Briefs: AgCredit awards $121,000 in Mission Fund grants to 23 local organizations

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Crawford County Ag Society receives AgCredit grant

FOSTORIA — AgCredit, one of northern Ohio’s largest lenders for farmers, rural homeowners and agribusiness, is awarding $121,000 in Mission Fund grants to 23 community organizations in support of their efforts to improve the quality of life in communities primarily within the cooperative’s 18-county service territory.

Among the recipients is the Crawford County Agricultural Society, which was awarded $9,000.

Now in its fifth year, the Mission Fund supports AgCredit’s commitment to investing in the future of agriculture and positively impacting the quality of life in rural Ohio. Recipients were selected based on their proposals to meet criteria in one or more of four key areas: Education, environment, technology and quality of rural life.

Organizations may apply for Mission Fund grants of up to $15,000 per year. The 2023 application process will begin in March, and funds will be distributed by Dec. 31.

Ohio Christmas trees being sent to troops overseas

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and Ohio Christmas Tree Association (OCTA) are partnering once again to send American troops stationed throughout the world Ohio-grown Christmas trees. Operation Evergreen is an annual event that was held today at ODA’s Reynoldsburg campus and organized by OCTA.

Trees are donated by Ohio Christmas tree growers and inspected by ODA nursery inspectors before being sent to soldiers serving in the armed forces overseas. Trees received a phytosanitary certificate for international shipment and will be delivered to troops by UPS. In addition to the trees, decorations were donated by local schools, churches, and veterans’ groups, ensuring the military units receiving the trees will have all that is needed to celebrate the holidays.

Operation Evergreen is sponsored by OCTA with the help of UPS. OCTA has delivered Christmas trees to troops stationed overseas since 1995.

Upcoming meetings:

● Bucyrus City Schools Board of Education, 5:30 p.m., today (Nov. 17), 170 Plymouth St., Bucyrus

● Wynford Local School District Board of Education, 5:30 p.m., Monday, Wynford Middle/High School Media Center, 3288 Holmes Center Road, Bucyrus

● Ohio District 5 Area Agency on Aging, Inc. Board, 2 p.m., Dec. 1, 2131 Park Avenue West, Ontario

This article originally appeared on Bucyrus Telegraph-Forum: AgCredit awards grant to Crawford County Agricultural Society