Saturday, October 3, 2026
plant hardiness zones map

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently released a new version of its Plant Hardiness Zone Map, updating it for the first time since 2012.
josh and fred yoder

Fred Yoder began using no-till practices early on in his farming career, a passion he has passed on to his son.

Reporter Liz Partsch provides a step for step guide on how her family makes their annual supply of sauerkraut.
Tom turkeys put on a show

Turkeys aren't just for Thanksgiving. Tami Gingrich shares the unique courting, mating and poult-rearing process that wild turkeys go through every year.
Ohio Landowner/Hunter Access Partnership

There are nearly 20,000 acres and 147 landowners currently enrolled in the program, and there are hundreds of hunters taking advantage of it.
capitol

The stopgap funding bill to keep the U.S. government open included a one-year extension of the 2018 farm bill.
wheat

Marlin Clark weighs in on the grain markets before Thanksgiving.

Hundreds of people gathered last week for the Pennsylvania Farm Bureau's annual meeting, in Hershey, where policy was set and awards were given.

One year after Potter Township's Shell ethane cracker plant opened, residents and environmental activists hold a rally in Irvine Park calling for change.
Hole at base of dead maple housing vultures

To some, dead trees are an eyesore. But nature columnist Tami Gingrich thinks beauty is in the eye of the beholder.