Thursday, July 2, 2026

LISBON, Ohio - Even though typical August weather scorched the midway, attendance was up all week at this year's Columbiana County Fair.

SANDY LAKE, Pa. - Several years ago, Dale Kepner was facing a tough decision on his 40-head dairy. Although he'd been keeping his cattle in old barns and using old facilities to do the milking, he never had any intention of doing a major overhaul with his system.

WARREN, Ohio - Harvey Lutz and his son, Junior, shake their heads and say they just don't get it. The telephone in their farm shop rings steadily every few minutes.

SALEM, Ohio - The Ohio Pork Producers Council has launched a campaign backed by $10,000 of its own money to help cover some legal expenses incurred by northeast Ohio hog farmer Ken Wiles.

TALLMADGE, Ohio - Youth with big smiles managed to nickel and dime buyers to three new price records during the 2007

WASHINGTON - A "brain drain" problem is plaguing a number of states in the Midwest, Great Plains and Northeast.

COLUMBUS - The USDA has designated 56 counties in Ohio as primary agricultural natural disaster areas, making farmers in the counties eligible for low-interest emergency loans from USDA's

MOUNT VERNON, Ohio - In order to speed the auction day along, the

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Agricultural Council is enshrining four in the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame Aug.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. House of Representatives passed a new farm bill July 27 despite a White House veto threat and "no" votes from the majority of House ag committee Republicans.