Monday, July 6, 2026

While the chances of an American chestnut variety becoming a timber tree again is likely decades away, Bob Stehli of Wintergreen Tree Farm said there is money to be made in chestnuts.

A century after blight erased the American chestnut from the landscape, researchers are closer than ever to bringing it back.
Conservation awards winners

Ohio's conservation award winners include: Gerald and Cheryl Whipple of Ottawa County; Steve and Beth Fulton of Medina County; Casey Clemens of Morgan County; Bruce and Carol Goodwin of Warren County; and Karl and Kevin Elder of Fairfield County.
students on bales

Employers are telling ag colleges: ‘We like what we see, we need more; we can’t have enough of your graduates.’
FSR precision planter

With new data and modern technology, seed companies can now prescribe the best seeds directly to your farm.
Bowman - Our Farm Roots

Sandy Beaver Farms has been operated by five generations of the Bowman family. The Lisbon farm was recognized by the Ohio Department of Agriculture as a bicentennial farm in 2013.

The National FFA Organization has announced that three members of the West Holmes FFA Chapter will receive their American degree in November.

Farmers can expect at least one more price fall before the fall harvest is complete.
Farm Science Review

Follow Farm and Dairy's staff at this year's Farm Science Review, as they crisscross all 80+ acres of ag exhibits, talk with some of the 130,000+ visitors, and watch the field demonstrations.
shale

Horizontal wells produced more gas in three months than all Ohio wells produced in 2012.