From BOWLING GREEN FFA
At the 2026 Wood County Fair, 935 FFA crop, agricultural engineering, research, horticultural, SAE/FFA photo story boards, and agricultural science projects were on display at the Junior Fair Building. The Wood County Fair FFA display by Bowling Green, Eastwood, Elmwood, Otsego, and Penta Career Center is one of the largest of any county fair in Ohio.
There were 599 agronomy, horticulture, and agricultural science projects were displayed. Entries in this area include grain, fruits and vegetables, floral, hay, and research projects. These projects are all a result of each FFA member’s Supervised Agricultural Experience Project, conducted as part of their agricultural education studies in high school. The best entry in each class is the “Sweepstakes Winner” of that class. There were 29 winners this year. Bowling Green had 12, Eastwood had three, Elmwood had six, Otsego had 6, and Penta had two. See list below.
There were 336 agricultural engineering projects on display. These projects were built in the agricultural engineering high school labs as part of the “hands-on” aspect of teaching agriculture. Projects included woodworking, metalworking, construction, electricity, plastics, and engines. Projects ranged from benches to stools, plumbing squares to forged chisels, welded projects to electrical panels.
For the 16th year, the Northwest Ohio Woodworker’s Guild sponsored an award for the best woodworking project from each FFA chapter. The purpose was to recognize the skills of youth in woodworking and promote the craft. This year’s winners are Kate Conway, Bowling Green; Zurie Sanford, Eastwood; Adam Abke, Elmwood; and Anna Ayers, Otsego.
In addition to these projects, each FFA chapter displayed educational booths highlighting their activities and promoting FFA. Six FFA benches in front of the Junior Fair Building welcomed fairgoers to the FFA display area.
Sweepstakes winners
- Class 700: Landon Schick, Bowling Green
- Class 701: James Mahlman, Bowling Green
- Class 702: Addison Hertzfeld, Otsego
- Class 703: Landon Schick, Bowling Green
- Class 704: Mackayla Casey, Elmwood
- Class 705: Maya Mason, Otsego
- Class 706: Mackayla Casey, Elmwood
- Class 707: Maya Mason, Otsego
- Class 708: Jackson Vetter, Eastwood
- Class 709: Emma Nester, Bowling Green
- Class 710: Landon Schick, Bowling Green
- Class 712: Levi Bateson, Bowling Green
- Class 713: Anna Ayers, Otsego
- Class 718: Kate Conway, Bowling Green
- Class 719: Mackayla Casey, Elmwood
- Class 720: Quentin Foos, Bowling Green
- Class 721: Rebecca Yarger, Bowling Green
- Class 722: Raegan Russell, Eastwood
- Class 723: Anna Ayers, Otsego
- Class 724: Gavin Roessner, Bowling Green
- Class 725: Olivia Buckland, Penta Career Center
- Class 726: Dakota Blasius, Elmwood
- Class 727: Janasia Lanier-Payne, Penta Career Center
- Class 729: Lily Rader, Bowling Green
- Class 730: Katelin Russell, Eastwood
- Class 731: Hayler Miller, Bowling Green
- Class 732: Maya Mason, Otsego
- Class 735: Cayla Frank, Elmwood
- Class 736: Autumn Tyson, Elmwood
