Friday, June 12, 2026
countryside conservancy

The Cuyahoga Valley National Park is planning to lease the two farmsteads historically known as the Edgar Farm and the Schmidt Foster Farm.
pipeline construction

Utica shale drilling permits continue to stall, as Ohio issued only 13 permits to drill in June 2016. Carroll County currently has 425 producing horizontal wells, the most of any Ohio county.
7-month-old Suffolk Ram Lamb, hog, goat, chicken, beef cattle and turkey

Many farmers have growing interest in direct sales. Here are five direct sales channels for farmers to put food to fork.
Pokemon Go loan screen

If you're playing "Pokemon Go," remember that safety comes first.
Yale study CJ Gerber

A Yale University research team will be stationed in Barnesville, Ohio, as they study the effects of fracturing fluids and waste on residential water and air quality.
Field Notes 6.23.16video

In this week's episode of Field Notes, we visit the Eli Yoder family's Blossom Acres Farm in Coshocton County, Ohio. The Yoders sell their produce to big city consumers in and around Columbus. Plus, the latest Utica and Marcellus shale update is out.
pipeline

A study of how natural gas pipeline installations affect Ohio farmland productivity will begin this fall.
Blossom Acres Produce

Community supported agriculture, or CSA, has helped this Coshocton County grower reach the big market.
4-H logo

This week's roundup includes news from the Goshen Good Growers 4-H club of Salem, Ohio.
FFA logo

This week's roundup includes news from the Northwestern FFA chapter of West Salem, Ohio.