Friday, January 30, 2026
Item No. 1292

Item No. 1292 was submitted by Susie Gunchuck. It's wooden, all one piece, and it stands at about 9 inches tall. Do you know what it is?
chopping

Weather delays spread out Ohio’s silage harvest in 2024. Learn strategies to manage forage quality, bunker storage and small-grain planting timing.
belt axe

From squirrel hunts to rabbit pot pies, pioneer life in Ohio meant hunting not for sport, but survival — with skill, dogs and a trusty Kentucky rifle.
summer child

Judith Sutherland's childhood summers brimmed with outdoor adventures, chores and sunburns. She reminds readers to savor every sunny day.
Eastern hellbender

Herping in Ohio reveals a hidden world of salamanders, frogs and toads. Discover how one conservationist’s passion inspires others to protect wildlife.
luna moth

Jim Abrams isn't scared of the dark. In fact, he welcomes the activity that comes with the woods at night.

The science is clear: calves do better when living together rather than apart. Grazyne Tresoldi makes the case for socially housed dairy calves.
Three people stand in a field with GPS surveying equipment.

Soil and water conservation districts work best when collaborating and coordinating efforts with other agencies.
hayfield

Hay loses quality and nutrients during curing; forage analysis helps farmers manage unpredictable losses and improve feed value for livestock.
farmland

Alan Guebert breaks his golden rule not to respond to reader comments to answer a good question about SNAP and farm subsidies.