Thursday, January 1, 2026

(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with an Ohio agricultural trade mission to Israel.

SALEM, Ohio - Delno Henry has been putting out fires for other people for 35 years. Last week, he had to put out one of his own.

MERCER, Pa. - Penn State's Mark Douglass stood in a room full of farmers and told them each how much money they're losing every year.

SALEM, Ohio - Farm and Dairy readers sure know how to make a difference. In a March 2 article, Ohio offers hand to Gulf Coast farmers, cattleman Duane Plessinger asked for help in his efforts to donate and deliver hay to Gulf Coast farmers still struggling to make ends meet months after hurricanes Rita and Katrina.

SALEM, Ohio - An Alabama cow tested positive for bovine spongiform encephalopathy last week, marking the third confirmed case in the U.

WASHINGTON - Livestock dealer Richard Garver of Wooster, Ohio, was suspended as a registrant under the Packers and Stockyards Act, according to information recently released this month by the USDA's

WASHINGTON - Forums with high-profile politicians, congressional visits, briefings and a meeting with the USDA deputy secretary.

RAVENNA, Ohio - Dairy farming in Portage County may not be what it once was. Fewer farms. Increasing encroachment.

SALEM, Ohio - You can't sell it. It's that simple. But some people don't seem to care. They want it - and believe in it - so fiercely they'll do whatever it takes, even if it may bend the law.

WASHINGTON - Nearly 200 farmers from across Pennsylvania met with their Congressional representatives during