Friday, April 26, 2024
white-tailed deer

The USDA's National Veterinary Services Laboratories confirmed that SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, was found in wild white-tailed deer in Ohio.
Little brown bat

Bats are essential to many ecosystems ranging from rainforests to deserts and are a boon to agriculture. Learn how you can help populations in Ohio.
homesteading garden

Christine Yankel inherited her green thumb from her mother, and cultivates it by growing and selling heirloom varieties of vegetables and other plants from her home, in Washington County, Pennsylvania.
Grand Champion Market Beef

Find all the results and new records for the 2021 Butler Farm Show here.
Asian longhorned beetle

The Ohio Department of Agriculture and U.S. Department of Agriculture are asking for your help to look for signs of the invasive Asian longhorned beetle.
A barn behind a field.

With declining rural populations, farm groups in some states have expressed concerns about agricultural labor and reiterated a need for immigration reform. Ohio and Pennsylvania aren’t major states for livestock processing, and many Ohio farmers, in particular, are growing row crops, which doesn’t require a lot of workers compared to crops like fruits and vegetables. But there’s still a need for workers in agribusiness and on farms that grow specialty crops or raise livestock.
Garden produce

Follow the recommended guidelines for produce donation and learn how to find a pantry near you that accepts fresh fruits and vegetables.
Grand Champion Market Steer

Find all the results for the 2021 Columbiana County Fair junior livestock sale here.
Grand Champion Rabbits

Find all the results for the 2021 Summit County Fair junior livestock sale here.
A picture of a farm on a sunny day.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Aug. 18 that it will no longer allow the pesticide chlorpyrifos to be used on food, due to health concerns.