Tuesday, July 7, 2026

Shirley Pittenger's dedication to the 4-H program earned her the 2002 Meritorious Service Award during the Wayne County 4-H Volunteer Recognition Banquet at The Barn Restaurant in Smithville.

In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell tells us what's so fun about hearing and watching the rhetoric and political maneuvering in Washington.

A proposed ban on packer ownership of livestock is heating up farm bill negotiations.

Founders say the Focus on Sabbatical program has the potential to double grain prices a year before the actual production cut.

With this winter's variable weather and the severe frost in some fields, Ohio State researchers suspect many fields will look a lot worse before they begin to show growth this spring.

Scales represented include scale models, tin plate, Lionel, train parts and rail literature.

In this week's commentary, Editor Susan Crowell says what agriculture needs is direction.

The former educator and state senator will represent fellow farmers from across the nation as leader of the national organization.

Snowshoe hares released in Ashtabula County.