Wednesday, May 6, 2026

If agricultural and legislative leaders fail to shift from commodity-focused farm policy to market-focused farm policy, we're doomed to marginal returns.

If there's a problem with the pasture, we look at weed pressure and soil fertility, but often forget the living world below.
fishing

Al Lindner and his son Troy Lindner are co-hosting a one-day class for up and coming young stars who see fishing as a worthy, life-long pursuit.
soil

Soil management has come a long way, and crop yields have increased 400 or 500 percent. Soil erosion can't be stopped, but we have a better handle on it.

Finally receiving her countertops, 10 weeks past their original delivery day, Kymberly Foster Seabolt urges readers to buy local for home improvements.

Ohio State University Extension is launching the Dairy Farm Manager Academy to provide training to manage cattle, personnel and dairy farm finances.

Rails, gallinules, and coots live amid the dense vegetation that surrounds lakes, swamps, and marshes. Most species are seldom noticed.
cell phone

To get information to you easier and more timely, you can now receive text message alerts from your local FSA office.

As the news of Hurricane Harvey reached the country, it reminded Judith Sutherland of the first hurricane season she experienced while in the path of one.
combining soybeans

If there is good news in the current grain market, it has to be that we may be making the harvest lows on negative news ahead of the actual harvest, says grain expert Marlin Clark.