Wednesday, December 17, 2025
weekly rundown

Reporters Paul Rowley and Liz Partsch give a rundown of the top stories in Farm and Dairy newspaper for the week of Sept. 18, 2025.
dig

Cincinnati Museum Center recently added to its fossil collection, one of the largest in the country, following a seven-week field season in Montana.
Shagbark Hickory

The winner of the Big Tree Contest for shagbark hickory in Wayne County was Roger Baker’s large historic tree that scored 222.5 points.
grand champion Shorthorn female

The Keystone International Livestock Exposition will return to the Pennsylvania Farm Show Complex and Expo Center from Sept. 26 through Oct. 5.
doctor

Ohio Farm Bureau will be hosting three virtual webinars this fall, Sept. 30, Oct. 28 and Nov. 25, for the new Ohio Farm Bureau Health Plans.
Lake Erie algae bloom

The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced farmers in 14 counties of the Western Lake Erie Basin can enroll in the H2Ohio initiative starting Sept. 15.

The 2025 Venango County 4-H Livestock and Cheese Yield Auction brought in $452,978.20 from 202 lots on Aug. 8.
deer

Hunters in Ohio have additional dates this season to pursue white-tailed deer in the Chronic Wasting Disease surveillance area.
West Holmes FFA adopt-a-highway

Catch up on FFA news from Hillsdale FFA and West Holmes FFA.
4-H youth

Parents or guardians and children are invited to a 4-H Open House from 6-7:30 p.m. Sept. 24 at the New Russia Township Lodge to learn about 4-H.