Tuesday, April 28, 2026
hemp

The Ohio Hemp Company signs its first contract with Michigan-based company Heartland Industries to grow dual purpose hemp for bioplastics.
deer

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife will host open houses in central Ohio to discuss Chronic Wasting Disease in white-tailed deer.
A holstein cow looks through a fence.

There are 11 positive herds in Texas, six in New Mexico, three in Kansas, four in Michigan, and one each in Ohio, Idaho, North Carolina and South Dakota. 
Dairy cows

The Center for Dairy Excellence is working with the Penn State Dairy Extension team to provide free “Everyday Biosecurity Kits” to farmers upon request.
swingle family

The first two farms added to Ohio's Farmland Preservation Program in 2024 are the Swingle Family farm and the Boeck Family farm.
nightcrawler signs

Tami Gingrich details the ecological significance of nightcrawlers in Ohio as the worm wars begin among young Amish salesmen in southern Geauga County.
doctors office, checkup, medical

Rural Americans are more likely to suffer from conditions like heart disease, diabetes, kidney disease and hypertension, and more likely to die from those afflictions, the USDA’s Economic Research Service concluded in a study released in March.
FFA logo

Catch up on FFA news from Black River FFA and Norwayne FFA.
4-H-logo

Catch up on news from Mahoning County Junior Fair Board, Happy Harvesters 4-H Club, Londonderry Lads and Lassies 4-H Club and Hicks and Hayseeds 4-H Club.
Corn planting

Rain, cold and snow flurries in even the best areas of the Corn Belt mean that only 3% of the nation’s corn crop is planted, according to the USDA's Crop Progress Report.