By Mark Badertscher
Hardin County Agriculture and Natural Resources Educator
The weather has cleared and the machines are in the fields again. Today I had my first experience doing a yield and quality check for the Ohio Soybean Association. A farmer west of Kenton was running a field of food grade soybeans for the test. The beans did well with a yield of 62.7 bushels per acre, 13% moisture, 0.2% foreign material, and a test weight of 57.1. The soil type was Milford, and these were non-GMO beans grown in a no-till field. Early reports had soybean yields in the mid 50 bushel per acre area, so maybe the later beans will do better.
The Ohio Northern men's and women's soccer programs have joined forces again to host the fourth annual "Kicks for a Cause" fundraiser.
The event, which raised close to $1,000 last year, will take place during the OAC double header against Baldwin Wallace on Saturday, Oct. 12.
The Kicks for a Cause event began as a way to raise awareness and give back towards all forms of cancer.
All of the proceeds from the event will benefit the American Cancer Society.
Both the men's and women's teams will warm up in Kicks for a Cause t-shirts, which were designed by sophomore women's soccer team member Hannah Moloney.
It's a busy time of year in Ada Schools. There are activities on the school calendar every day this month...from Book Club, Kiwanis spaghetti dinner, picture days, band contests and grade cards going home.
To view the entire school calendar click here. Here's what's left on the October school calendar, for example:
Little by little, the leaves on Ada trees are hitting the ground. Here's this fall's leaf pickup schedule, provided by the village.
The village will pick up leaves according to the following schedule.
NORTHWEST: Mondays: November 4, 11, 18 and December 2 NORTHEAST: Tuesdays: November 5, 12, 19 and December 3 SOUTHEAST: Wednesdays: November 6, 13, 19 and December 4 SOUTHWEST: Thursdays: Nobvember 7, 14, 21 and December 5
Yep, that was a lot of rain on Friday. According to Guy Verhoff, Icon weather observer, the area received 2.99 inches of rain on Oct. 4. Here’s the recent seven day report: Date High Low Prec
Oct. 1 76 57
Oct. 2 82 62
Oct. 3 78 65
Oct. 4 78 66 2.99
Oct. 5 79 69 0.57
Oct. 6 72 55 0.58
Oct. 7 62 44
Apollo Career Center will host over 200 attendees for Grandparents' Day Wednesday, Oct. 9, 1-3 p.m. in the Apollo Commons. Grandparents are invited to tour the labs, participate in some hands-on activities, and share an ice cream sundae and some visiting time with their teenage grandson/daughter. Grandparents can choose to tour the campus and/or participate in some demonstrations in the commons including hand and arm massages by the Cosmetology students.
