Wednesday, January 28, 2026
sunset on a farm

The American Farm Bureau Federation recently honored eight farm and ranch leaders as graduates of the 10th Partners in Advocacy Leadership class.
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The Hicks & Hayseeds 4-H club met March 1.
Ohio farmland

A Farm and Dairy reader provides information to preserve Butternut Farm, in North Eaton that has been put up for auction.
solar panels hillcrest ohio

The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a hearing regarding Wild Grains Solar, LLC's proposal to construct a solar powered electric generation facility in Van Wert County.
Two rainbow trout swimming.

Anglers are encouraged to take advantage of the numerous fishing opportunities as rainbow trout are stocked in 71 public lakes and ponds this spring.
chickens

Avian influenza has been confirmed in Connecticut and Iowa, Cecil County, Maryland, Charles Mix County, South Dakota, and Stoddard County, Missouri. 
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Catch up on FFA news from Northwestern FFA, Norwayne FFA, Loudonville FFA, Northwestern-Wayne FFA, Fayetteville FFA, Edon FFA, West Holmes FFA and more.
Lake Erie

The Ohio Agriculture Conservation Initiative offered a glimpse of exactly what conservation practices look like in the Lower Maumee watershed with an assessment survey report.
A well site owned by Diversified Energy

Over the last two decades, an energy company founded in 2001 has become the largest natural gas well owner in the U.S. — without drilling wells. Diversified Energy owns about 70,000 mostly conventional oil and gas wells across the U.S., largely in the Appalachian Basin, making it a big player in the region’s oil and gas industry.
West Virginia's ag commissioner and representatives from the horse industry stand together.

West Virginia's equine industry is small, but like ag across the state, has room to grow. That's why the state launched the West Virginia Horse Coalition, a public-private partnership aimed at supporting and promoting the state's equine industry.