Saturday, April 11, 2026

Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.

Dianne Shoemaker, northeast Ohio district dairy specialist with OSU Extension, writes about the dream of many farm kids, and the perseverance and patience it takes to get there.

A reader says the legislation Taft plans to support seems a token gesture rather than a plan.

Reader writes to emphasize that Despite all the hype from the state agriculture department on its new large animal facility permitting process, the U.S. EPA is still very much in charge of the waters of Ohio and the CAFOs impacting them.

The Mahoning County Farm Bureau.organization director writes about the attack on the Moff family dairy herd and the need to make sure such animal cruelty is not tolerated.

Antique columnist Roy Booth writes about pedal cars and how closely they followed trends developing in the "grown-up" family cars sitting in the driveway.

Farm and Family Living columnist Laurie Marlatt Steeb pays tribute to her friend Connie Smith who died recently and to the sweet and warm bit of her she keeps in her memories.

Each week Farm and Diary takes a look at what was making news in years gone by.

Each week Farm and Dairy challenges readers to identify a small tool or gadget.