Calls increase for Confederate flag merchandise bans at county fairs
In early June, Ohio legislators rejected a measure to ban Confederate flags at county and independent fairs. Since then, some community members in Mahoning and Medina counties have been signing online petitions to ban the flag at their local fairs, an initiative that some fair officials say has tenuous legal standing.
Salad recall prompts questions of parasite
A multistate outbreak of cyclospora is under investigation. Find out which brands it has been linked to, where it's been sold and what symptoms it causes.
Zak Kmiec — May 10, 2020
Zak Kmiec holds up a sizable smallmouth bass he pulled out of the Chagrin River river on May 10, 2020.
Zak Kmiec — June 5, 2020
Zak Kmiec holds up a pair of smallmouth bass he caught out on Lake Erie on June 5, 2020.
Letter: Not accurate to define all rural people as privileged
In a recent letter to the editor, a reader shares her thoughts on Farm and Dairy reporter Rachel Wagoner's column 'On privilege.'
6 tips for keeping your vegetable garden healthy this summer
Tim McDermott, an educator with The Ohio State University CFAES, shares six tips for keeping your vegetable garden healthy and productive all summer.
First cutting hay yields down in Ohio, Pennsylvania
Hay yields are down throughout Ohio and western Pennsylvania, leaving farmers to figure out how to make up for lost time before it's too late.
Roundup of 4-H news for June 25, 2020
The Mahoning County Junior Fair held a meeting at the Canfield Fairgrounds in the Dairy Cattle Arena June 18.
Roundup of FFA news for June 25, 2020
Catch up on local FFA news from Miami Trace FFA and Firelands FFA.
Dicamba use in Ohio ends June 30
The use of XtendiMax, Engenia, and FeXapan dicamba-based products in Ohio will end as of June 30, 2020, according to the Ohio Department of Agriculture.
