Commissioners meeting canceled
Seneca County commissioners meeting is cancelled Thursday. The next meeting will be at 10 a.m. Aug. 28.
Board's finance committee to meet
Tiffin City Board of Education's finance committee is to meet at 4 p.m. Wednesday in the administration building, 244 S. Monroe St.
Board to meet
Tiffin-Seneca Public Library's board of directors will meet at noon today in the Junior Home Room.
Last lawn lunch Wednesday
FOSTORIA - Bob Lawitzke of Port Clinton is to perform noon-1 p.m. Wednesday at the Fostoria Municipal Building. His concert of popular and Americana music is the final Lunch on the Lawn event for the year.
Rain location is across the street at the FCAC office, 125 S. Main St.
New TAG painting class offered
An acrylic painting class with local artist Carol Hoffman is set for 6:30-9 p.m. Thursday at Tiffin Art Guild and Gallery, 178 S. Washington St.
Cost is $40 for TAG members and $45 for non-members, which includes all supplies. Space is limited.
To register, stop at the gallery or call (419) 443-0478 or (419) 618-7646.
Pair wine with barbecue
HELENA - Chateau Tebeau Winery is to host a chicken barbecue noon-6 p.m. Sept. 1. Dinner includes a half chicken, baked potato, corn, roll and butter.
Tickets are on sale for $9.50. Walk-ins are welcome.
History shared through music
MCCUTCHENVILLE - Heritage Minstrels are to perform 2-4:30 p.m. Sunday at Overland Inn in McCutchenville. The group's interactive presentation combines music and storytelling to express history.
Donations from the free event benefit the Wyandot County Historical Society.
For more details, call Janet at (419) 209-0667.
SWCD meeting change
Seneca Soil and Water Conservation District Board of Supervisors has rescheduled its monthly meeting to 7 p.m. Sept. 10.
The dates and times of future meetings are to remain the second Tuesday of each month at 7 p.m. The board meets at Agricultural Services Center, 3140 S. SR 100. Meetings are open to the public.
For more information, call (419) 447-7073.
Cover crops is topic Aug. 29
Improving water quality through adaptive management is the theme of a cover crops workshop 6:30-8 p.m. Aug. 29 in the second-floor conference room at the Seneca County Agriculture Center.
The workshop is sponsored by the Soil and Water Conservation Districts in Seneca, Crawford and Huron counties as well as the National Center for Water Quality Research at Heidelberg University and Sandusky River Watershed Coalition.
Among the topics are to be the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Watershed Grant and the Great Lakes Sediment and Erosion Control Grant.
The Ag Center is at 3140 S. SR 100.
For more information, call (419) 447-7073.
CRP may be eligible for hay
Seneca County Farm Service Agency has announced that a limited number of acres enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program may be eligible for emergency haying and grazing provisions, which are being implemented due to the 2012 drought.
Not all practices enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program are eligible and applications must be made by Aug. 31.
Producers who request to participate in the emergency provisions must apply at the FSA office prior to haying or allowing animals to graze. A 10 percent payment reduction will be assessed on the CRP annual rental payment in October for farmers who participate in the provision.
In addition, only 50 percent of CRP acreage may be hayed and only one cutting is eligible.
Practices eligible include warm- and cool-season grass seeding and wildlife habitat.
Filter strips and quail buffers are not eligible.
Interested producers must contact FSA. Failure to apply before land use will result in the loss of program benefits and liquidated damages.
For more information, call (419) 447-7071, ext. 2, or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pas.
FSA offering loan provisions
USDA's Farm Service Agency reminds producers of their options to obtain a marketing assistance loan for 2012 crop corn and soybeans. For the 2012 crop year, corn and soybean loan rates are $1.92 and $5.11 per bushel.
The loan program provides producers with cash flow at a set interest rate while the crop is in storage on the farm or at a local elevator. The rate is 1.25 percent.
Market assistance loans support producers in obtaining cash flow while crops remain in storage and are marketed at a future date. Producers interested in obtaining a nine-month loan on stored commodities must apply by visiting the local FSA office.
Commodities harvested and stored on the farm or at an approved elevator are eligible if the producer maintains beneficial interest in the crop which includes risk, title and control of the commodity. Commodities are not eligible if the commodity is stored in a wagon or trailer.
Producers requesting a loan have the option to repay the money at the lower of the posted county price or principal plus interest. Producers with farm stored commodity loans must contact FSA to obtain permission before moving or delivering any commodity under loan.
For more information, call (419) 447-7071, ext. 2, or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pas.
Reminder to file NAP loss
With the effects of the 2012 drought continuing, producers enrolled in the Non-Insured Crop Disaster Assistance Program are reminded of the requirements to notify Seneca County Farm Service Agency if crops have been negatively impacted by weather-related disaster conditions.
The NAP program provides payments to producers for covered crops when losses are in excess of 50 percent of established production history or normal yield. Crops covered by NAP are limited to crops for which multi-peril crop insurance is not available such as hay and a variety of fruits and vegetables such as cucumbers, sweet corn, pumpkins, squash and fresh market tomatoes.
Corn, soybeans and wheat are not eligible NAP crops in Seneca County.
Producers that purchased NAP coverage are required to notify FSA within 15 days of crop damage to allow for an inspection. To report crop damage in a timely manner, the producer must visit the office and file a form within 15 days of the disaster event.
For more information, call (419) 447-7071, ext. 2, or visit www.fsa.usda.gov/pas.
Aim of walk at H-B park
is to 'End Alzheimer's'
Seneca County residents are invited to join the Alzheimer's Association, Northwest Ohio Chapter, at the annual Tiffin Walk to End Alzheimer's Sept. 22 at Hedges-Boyer Park.
Registration begins at 9:30 a.m. at the barn and the walk starts at 10:30 a.m.
To register, visit www.alz.org/walk or call the chapter at (800) 272-3900.
Benefit planned Sept. 1
The All American Picnic in the Park in honor of the late Mark Derr and Jackie Panuto is to take place 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 1 at Hedges-Boyer Park. Family activities include an old-fashioned style show, cake walk, dunk tank, three-legged race, sack race, watermelon-eating contest, bike-judging contest and a pie and cake contest.
Admission is $5 for adults and $2.50 for children.
Proceeds go into the Derr and Panuto Memorial Award Fund to provide a scholarship to a local high school senior.
Concession stands are to be open or participants can provide their own food.
For more information, call (419) 618-6974.
Online auction under way
The United Way's "Super Hero" Online Auction runs through Aug. 30. Proceeds benefit Tiffin-Seneca United Way annual fundraising campaign.
Auction items range from electronics, such as an I-Pad 2 and Kindle e-Reader, to gift baskets and unusual items donated by businesses, groups and individuals in the community. Items can be seen, and bids can be submitted, at www.biddingforgood.com.
Vendors needed
FREMONT - Sacred Heart School's annual holiday craft show is not scheduled until Nov. 3, but new vendors are being accepted. The school is at 550 Smith Road, Fremont.
For more details, call Mary at (419) 463-0700.
