Wednesday, June 17, 2026
solar panels

The Ohio Power Siting Board denied Kingwood Solar’s application to construct a 175 megawatt solar farm in Greene County, citing overwhelming local opposition to the project.
Eastern White Pine

Learn how to grow your own native Christmas tree to plant at the end of the season to benefit wildlife and improve the ecosystem in your backyard.
man in milking parlor

The Affordable and Secure Food Act would reform the H-2A visa program to provide year-round jobs and set up a pathway to a green card for farm workers.
livestock guardian dog with livestock

Tarma Shena mulls what hard decisions look like when a dog doesn't work out.
Trumpeter swan

Ohio started a reintroduction program for trumpeter swans in 1996. As of last year, there were 111 breeding pairs and 206 offspring in the state. 
Jim Hoorman

Water quality and cover crops were key topics at the Ohio No-Till Conference Dec. 7 in Plain City.
Ohio Farm Bureau Federation annual meeting

Policy discussions at the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's annual meeting covered farmland preservation, eminent domain and impact fees for solar. 
hunter

Gov. Jim Justice announced that the West Virginia Division of Natural Resource's lifetime license giveaway is back for a fourth year.  
deer

Hunters harvested 71,932 white-tailed deer during the 2022 gun week that concluded Dec. 4.
gardening news

Cuyahoga SWCD, Chagrin River Watershed Partners, and Lake County SWCD are offering five Master Rain Gardener courses in 2023.