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Catch up with the Just Rite 4-H club in Beloit, Ohio.

Catch up on FFA news from West Holmes FFA, Black River FFA, Waterford FFA and Fayetteville FFA.

The Portage County Farm Bureau will host Temple Grandin on May 15 from 6-8:30 p.m. at Ravenna High School Auditorium, 6589 N Chestnut St., Ravenna.

The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awarded the $100,000 Growing Tomorrow Grant to Clover Valley Farm in Clermont County at the OFBF annual meeting. Clover Valley Farm is a small regenerative family farm owned and run by Nathan and Jill Parriman.

Ohio is investing $30 million in OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine to expand rural veterinary care, strengthen biosecurity, and support agriculture statewide.

Bob and Donna Peters were recently awarded the Charles Boyles Ohio Master Shepherd Award at the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association/Ohio Sheep and Wool awards during the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium.

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 awaits the president's signature, after it passed Congress earlier this week with bipartisan support.

Administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, the new Regenerative Pilot Program will deliver a “streamlined, outcome-based conservation model." The funding comes only months after the Trump administration canceled the $3 billion Biden-era Climate-Smart Commodities program, which incentivized farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through conservation practices.

The petition asks the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to consider adopting setbacks of 3,281 feet from any building and drinking water well, 5,280 feet from any building serving vulnerable populations (including schools and hospitals) and 750 feet from any surface water. Currently, the minimum statewide setback distance from homes and private wells is 500 feet.

The 2026 Old Timer’s Luncheon will be Feb. 16 at O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 701 W. Lumsden Road in Brandon, Florida, and will begin at noon with greetings to old friends and new acquaintances