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Delaware Soil and Water Conservation District is accepting applications for the annual Dick O’Keefe Memorial Scholarship.

Everything sold in Ohio City Provisions comes from within the state’s borders. The all-local butcher and grocer is the first of its kind in Cleveland.

The Oravets family wanted to make a living through small-scale dairy farming. So they started Old Forge Dairy, making aged cheese the old fashioned way.

The Mahoning County junior fair board met in the Colonial Inn on the Canfield Fairgrounds for the February board meeting.

There will be a fruit production workshop March 23 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Coshocton County Services Building, 724 S. Seventh St. in Coshocton, Ohio.

Catch up on FFA news from Northwestern FFA, West Muskingum FFA, Zane Trace FFA, West Holmes FFA and Fayetteville FFA.

In response to outspoken criticism from hunters and farmers, the Ohio Department of Natural Resource postponed a proposal to change coyote trapping and hunting rules, Feb. 18. The proposal would have required coyote hunters and trappers to get fur taker permits, and would have limited the season for trapping coyotes. It is no longer under consideration for the current round of changes, but could be considered again as soon as this summer, according to ODNR.

How much milkfat is in whole milk? Many people don't know. The Pennsylvania Department of Ag just issued some guidance that could help clear that up.

At the Ohio Ecological Food and Farming Association's conference Feb. 13-15, climate change was a major focus. Experts advised farmers to "bounce forward" to deal with added risks brought on by changing climates.

The Richland Gro-Op, an urban and rural growing cooperative based in Mansfield, Ohio, is headed into its second year, working with Ohio State on microfarms to create new local opportunities.