Tuesday, June 30, 2026

SALEM, Ohio - Delno Henry has been putting out fires for other people for 35 years. Last week, he had to put out one of his own.

MERCER, Pa. - Penn State's Mark Douglass stood in a room full of farmers and told them each how much money they're losing every year.

(Note: Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell recently traveled with an Ohio agricultural trade mission to Israel.

WASHINGTON - One day your land belongs to you, the next day it belongs to someone else. You didn't sell it - the government took it and gave it away in the name of higher tax revenues.

WASHINGTON - Some things are fine just the way they are. The 2002 farm bill is one of those things, according to the American Farm Bureau Federation.

WASHINGTON - Forums with high-profile politicians, congressional visits, briefings and a meeting with the USDA deputy secretary.

RAVENNA, Ohio - Dairy farming in Portage County may not be what it once was. Fewer farms. Increasing encroachment.

SALEM, Ohio - You can't sell it. It's that simple. But some people don't seem to care. They want it - and believe in it - so fiercely they'll do whatever it takes, even if it may bend the law.

WASHINGTON - Nearly 200 farmers from across Pennsylvania met with their Congressional representatives during

NEW YORK - An important aspect of a farm is a fencing system. Fences control livestock, divide land and improve the organization - not to mention the appearance - of farmland.