Saturday, October 17, 2026
tools

Eliza Blue reflects on how the real work of her adulthood is not learning how to do it all; it’s about learning how to joyfully leave work undone.
Palmer Amaranth

Wyatt Feldner, agricultural technician for the Monroe Soil and Water Conservation District, provides a rundown of indicators of soil health in pastures.
milk

Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh provides an update on the new Federal Order milk pricing that will go into effect in June.
Cows grazing

By taking preventive measures and being vigilant, farmers can significantly reduce the risk of blackleg in their livestock this summer season.
apple on a desk

Judith Sutherland reminds readers why they should take the time to thank a teacher as summer vacation closes in in Ohio.
U.S. Capitol

Alan Guebert considers how the U.S. House of Representatives-passed bill, favored by GOP leaders and the Trump White House, will affect agriculture.
Patty Boser

Beekeeper Scott Svab recounts the events of how Patty Boser used the concept of tanging to attract and hive a huge swarm of bees.
lard press

Paul Locher pens a column about how early Ohio and Pennsylvania settlers would have produced lard, scrapple and cracklins to complete butchering a hog.
An old picture of Kym Seabolt's children celebrating a past Halloween

Kym Seabolt thinks her family should come with some sort of warning or disclaimer: “We are more than family. We are like a really small gang.”
a behemoth femal

Tami Gingrich explores the unique qualities and lifecycle of snapping turtles, as egg-laying season is upon us in northeast Ohio.