The perfect sheep
Eliza Blue finds the perfect breed of sheep for her ranch.
The root of our fears
Judith Sutherland traces her fear of mice back to her childhood.
The lottery of farming
Aaron Dodds tell the story of a boy named Elmer who enters a lottery to win a bicycle, and how his humble attitude during the contest relates to farming.
Spring forward
Jim Abrams reflects on signs of spring he's noticed and those he's waiting on around his property in northwestern Ohio.
My warming hut
Bryce Angell crafted a poem about his favorite March days — when the sun was out and he would sit atop hay stacks, sunbasking and dreaming of summer.
WTO slides into a vacuum, EU slides into nationalism
Alan Guebert discusses the World Trade Organization's latest ministerial and how the lack of decisions on trade rules has weakened international markets.
Mycotoxin control for 2024 harvested feeds starts now
Mycotoxins in dairy feeds are a growing concern across Ohio. OSU Extension educator Jason Harschuh offers tips for mitigating their impact on your herd.
Don’t start grazing too early
Allowing livestock to graze pastures too early in the growing season can hurt future forage production and damages the tillers that produce new growth.
If a watched pot doesn’t boil, will it still make syrup?
Eric Keller tries his hand at making maple syrup on his homestead.
Recycling Conestoga wagons
After Conestoga wagons made their journey to the frontier in the early 1800s, they would be disassembled and their parts would be reused in households.
