Wednesday, June 17, 2026
Item No. 1162

You identified the barbwire fence tool but can you identify our new mystery metal tool?
Mountain laurel

Julie Geiss recalls a recent trip to Laurel Ridge State Park and all the beautiful floral blooms she saw during her hike.
catbird

Learn more about the ROW project, short for right-of-way, and how it's helped birds and pollinators survive.
forest

Deciding if and when to cut timber, and selling it, can be very overwhelming. Ohio has a program for landowners to "Call Before You Cut." Learn more.
Kym Seabolt's porch

Kym Seabolt laments the former glory of her porch with its original columns and vows to find adequate replacements.
glass of milk

Managing dollars and using cost of production to inform price risk management is essential for every dairy farm.
American flag

Alan Guebert reflects on the coronavirus pandemic, the black lives matter movement and similar times during Julys of America's past.
horse

Judith Sutherland recalls the horse her daughter loved during her childhood, as she watches her grandson get used to riding Buddy, the new pony.
corn

In his weekly market report, Marlin Clark sheds some light on how corn, soybean and wheat prices could be impacted by weather over the next couple of weeks.
sheep and sunset

Rebecca Miller mulls over the dusty rhythm of farming, during a dry July, in the middle of a pandemic.