mill Creek Metroparks Farm in Canfield. Fair work schedules were distributed. Members need to fill in hours for pre-fair work days, duties during the Canfield Fair and post-fair work. Committee chairs reported the following: the Special Features committee [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — The newly elected Zane Trace FFA officer team met for its annual officer work day and retreat June 22. The team planned FFA activities and events for the 2011-2012 school year. The team participated in personality tests and brainstormed brainstorming for the upcoming year. The officers and their advisers later went to [...]
BELOIT, Ohio — West Branch FFA met July 21 at the Texas Roadhouse in Alliance, Ohio. Future meetings and upcoming events were discussed. All officers were present along with advisers Michael Bardo and Gregory Sharp. The nest meeting will be at the West Branch High School agricultural shop in August. * * * PLYMOUTH, Ohio [...]
BURTON, Ohio — The Geauga Dairymen had a 4-H meeting July 20. Members practiced for skillathon and worked on their project books. The Jr. Fair theme is “Around Geauga County in five days with Jr. Fair.” The club will use this theme to decorate the board in the dairy barn at fair. Five members attended [...]
Junior dairy exhibitors from across west-central Pennsylvania participated in the annual district dairy show for 4-H and FFA members July 18 at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.
BERLIN CENTER, Ohio — The following Western Reserve Rangers 4-H club members received awards at Mahoning County 4-H judging events in July. In public speaking/ marketing were Bailey Hornberger, Justin and Garrett McGinty, Gabriella Marinescu, Katherine Pitcairn, Remi Mikan, Erin and Jena Styka. In the area of small projects were Gabriella Marinescu, Delorean Jones, Emily [...]
ST. LOUIS — The National FFA Organization awarded a $1,000 Rabo AgriFinance scholarship to Kaylee Fisher of the Wapakoneta FFA chapter in Wapakoneta, Ohio. This scholarship is one of four awarded by Rabo AgriFinance to outstanding high school seniors throughout the U.S. who have enrolled in an accredited post-secondary educational institution and who have met [...]
News from the Geauga Caprine Kids 4-H Club and the Geauga Prime Time 4-H Club.
A five-state tractor pulling community comes together to make an Ohio 4-H’er and cancer survivor’s wish come true.
Find out who topped the junior fair market livestock competitions at this year’s Harrison County Fair.
ST. CLAIRSVILLE, Ohio — Belmont County Bits-n-Bridles 4-H saddle club members enjoyed a weekend field trip to Lexington, Ky., June 24- 26. Highlights of the trip were visiting Claiborne Farm, Keeneland Race Track and the Kentucky Horse Park. Working meetings are held every second and fourth Tuesday of each month and are held at the [...]
CHILLICOTHE, Ohio — During the week of June 6-10 eight members of the Zane Trace FFA chapter attended summer camp at FFA Camp Muskingum near Carrollton, Ohio. The theme for this year’s camp was Unlock the Mystery and campers were encouraged to solve a fictional murder mystery. During the camp FFA members participated in leadership [...]
BURTON, Ohio — At the Breeders and Feeders June 12 meeting all members worked on skillathon. Cloverbuds gave reports on farm safety and practiced feeds. Swine members were told to keep their pigs fed, clean and cool and start walking them. Rabbits put together first aid kits. Beef clinic was held June 25 at Universal [...]
BURTON, Ohio — The Thompson Ledge Dairymen 4-H club met June 12 for its monthly meeting. The club discussed Skillathon and weeding Thompson Square for community service. Members decided the theme for their dairy basket at the fair will be the Milky Whey. It will have cow items, ice cream items, cheese and crackers The [...]