Sunday, December 21, 2025

This year's drought - the latest in a four-year span of sharply lower-than-normal precipitation - might be the mother of all foliage-foiling weather conditions.

Philatelic Firsts, open through Oct. 28 at the Smithsonian's National Postal Museum, showcases first-of-their-kind items from the first Hawaiian stamps to the first American invert stamp error.

In the past, many horse owners let nonprofessionals attend to their horse's mouth. Now more people recognize the value of equine veterinary dentists for their horse's overall well-being.

An ice cream exhibit is open at the National Inventors Hall of Fame Museum in Akron.

This year's Farm Science Review, Sept. 17-19, at the Molly Caren Agricultural Center near London, Ohio, featured the obligatory huge combines and track tractors, but it was obvious from a stroll around the grounds, that small is big - and getting bigger.

The USDA is targeting $752 million for drought and disaster assistance for livestock producers.

There's more to Willie Nelson's Farm Aid agenda than just helping "family farmers," as Editor Susan Crowell suggests in her commentary this week.

Ohio is experiencing urban growth at much higher levels than most states.

If you listened beyond the notes at Farm Aid 2002, founder Willie Nelson and Farm Aid board members Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews pushed a message promoting sustainable agriculture and preservation of the smaller family farm.

Join the Ohio chapter of Singles in Agriculture for some upcoming activities.