Agriculture in review - Friday, Feb. 9, 2024

Meeting Monday

An Ag Outlook Meeting is scheduled for noon Monday at in the Bob Schmit Memorial Exhibit Hall at Jay County Fairgrounds.

Registration will begin at 11:30 a.m. with a presentation at noon by Michael Langemeier, associate director of the Center for Commercial Agriculture at Purdue University. Additional sessions will feature Fayette County ANR educator Heather Caldwell on farm succession planning at 1:15 p.m. and Halderman Companies president Howard Halderman on land values and outlook at 2:15 p.m.

For more information, visit bit.ly/JayCoAgOutlook2024.

Schedule set

Jay County FFA has announced its schedule for celebrating National FFA Week, which is set for Feb. 17 through 24.

The Jay County chapter will have themed days throughout the week — ’Merica Monday, Country vs. Country Club on Tuesday, Farmer’s Day Off (pajamas) on Wednesday, Glowing for Ag (neon) on Thursday and Blue and Gold on Friday.

Activities through the week include:

Monday, Feb. 19 — Greeting Bloomfield and Redkey elementary school students as they arrive at school

Tuesday, Feb. 20 — Horse races and ag trivia at the boys basketball game vs. Winchester

Wednesday, Feb. 21 — FFA members  meet with East Jay sixth graders to encourage participation in FFA

Thursday, Feb. 22 — Staff brownie breakfast at 7:15 a.m.

Friday, Feb. 23 — Truck drive-in with awards for cleanest, dirtiest, rustiest, most miles and best of show.