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Hardin Leadership Class of 2023 planned

Posted by Staff on Tuesday, January 31, 2023

HARDIN COUNTY--Participants for the thirtieth annual Hardin Leadership class, a program designed for the development of informed and effective community leaders, are being recruited until March 1. 

Hardin Leadership is sponsored and conducted by the Hardin Leadership Steering Committee and Hardin Leadership Inc. Nine monthly sessions will focus on the knowledge/skills required by today's community leader, such as public speaking, conflict management, and marketing.

This year’s program will be offered in morning sessions, March through November. A tuition fee of $350.00 per person covers the expenses of the program.

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Ohio farmers encouraged to complete 2022 Ag Census

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 27, 2023

The United States Department of Agriculture is urging farmers to complete the 2022 Census of Agriculture by the February 6 deadline.

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Grain Marketing Outlook breakfast on January 26

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 22, 2023

HARDIN COUNTY–The 2023 Conservation Tillage Club breakfast program series will continue Thursday, January 26 at the Plaza Inn Restaurant in Mt. Victory. Each session will start at 7:30 am with a complimentary buffet breakfast followed by the program at 8:00 am. Other sessions will be held on
February 9 and 23.

The January 26 program will feature Amanda Matheny, Grain Origination Specialist with Cargill who will present a program on the Grain Marketing Outlook and the new soybean crush plant being built in Sidney. Matheny will provide information to help crop producers successfully market their soybean and corn commodities based on global supply and demand with an emphasis on market trends. Cargill is the largest soybean extractor in North America and will increase their local capacity with an additional 20 million bushels that will be needed to run the new plant being constructed in Sidney. Upon completion
in the summer of 23, the operation will have capability to dump 60 soybean trucks in an hour and draw territory will include over 35 counties in Ohio and Indiana.

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Ohio crop summary for 2022

Posted by Staff on Sunday, January 22, 2023

The USDA National Agricultural Statistics Service released the following Ohio Annual Crop Summary for 2022:

Corn and soybean yields in Ohio in 2022 were both down from record highs set in 2021. Ohio’s 2022 average corn  yield was 187 bushels per acre, down 6 bushels from 2021. Growers harvested 3.18 million acres for grain, down 5  percent from 2021. Total production of corn for grain was 595 million bushels, down 8 percent from 2021.

Ohio’s average soybean yield for 2022 was 55.5 bushels  per acre, down 1.5 bushels from 2021. Growers harvested  5.08 million acres, up 4 percent from 2021. Production, at  282 million bushels, was up 1 percent from 2021. 

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44th OEFFA sustainable food and farm conference

Posted by Staff on Saturday, January 21, 2023

Cultivating a diverse regenerative agricultural movement and shaping a more current and equitable farm bill will be the respective focal points of keynote addresses by Mohawk seedkeeper Rowen White and agronomist Ricardo Salvador at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farm Association’s (OEFFA) 44th annual conference, Germinate, Regenerate, Agitate.

OEFFA’s 44th annual conference features more than 50 educational workshops, an exhibit hall, full-day Food and Farm School classes, locally-sourced meals, and much more. 

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USDA conducts hemp survey

Posted by Staff on Friday, January 20, 2023

USDA’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will send the Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry to over 150 Ohio producers on Jan. 19. This follows NASS’s 2021 Hemp Acreage and Production survey. Like the 2021 questionnaire, this year’s survey will collect information on the total planted and harvested area, yield, production, and value of hemp in the United States in 2022.

“The Hemp Production and Disposition Inquiry will provide critical data about the hemp industry to assist producers, regulatory agencies, state governments, processors, and other key industry entities,” according to the USDA NASS, Great Lakes Regional Field Office.

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