Thursday, December 25, 2025
a man shears a sheep on a stage

Mackenzie Campbell, of Palmyra, Ohio, won the National Sheep Shearing Contest Feb. 3 at the Black Hills Stock Show in Rapid City, South Dakota.
4-H-logo

Catch up on local 4-H news regarding the 2022 Pennsylvania 4-H State Leadership Conference and Western Reserve Rangers 4-H Club achievement awards.
Spotted Lanternfly

Penn State University dispels myths and persistent fallacies about the spotted lanternfly to help those wishing to learn about and combat the pest.
gardening news

Learn more about gardening events sponsored by Ohio State University and in Geauga, Portage and Wayne counties in Ohio.
capitol

Advocates for issues like more sustainable food systems, better policies against systemic racism and climate-smart practices in agriculture have an opportunity to be heard as legislators begin work on the 2023 farm bill, said speakers at the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association’s conference Feb. 12.
farmers hands on tool

The AgriStress HelpLine is open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. The number is 833-897-2474.
Brazil soybean plantation

Marlin Clark speculates on the recent changes in grain prices, estimated yields for South American crops and the continued market volatility.
Award winners at the Ohio Pork Congress.

Speakers focused on sustainability, swine health and diseases, industry updates, appealing to modern consumers and more at the 2022 Ohio Pork Congress.
chickens

USDA has confirmed highly pathogenic avian influenza in a flock of commercial broiler chickens in Kentucky and a backyard flock of birds in Virginia. 
crappie

Find your new favorite largemouth bass, saugeye or crappie fishing hole at one of the most reported Fish Ohio locations.