Wednesday, April 22, 2026

AUSTINBURG, Ohio - Wee Willie has big potential in the nursery industry. The tiny boxwood shrub, discovered, patented and trademarked by Bill and Pat Schubert at their Tree Tyme Nursery in Austinburg, is an example of the couple's attention to detail and a tribute to their persistence in a competitive business.

CADIZ, Ohio - Instead of asking Mick Luber what he grows at Bluebird Farm, it might be easier to ask him what he doesn't grow.

SALEM, Ohio - Pork producers soon will have a new certification program to smooth consumers' concerns over food safety and animal care.

GUSTAVUS TOWNSHIP, Ohio - The component that often needs the most work on dairy farms isn't butterfat or protein.

AMARILLO, Texas -

CHARDON, Ohio - A pair of oxen trudge through the woods, pulling a sled of logs over rough ground. A drover walks beside the animals, guiding them through the thick foliage.

DELLROY, Ohio - "We'd like to grow some corn to feed our livestock, but the deer won't let us," said one farmer.

Cattle and hog prices typically head in opposite directions in the summer months. In most years, cattle prices peak in March or April and move to a low in July or August.

ASHLAND, Ohio -

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - Audrey Gay Rodgers has been running the Hameau Farm in the Big Valley for about 25 years.