Thursday, April 23, 2026

State and local officials celebrate the opening of the Keystone Animal Diagnostics Center in at Penn State Beaver's campus. Funded by a $6 million state investment, the new lab will slash testing wait times for Western Pennsylvania farmers and bolster the state's defenses against animal disease.

Hard summers and muddy springs have left many pastures thin and weed-heavy. Ohio State University's Dean Kreager talk about how to use pasture condition scoring, soil testing and weed management to bring your forage back to life.

A Paulding County farmer warns others to look beyond the grant money as transmission charges and a potential PUCO rule change threaten the "free power" dream that comes with on-farm solar.

See what Racine FFA, East Knox FFA, Black River FFA, Waterford FFA are up to this week.

Tracing the history of the world's most versatile dry fly at the Adams Fly Festival, from its 1922 roots to meeting the legends of bamboo rod building.

Reporter Paul Rowley and Editor Rachel Wagoner give readers a rundown of the top stories in the Farm and Dairy the week of April 16, 2026.
pasture

With livestock prices at record highs, learn how to calculate pasture value, analyze nutrient costs, and factor grazing into your farm’s profit margins.

A round-up of 4-H news from the Londonderry Lads and Lassies, Four Leaf Clover 4-H and Lorain County 4-H.

How do you manage record-breaking residential growth while protecting the wild things a community loves? By leveraging the Clean Ohio Conservation Fund, Stark County's Plain Township and the Western Reserve Land Conservancy recently secured 47 acres of high-quality wetlands at zero cost to local taxpayers. It’s a masterclass in holistic conservation and smart land use.
Wetland

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is seeking new H2Ohio project applications in northwest Ohio.