HANNIBAL â Local farmers are reaching the final stages for replanting crops like corn, after the early part of the season brought cooler temperatures and excessive moisture levels.
Mark Lehenbauer, who operates a farm near Hannibal, was finishing replanting corn on Tuesday, as well as getting soybeans in the ground. Recent rain showers were very spotty, with area farms receiving anywhere from zero to two inches depending on location. Marion County Farm Bureau President and fellow farmer Joe Kendrick said he replanted 80% of his corn crop, and Palmyra farmer Kenny Lovelace said the corn had been replanted on the land he rents to his daughter.
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Briefs: Mobile COVID-19 vaccine clinic in Marion next week
Marion Star
Mobile vaccine clinic in Marion next week
MARION - The state is sponsoring 18 mass vaccination clinics to ensure all Ohioans have access to COVID-19 vaccine as it becomes more widely available. The new mobile clinic will be available in Marion on Tuesday and on April 27.
The mobile clinic will be hosted at Marion County Fairgrounds, 220 E. Fairground St. Appointments can be scheduled by visiting gettheshot.coronavirus.ohio.gov or by calling 1-833-427-5634.
Appointments will be available for Ohioans ages 16 years or older. Youth ages 16 and 17 must have parental consent for any vaccine and must be accompanied by a parent or legal guardian to receive the vaccine.
Bill Patterson of Chesterland has been elected the 25th president of the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and now holds the highest elected office in Ohio’s largest and most influential farm and food organization.
Patterson was elected by OFBF’s board of trustees upon the resignation of Frank Burkett of Massillon, who left the OFBF board to stand for election to the Nationwide board of directors. He was elected to the Nationwide board of directors April 1.
Burkett served as the organization’s president for five years where strengthening partnerships with key groups such as Nationwide was a part of his work. Ohio Farm Bureau founded the Farm Bureau Mutual Automobile Insurance Company in 1926, which later became Nationwide. Today, Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau maintain a close relationship and share a focus of providing valued services for farmers and agriculture. Nationwide is the No. 1 insurer of farms in the nation and supports agriculture nationally. Burkett’s selection to
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