Friday, May 1, 2026

Spring planting had to be completed quickly to take advantage of the best seeding time and to avoid a big variation in the time the crop was ready to cut.
Sonny Perdue USDA

Sonny Perdue says give him a year to fix Rural Development programs. Fix what? The much needed, heavily used programs aren’t broken. Yet.
emerging corn

Needed rain has helped the crop condition, but the markets are going the other direction.

If you didn’t find time to plant a garden this spring, don’t worry. Gardeners can plant vegetables in July and August for a fall harvest.

With multiple pivot points and mounting pads, this antique tool has its owner, Wayne Copper stumped. Can you hazard a guess?
campfire

Summer church camp left Judith Sutherland with many fond memories and a longing to return each year.

Biodiversity could provide a framework for farm plans and agricultural conservation. The more diversity an ecosystem retains, the more adaptive it is.

Twenty Ohio state students and two faculty members toured the Netherlands, Germany and Belgium to study the dairy industry.

Every year for the last 60 years, Mike Tontimonia and a group of friends have visited the same remote Lake Temagami Island for an all-guys getaway.

Cowbirds parasitize the nests of more than 200 species of birds. Song sparrows, chipping sparrows, red-eyed vireos and indigo buntings are frequent victims.