Thursday, June 18, 2026
deer

Ohio's white-tailed deer hunters completed the 2021 muzzleloader season with 9,708 deer checked from Jan. 2 to Jan. 5.
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This scholarship is open to Ohio residents with preference given to qualified applicants from Trumbull, Mahoning and Columbiana Counties in Ohio.
corn kernels and dollar bills

The GROWMARK Foundation is once again offering a $1,500 scholarship for students pursuing degrees or trade school certification in an ag-related field.
A close up view of the top of a harvested hemp plant.

Ohio farmers got their first shot at growing hemp in 2020, after the crop spent decades as a controlled substance. But the new crop didn’t come without strings attached, or without challenges.
Saugeye

The open water below flood control dams offers a good chance to catch saugeye, especially if a rain increases flow and adds a little color to the water.
white-tailed deer

Five juveniles are facing charges for killing or attempting to kill 14 deer in a crime spree that spanned multiple months in Pennsylvania.
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Catch up on local FFA news from Ohio FFA, Black River FFA and Northwestern FFA.
boat tied off to a dock

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources will offer $3 million in grant funding to improve motorized boat access at public facilities across the state.
pig

Agricultural Research Service scientists at the Plum Island Animal Disease Center have made two important advancements against African swine fever virus.
A pile of newspapers on a laptop.

After receiving support from various legislators, rural groups and others, a bill that would have created a statewide broadband grant program in Ohio lost momentum at the end of 2020. House Bill 13 passed the Ohio House in June of 2020 and went through three hearings in a Senate committee. But as the legislature neared the end of the 133rd General Assembly, it never came up for a vote in the Senate. It never even made it out of the committee.