Tuesday, July 14, 2026
harvesting corn

None of the regular Monday USDA reports were available on Oct. 14, also known as Indigenous Peoples Days, but the trading went on in Chicago.
salamander smile

Tami Gingrich shares a unique experience where she crossed paths with a number of northern red salamanders in the fall.
Eastern Red Cedar

Bryce Angell crafts a poem about how tough it is to chainsaw through juniper trees.
Jim Salmon fishing

Past experiences make autumn so refreshing, so memory-evoking and such an emotionally-fulfilling time of the year for Jim Abrams.
A curious calf

Ohio State Extension educator John Yost discusses selectively breeding dairy herds to beef bulls to bring profitability to dairy operations.
Crimson clover & annual ryegrass cover crop allen dean farms

Columbiana SWCD Program Administrator Pete Conkle shares tips for extending grazing days, following a period of drought.
cattle on pasture

Here are some strategies Ohio producers can consider when dealing with drought-affected pastures and forage shortages.
guitar

Eliza Blue considers the meaning of joy as she considers wide-spread disaster across the United States and says goodbye to a dying acquaintance.
raccoon

Judith Sutherland shares some thoughts on raccoon hunting season.
cattle feedlot

Alan Guebert shares his thoughts on an under-construction feedlot in southwestern Nebraska that will cover a square mile and house 150,000 cattle.