Wednesday, November 11, 2026

BOTKINS, Ohio - Fourteen-year-old Luke Shroyer of Botkins, Ohio, surprised a few people and pleased a lot more when he won the Ohio State Draft Horse Plowing Match at the Agricultural Science Review Sept.

LONDON, Ohio - In 1998, there were 33 fish farms in Ohio. And indications are the industry is still growing in the state: The 2005 census of agriculture shows 55 aquaculture enterprises that pump about $3.

LONDON, Ohio - A few acres of trees may look like a gold mine to some, but it's important to see past the dollar figures when considering a timber harvest.

TIVERTON CENTER, Ohio - Mark and Wayne Hochstetler are patient men. Tree farmers by trade, these Amish brothers are aware they'll never live long enough to see the payoff from the long hours they put into their operation.

LONDON, Ohio - They don't do it because it makes their farms "look nice." Or just because they get government cost-share dollars to install a grassed waterway, a windbreak or a manure storage facility.

The American Industrial Revolution can be traced to countless innovators. They were ordinary people with a simple idea willing to take a risk.

BELTSVILLE, Md. - Compost tea is a brew favored by many organic growers. It's made by adding small amounts of mature compost to unheated water and leaving it to sit, or steep.

LONDON, Ohio - At last week's Farm Science Review, Ohio Gov. Bob Taft and the USDA highlighted increased provisions and enhancements to the

Grain harvest is fast approaching and it is time to prepare storage facilities and harvest equipment for the coming corn and soybeans.