‘The Wilds’ gets a funding boost
Dairy cleans up after filled silo falls
SALEM, Ohio - Gene Starkey nearly fell to his knees crying. Just outside the back door of his Champaign County dairy barn, where a silo and Harvestore and four hopper-bottom feed bids stand, a black cloud overwhelmed him.
Too much to mow and don’t know what to grow? Attend farm college
BURTON, Ohio - There is a growing trend in Ohio agriculture toward the direct marketing of agricultural products featuring locally grown food products.
At a crossroad
The problem. In 2006, Stark County farmer Jerry Dickerhoof planted corn in a field at the intersection of Kenmore Street and Parks Avenue.
The courage to carry on
MARIETTA, Ohio - For as long as Neil Lane can remember, he never wanted to do anything except farm. He loves the open space, the fresh air, the hard work.
A winner is tapped: Sugarbush success
AKRON - "Hmm, what was that?" Three judges raise plastic spoons to their mouths, pressing their lips together and slurping the amber liquid they've doled out like gold.
Legislator proposes ag license plate
SALEM, Ohio - Farmers and farm supporters may soon get a new way to show their enthusiasm for Ohio's No.
One day at a time
FOMBELL, Pa. - Numbers float through Brant Cooper's mind. Forty-two, the number of years he's lived, and 22, the number of years he's been married to the girl he met at the Big Knob Fair.
Chinese growers provide solution to watermelon diseases and nematodes
CHARLESTON, S.C. - For years, South Carolina peach growers have planted grafted trees, the union of fruit wood to rootstock that is resistant to soilborne diseases and nematodes.
Cows that work: Genetic priorities
WOOSTER, Ohio - Many beef producers struggle with priorities when it comes to genetic selection. One part of them knows the market rewards a focus on the end product.













