Saturday, January 3, 2026
fishing pole

Walleye fishing success in the deep central basin water due north of the Port of Ashtabula is well ahead of the usual late summer action.
Piping plover chicks

For the second consecutive year, a pair of federally endangered piping plovers are raising chicks on Gull Point at Pennsylvania’s Presque Isle State Park.
peacock

Kymberly Foster Seabolt was recently visited by a pair of peacocks. She recaps the chaos that ensued.
Money markets graphic

Corn and soybean prices have rallied, but need more good news to sustain the gains.
soybeans

If the trade conflict is not resolved soon, there will be lasting damage to trade relationships that will harm U.S. agriculture for the long term, says a Colorado State University ag economist.

When is meat meat and when is milk milk? Is almond milk real milk? Is lab-grown meat, or plant-based meat, real meat? And who gets to decide? Editor Susan Crowell brings you up to speed.

This week's hazard-ous item was brought into our office, but none of use new how it was used or what it is called. Can you help us identify it?
beehive

Sam Moore recounts a honey-hunting passage from a book titled The Puddleford Papers, published in 1856.
american flag

The indictments of 12 Russians details various crimes against our democratic election process that demand answers.
dragonfly

Insect numbers peak during warm weather. Learn what to look for in your backyard during this time of year.