Friday, January 16, 2026
thermostat

Warmer-than-average temperatures aren’t helping the price slump.
pork and sauerkraut

Ohio ranks eighth in the nation for swine production and 12th in the nation for cabbage production.
milk

Lawmaker says Pennsylvania milk premium was intended for farmers, not milk marketers.
shale well

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources reported 1,648 Utica shale wells have been drilled as of Nov. 28.
Field Notesvideo

This week, reporter Kristy Seachrist tells us about the WTO ruling on meat labeling rules, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation's challenges and the winner of the Farm Bureau's Distinguished Service to Agriculture Award.

Between 1945 and 1947, the United Nations Relief and Rehabilitation Administration and the Brethren Relief Center of the Church of the Brethren organized approximately 360 shipments of livestock — mostly horses, heifers and mules — to war-torn countries.
4-H logo

The Geauga Dairymen 4-H club meets.
FFA logo

This week's roundup includes news from the Northwestern, Hillsdale, Zane Trace and Fort Frye FFA chapters.
hops plant

Even with climatic challenges, most hops contracts are expected to be fulfilled by USA growers and merchants.
Jeremy Scherf

Jeremy Scherf is a forester for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, an inspector training chair for the Ohio Tree Farm program and a founding member of the Barnesville Area Reforestation Kommittee.