Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 4
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about a Christmas tree farm in Wooster, Ohio, bills introduced to amend Ohio's CAUV tax formula, what Thanksgiving dinner will cost this year, plus stories you may have missed last week.
How to carve and decorate pumpkins for Halloween
Carving a Jack-o’-lantern is no longer the most popular way to decorate a pumpkin for Halloween.
Here’s What’s Cooking in Rosalie Parker’s Kitchen
Congratulations to our Week Four Reader's Kitchen Winner, Rosalie Parker! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!
Marathon finishes Cornerstone Pipeline
(Editor’s note: Reporter Katy Mumaw attended a media tour sponsored by Marathon Petroleum Co. Sept. 29.)
CANTON, Ohio — Marathon Oil and Gas completed a...
Teaching cows to eat weeds
BUTLER, Pa. — Dawson and Marcia Dibbern moved from Massachusetts in 2000 to find land with cheaper taxes. They found their paradise on 80...
Family tradition, trees and rescue
Community rescue and Christmas trees top the priority list in the Ernie Rodgers family, New Castle, Pennsylvania. Serving as a volunteer firefighter for 43 years, this rural role brings the community a sense of security.
Farm and Dairy’s Field Notes: Episode 3
This week, Farm and Dairy reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about West Virginia's decision to lift its ban on live poultry shows, the USDA's new produce safety rules, what the new Pennsylvania state budget means for farmers and a fire that tore through a Big Prairie barn.
FFA project turned business: It’s for the squirrels
Matthew Ruff from Circleville, Ohio, develops corn business that's for the squirrels. It began as an FFA supervised agricultural experience and has grown into a robust online business.
Here’s What’s Cooking in Kathi Hamilton’s Kitchen
Congratulations to our Week Two Reader's Kitchen Winner, Kathi Hamilton! Learn a little about our winner and get her featured recipes!
Rescuing food for Aliquippa
Brenda Jean Dudek struggles to make ends meet as a home health care specialist. Every day, she stops at the House of Prayer (HOP) Lutheran Church in Aliquippa to pick up pantry staples. The church is part of a bigger food distribution network called 412 Food Rescue, which is based in Pittsburgh.