The Sustainable Shepherd
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - Pull into County Ridge Farm and see pastures brimming with thick, green forage. Watch sheep lazily chew their cud while tiny balls of woolly fuzz nurse under their bellies.
American chestnut trees may return
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - While administering a blight-causing fungus to more than 200 young hybrid trees - a huge step in the process of developing a blight-resistant American chestnut tree - researchers knew seven decades of work had led to this moment.
Clarks host Ohio Sheep Day July 9
ZANESVILLE, Ohio - The Ohio Sheep Day will be held July 9 at County Ridge Farm, owned by Daryl and Joyce Clark, 4865 Coopermill Road, Zanesville.
Dairy science recognition: Thorbahn now in Hall of Service
PLAIN CITY, Ohio - Tom Thorbahn of Vickery, Ohio, was inducted into the Ohio State University Dairy Science Hall of Service at the Buckeye Dairy Club Recognition Banquet held May 7.
Nine more easements issued in Ohio
REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio - After reviewing and scoring landowner's applications for the fourth funding round of the
Ohio receives $1 million to step up ash borer work
COLUMBUS - A $1 million grant from the U. S. Department of Agriculture Forest Service will help the Ohio Department of Natural Resources' efforts to stop the emerald ash borer from spreading across Ohio.
Pa. preserves 300,000 farmland acres
MOUNT JOY, Pa. - Overlooking a beautiful view of open space and productive farmland in Lancaster County, Agriculture Secretary Dennis Wolff celebrated Pennsylvania's milestone of preserving 300,000 acres of farmland.
USDA: Science-based ag grads will be in demand
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - A USDA report paints a rosy employment picture for college graduates in agricultural sciences and natural resources over the next five years.
Brown Swiss sales reach record high
WOOSTER, Ohio - The Snapshots of Springhill Starmark Sale in Wooster, Ohio, reached a new record sale average for consignment auctions in the Brown Swiss breed.
PROGRESS: Amish farms join to build agricultural markets
MOUNT EATON, Ohio - Forty years ago, 90 percent of the Amish and Mennonite families in Wayne and Holmes counties were engaged in agriculture.













