Agriculture

Roell receives Blue Jacket Scholarship
WEST ALEXANDRIA — This fall, one of Twin Valley South-MVCTC FFA’s first-year FFA members found out she has been awarded an FFA Blue Jacket...

Osswald serving on 2022 OFBF Policy Development Committee
ELDORADO — Lane Osswald of Eldorado is serving on the 2022 Ohio Farm Bureau Federation Policy Development Committee. The committee collects and ...
NTMVCTC FFA chapter receives grant for local community
NEW PARIS — The National Trail MVCTC FFA Chapter has been awarded a grant designed to help the local Preble County community. The grant is provi...

Pork Festival back for 2022
EATON — After a local company and the Preble County Commissioners stepped up to offer help with funding and management, the previously canceled ...
Bring food safety to your summer vacation
WASHINGTON — As summertime brings families and friends together for outdoor celebrations, the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) wants to mak...
USDA to provide approximately $6 billion to commodity, specialty crop producers impacted by 2020-2021 natural disasters
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) today announced that commodity and specialty crop producers impacted by natural disaster ...
USDA continues urgent actions to address infant formula shortage
WASHINGTON — As part of the federal government’s coordinated drive to end the infant formula shortage, the U.S. Department of Agriculture ...
Ohio Victory Gardens program kicks off
OHIO — It’s time once again to get your hands dirty and start growing.The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Ohio State University E...

Creech, Hall introduce 4-H-related bill
COLUMBUS — State Representative Rodney Creech of West Alexandria and State Representative Thomas Hall of Madison Township last week introduced l...
Preble-Montgomery County Pond Clinic set
NEW PARIS — Mark your calendars for the upcoming Preble-Montgomery County Pond Clinic, to be hosted this year in Preble County.To start the even...