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The Ada Area Chamber of Commerce meeting on June 15 provided members with their monthly opportunity to connect and communicate what's new in the Ada business community. The program was provided by Dr. Todd Gillfillan of Family Chiropractic Center.

A sampling of announcements
The Ada Public Library and host Rhett Grant announced a great summer reading kickoff with some 350 people in attendance on June 11. See https://adalibrary.org/ for how to register and enter to win prizes for reading.

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By Mark Badertscher
Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator, Hardin County OSU Extension

As Hardin County farmers finish planting this year’s corn and soybeans, crop yields from the 2021 growing season have been released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service. Although these crop production numbers are based on estimates, they are used for crop insurance and government reporting purposes.

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The next Ada Area Chamber of Commerce membership meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, June 15. It will be held at 8:00 a.m. at the Ada Public Library, 320 N. Main.

Breakfast will be provided by Liberty National Bank.

Lindsay Walden, director, and Becky Neville, board president, will updates on chamber programs including:

  • Sizzling Summer sidewalk and garage sale promotion in July
  • Made in Ada Wilson Football Festival in August
  • Harvest and Herb Festival in September

The meeting program on health and wellness will be provided by Family Chiropractic Center of Ada, which is located at 955 S Main St. 

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By Ryan DeMarco, CRPC™
Edward Jones Financial Advisor, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, 567-226-4506

As an investor, you can easily feel frustrated to see short-term drops in your investment statements. But while you cannot control the market, you may find it helpful to review the factors you can control.

Many forces affect the financial markets, including geopolitical events, corporate profits and interest rate movements–forces beyond the control of most individual investors.

In any case, it’s important to focus on the things you can control, such as these:

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By Mark Badertscher, Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator

OSU Extension Hardin County, 1021 W. Lima Street, Suite 103, Kenton, OH 43326, 419-767-6037

If you are fortunate enough to have your corn and soybeans planted, you may be part of the few farmers who are done in the county. However, according to the latest Ohio Crop Weather report, only 52% of the corn is planted and 36% of the soybean field fields are planted across Ohio.

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Ohio farmers took advantage of planting opportunities in between rain events, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.

May 23 Agriculture Counts report:

Topsoil moisture conditions were rated 3 percent short, 61 percent adequate, and 36 percent surplus.

Statewide, the average temperature for the week ending May 22 was 67.0 degrees, 4.6 degrees above normal.

Weather stations recorded an average of 1.73 inches of precipitation, 0.92 inches above average, with the largest amount of precipitation falling across the Central Lowland region.

There were 3.2 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending on May 22.

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