2022 Portage County Randolph Fair sale
Find all the results for the 2022 Portage County Randolph Fair junior livestock sale here.
Land access remains top barrier for young and beginning farmers
Land access continues to be the top challenge for young farmers in 2022, according to a new survey report from the National Young Farmers Coalition. It was the top challenge in 2017, and since then, finding affordable land to farm has only gotten more difficult for many.
Ohio State researchers study how farmers adapt to climate change
More rainfall in Ohio has added challenges for farmers and ecosystems. Ohio State researchers are studying how they are adapting, and what that could mean for the region's future, with the Agroecosystem Resilience Project.
4-H club raises nearly $70,000 for member whose father died
The Next Generation 4-H Club, of Damascus, Ohio, donated a hog to be auctioned at the Canfield Fair in memory of Jarrett Gfeller.
Wilson accepts job as Ohio State University Extension field specialist
Aaron Wilson has been hired as a field specialist, ag weather and climate for Ohio State University Extension.
Grass-based farming preserves family legacy
Ralph Schlatter began grass-based farming to keep his farm going. Thirty years later, he's marketing his meat and dairy products directly to consumers.
EHD-positive deer have been found in 13 Ohio counties
The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Wildlife has confirmed cases of epizootic hemorrhagic disease in white-tailed deer in 13 counties.
Roundup of gardening news for Sept. 8, 2022
The eighth school garden conference will take place Oct. 28 at the Nationwide and Ohio Farm Bureau 4-H Center at Ohio State University.
More deer hunting and CWD testing in surveillance areas
Hunters in Hardin, Marion, and Wyandot counties have extra dates to harvest deer as the ODNR continues to monitor for chronic wasting disease in the region.
Brown talks farm bill with farm bureau, OEFFA
Ohio Farm Bureau hosted a roundtable discussion about the 2023 Farm Bill with U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Aug. 29.
