Agriculture at Edison State Community College

09/04/2026

Join the Ohio Farm Bureau team! We are hiring a Director of Livestock / OSIA & OSWP Executive Director and a Director of Young Agricultural Professionals. Apply online at ofb.ag/careers by September 25, 2026.

09/02/2026

The Golden Owl Award is back and nominations are now open for 2026-2027! Nominate the agricultural educator who has made a positive impact on you or someone you know at: ohioffa.org/foundation/programs/golden-owl-award.

Presented by Nationwide, Ohio FFA, Ohio Farm Bureau, and Farm Credit Mid-America the Golden Owl Award recognizes agricultural educators across Ohio for their tremendous contributions to helping the next generation of agricultural leaders. Students, fellow teachers and other supporters can nominate their favorite agricultural teacher and summarize what makes him or her the best in the state. Nominees have an opportunity to win the title of Ohio Agricultural Educator of the Year and great cash prizes for their school’s ag program.

09/01/2026

🌱 WE’RE HIRING! 🌱

We are looking to add a Lawn & Landscaping Technician to our team!

What We Offer:
✅ Competitive pay
✅ Local, outdoor work
✅ Quality equipment
✅ Opportunities to learn & grow
✅ Great team environment

What We’re Looking For:
🌿 Dependable & hardworking
🌿 Attention to detail
🌿 Positive attitude

Apply today!!
📩 Send us a message or give us a call! 📲

08/28/2026

🐔 WE’RE HIRING! 🥚

We’re looking for a Processing Supervisor to join the Weaver Eggs team in Versailles, Ohio!

If you’re a hands-on leader who takes pride in people, safety, quality, and getting results, we’d love to hear from you.

At Weaver Eggs, you’re not just joining a company — you’re becoming part of a family-focused team with more than 90 years of history right here in our community. ❤️

Ready to lead. Ready to make a difference. Ready to grow with Weaver Eggs?

📩 Apply online: www.weavereggs.com — click the Careers tab
📧 Email: [email protected]

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08/26/2026

If you feel like donating to a worthy cause!

We are getting ready to launch our fall fundraising campaign. While we get it all ready, here's a taste!

We will be sharing more about size and details as we go, but many factors are based on how much we are able to raise.

Our primary goal is to cover the main arena. Everything raised above the base amount will allow us to expand beyond that!

08/20/2026

You never know where that degree is going to take you!!

08/19/2026

Consider giving to this great foundation that grants scholarships to students pursuing degrees in agriculture! You can also benefit your local FFA program!

Just one week remaining to get your tickets! The drawing for our 50/50 raffle is next Thursday at the The Great Darke County Fair Jr. Fair Sale of Champions. The FFA Chapter selling the most tickets will receive a $200 donation to their chapter.

https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/2026-ben-overholser-memorial-foundation-5050-raffle

Proceeds from this raffle will benefit scholarships for two Darke County students in the amount of $5,000 each. The scholarship recipients will also be announced on Thursday at the sale of champions.

Thank you to everyone who has supported our foundation in honor of Ben!

Arcanum MVCTC FFA
Ansonia FFA
Bradford-UVCC FFA
Franklin Monroe MVCTC FFA Boosters
Greenville, Ohio FFA Chapter
Mississinawa Valley-MVCTC FFA
Tri-Village MVCTC FFA
Versailles FFA

08/19/2026

08/16/2026

Which lands badly in most families, and it is not hard to understand why.

Picture the actual situation. Four kids. One stayed. That one spent twenty years fixing whatever broke at two in the morning, took the lean years at a wage nobody would accept elsewhere, carried the operating note and knows every gate on the place. The other three built lives somewhere else, which nobody holds against them.

Split it four ways and it looks fair on paper.

It also frequently ends the operation. A quarter share held by someone who wants cash means the one who stayed either buys the others out at market value or watches the ground go to whoever bids. Statistical work at Oklahoma State found the equal split, the single most common approach American farm families take, carries the lowest success rate of any strategy.

Research at Ohio State points the same direction.

Their findings indicate unequal distributions improve the odds of transferring the business successfully and reaching basic milestones over a twenty year window, according to published extension research. Tools exist for exactly this problem. Life insurance, non-farm assets and structured buyouts are all built to make off-farm heirs whole without cutting the operation into pieces.

So both positions are honest. One says the child who stayed earned more than a quarter, that sweat equity is real equity, and dividing by headcount punishes the only person who showed up. The other says all four are your children, no parent should rank them, and no operation is worth more than the relationship between the people left holding it.

Four kids, one stayed. What does that person actually get. Say it below.

Sources: Oklahoma State University, Ohio State University, University of Wisconsin Division of Extension, Farm Bureau Financial Services, AgWeb.

08/13/2026

It's not to late to register for Fall classes! Classes begin on August 24th. If you're considering a career in agriculture, try taking our Introduction to Agriculture course. It meets one day per week on Mondays at noon. The course will focus on careers in agriculture, different sectors within agriculture and agricultural history. A great way to see if this might be the path for you! Come and see what this award-winning program is all about! Want to learn more or get registered for classes? Click the link below:
https://www.edisonohio.edu/admissions/get-started-edison-state