Monday, June 22, 2026
solar panels mounted on the roof of a barn

The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Rural Development is giving nearly $300,000 in grants to farm and businesses in Ohio and Pennsylvania to install solar, conduct energy assessments or make other energy efficiency upgrades.
Sheep in a green field.

Ohio State University is replacing a long-vacant extension and research position to support small ruminant industries. The university is seeking an assistant professor of small ruminant production and management, replacing an extension specialist position that has been vacant for several years.
chiweenies

Learn how to determine what type of mange your dog has and how to treat it.
Randy Brown, Keith Stimpert, Tim Corcoran and Monte Anderson.

The Ohio Agricultural Council will induct four Ohioans into the Ohio Agricultural Hall of Fame, Aug. 6. The council will induct Monte Anderson, of Wilmington, Randy Brown, of Nevada, Tim Corcoran, of Chillicothe, and Keith Stimpert, of Worthington. The four inductees will join 237 prior recipients named since the program was incepted in 1966.
perch

A declining population of Lake Erie yellow perch in the central basin has prompted a reduction in the daily limit to 10 from Huron to Fairport Harbor.
White bass

White bass are fun to catch and good to eat. Learn more about white bass fishing opportunities in Ohio.
Two men stand in a barn in front of a pen of Holstein cows.

The McCarty and VanTilburg families partnered together on MVP Dairy, in Celina, Ohio. In addition to its focus on conservation, the dairy invites the public to visit and learn about what it is doing through its learning center.
spotted lanternflies

A Penn State Extension educator believes the circle trap, a funnel-style device that wraps around a tree trunk, is effective against the spotted lanternfly.
4-H-logo

Granny's Kids 4-H club met April 11, in Chagrin Falls.
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Catch up on local FFA news from Zane Trace FFA and Western Reserve FFA.