Monday, July 13, 2026

WOOSTER, Ohio - In any given year the weather for the Ashland County Fair has a lot of variation - ranging from cold and wet to wet and hot, but this year, sunshine, blue skies and warm temperatures made the fair above average from exhibitors and visitors alike.

COLUMBUS - With double the biomass output compared to corn and low management inputs, switchgrass is shaping up to be a viable alternative crop for biofuels production.

Harold Bateson, a farmer-member of the USDA Farm Service Agency state committee, catches the ear of Ohio Gov.

COLUMBUS - This season's drought may be the cause of stunted ears being found throughout Ohio's cornfields.

LONDON, Ohio - Five farm families were honored at the Farm Science Review Sept. 20 for their implementation of natural resource conservation practices.

CASSADAGA, N.Y. - Doug and Colleen Aldrich of Cassadaga, N.Y., recently hosted a grazing field day at their farm.

BURTON, Ohio - The 2007 Geauga County Junior Fair Dairy Show was Aug. 31 at the Geauga County Fairgrounds.

LONDON, Ohio - The nondescript 3-foot-tall silver cylindrical box stood just inside the

U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns resigned from his post Sept. 19. Below is the full text of his resignation letter to President Bush.