Sunday, April 12, 2026
Map of lower Michigan counties

A trace investigation from a bovine tuberculosis (TB) infected herd in Ottawa County, Mich., has led to the identification of a bovine TB positive roping cattle herd in Kalamazoo County, Michigan. An Indiana herd is also linked to the outbreak.
gardening children

Brush off the winter blues with some simple indoor gardening activities your children can enjoy. Learn to sprout seeds, grow a garbage garden and more!
lamb

Make sure your lambs get a good start by using the “clip, dip, and strip” technique in your lambing practices. It will help keep newborn lambs healthy.
soybeans

Findings from Penn State researchers have implications for plant breeders and improving crop productivity in nutrient-poor soils.
wearable sensors for plants

Find out more about the new, low-cost, easily produced, graphene-based, sensors-on-tape that can be attached to plants to provide data to farmers.
solar farm

The Ohio Power Siting Board has approved two solar projects, one in Brown County and one in Hardin County, that would become the largest solar farms in Ohio once constructed.
planting field

Growing a high-quality corn silage crop starts at day one. Now is the best time for producers to build a plan for the upcoming growing season.
pigs in barn

Bipartisan legislation introduced in U.S. Senate would exempt livestock farmers from reporting routine farm emissions under CERCLA, commonly known as the Superfund Act.
Corn emerging

Certified Crop Advisers from Ohio and Pennsylvania share the biggest challenges facing crop farmers this year, and what a crop adviser can do to help.
Ohio dairyman Matt Saul

Dairy expert: We’ve got more dairy farmers on the ropes this year than we’ve seen in the last two to three years. And some farmers won't bounce back.