Thursday, July 9, 2026

COLUMBUS - The Ohio Agricultural Council will induct William L. Ingalls, Tom McNutt, Michael L. Wagner and Paul L.

WOOSTER, Ohio - Nine Ohio counties were represented at the District 7 Holstein Show July 15. The 98 head of cattle were judged by Loren Elsass of Wapakoneta, Ohio.

NEW CASTLE, Pa. - Approximately 230 head of dairy went through the show ring at the FFA/4-H West Central District dairy show July 18 at the Lawrence County Fairgrounds.

SALEM, Ohio - After months of talks, Japan agreed in late July to reopen its borders to U.S. beef. The two countries have gone back and forth over beef imports since December 2003 when BSE was first found in the U.

COLUMBUS - Given the right conditions, organic farming can produce, on average, as much corn per acre in Ohio as conventional farming can, according to an Ohio State University study.

ITHACA, N.Y. - Cornell plant scientists, working with state and federal officials, have detected plum pox virus (PPV) for the first time in New York state on trees from an orchard in Niagara County.

ST. LOUIS - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has extended the registration of two YieldGard insect-protected corn technologies developed by Monsanto Company.

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Agriculture will soon begin transitioning to an ongoing Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (mad cow disease) surveillance program that corresponds to the extremely low prevalence of the disease in the U.

RAVENNA, Ohio - Six teammates stood in the arena looking at each other, then the horse, then each other again.

TALLMADGE, Ohio - Strong buyer support yielded four new price records at the