Saturday, May 9, 2026

Greg Marous, of Bainbridge Township, Ohio, submitted two new items, Item No. 1252 and Item No. 1253. Can you help us identify them?
cattle

The USDA talks around the issue of market concentration, Alan Guebert writes in his latest column.
wheat

Rain or a lack-thereof continue to impact grain markets, writes analyst Marlin Clark
andreas farm holstein dairy cows

Relative to the drought in Ohio, can the dairy industry breathe a sign of relief? Maurice Eastridge weighs in on what dairy farmers should keep in mind.
puppy

Eliza Blue shares the story of how she found her new puppy during a time of sickness and exhaustion.

The Supreme Court narrowed the government’s authority to protect wetlands under the Clean Water Act in Sackett v. Environmental Protection Agency.
Riparian zone near a stream

Riparian zones serve many purposes along the streams and rivers to support a biodiversity ecosystem.
smokey trees

Kym Seabolt shares her thoughts surrounding the recent wildfires in Canada and the smokey fallout that wafted down into the northern United States.
English Shepherd, Billy

Judith Sutherland shares a story from a log book her grandmother kept when she raised English shepherd puppies.
stream and trees

Julie Geiss experienced a recent scare when her sons went exploring a little longer than expected at Mammoth Cave in southern Kentucky.