Wednesday, July 1, 2026
Collage of this week's top stories

This week’s top stories include a bull attack on a Grove City, Pennsylvania, farmer, cast iron cooking tips, proposed cuts to the crop insurance program and more.
beef roast

WOOSTER, Ohio —Nearly a quarter of consumers say they’ve never cooked a beef roast, and 43 percent cook one roast or less per year....
beef cattle on pasture

Beef and dairy producers in Indiana should watch their herds carefully this fall for signs of the blood disease anaplasmosis, a Purdue animal health specialist said.
Covered Lagoon at Ruckman Farm

Biogas created from nearly two million hogs annually at Smithfield Foods Hog Production's Ruckman Farm in Northwest Missouri will produce approximately 2.2 billion cubic feet of renewable natural gas - equivalent to 17 million gallons of diesel fuel annually.
farmers market

The Ohio Agricultural Council luncheon will share the results of research about the millennial generation and their how they purchase food.
rust colored mums

Fall garden maintenance of perennials is minimal, but important to keep flowers at peak performance.
gavel and scales of justice

The Pa. Farm Bureau is asking the U.S. Supreme Court to hear an appeal of a federal court decision that upholds the EPA’s implementation of a TMDL plan in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed.
loading grain bins

Ohio State University Extension is offering a free, four-part webinar series on managing risk and financial management.
video

Farm and Dairy's Field Notes is a video series that provides weekly ag news and a recap of farmanddairy.com's latest top stories. This week, reporter Kristy Seachrist shares the story of how a bull attack shattered farmer Judy Ligo's life as well as an update on the USDA Crop Progress Report. The stories you may have missed include a recent organic farming conference and a report that says meat may cause cancer.
sheep

The Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium will be held Dec. 11-12, at the OARDC in Wooster.