Friday, December 26, 2025
Suzan Smith

Following a teaching career of more than 40 years, Suzan Smith continued running her family's Hereford farm in her brother's memory.
hands

Proper hand hygiene can reduce the spread of hand, foot and mouth disease.
Seed selection

Plant genetic resources are any plant materials, such as seeds, fruits, cuttings, pollen, and other organs and tissues from which plants can be grown.
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Catch up on local news from River Valley FFA and Lorain County JVS.
Weisend sheep cheviots

The 2018 Buckeye Shepherd's Symposium will concentrate on a wide range of topics related to the success of the sheep operation, both now and in the future.

The Ohio Sheep Industry will host a Young Shepherd's Assembly Program to begin the process of "handing the Ohio Sheep Industry" over to the next generation.
tree farmers of the year

Randy and Koral Clum, who own a certified tree farm in Harrison County, Ohio, have been named the 2018 National Outstanding Tree Farmer of the Year.
Harmful algae in a jar.

Although harmful algal blooms have plagued Lake Erie for most of the past decade, this year's bloom is lower than scientists expected.
beef cattle feedlot

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency may exempt livestock farmers from reporting the routine emissions from their farms to state and local authorities. 
Cargill cattle robot

The robotic cattle driver is currently used at processing plants, but multiple uses within the livestock industry are possible.