Tuesday, April 7, 2026
deer

The Ohio Department of Natural Resources' Ohio Wildlife Council is considering reducing deer bag limits in southeast Ohio counties with EHD outbreaks.

No lives were lost after a fast-moving fire destroyed a barn at a western Pennsylvania dairy farm.
weekly rundown

Reporters Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley give a rundown of the top stories in Farm and Dairy newspaper for the week of Oct. 23, 2025.

Amish growers and locals gather at produce auctions across the state, trading fresh Ohio produce and preserving community ties and rural traditions.

The 2025 Guernsey County Junior Fair Sale brought in $1.4 million from 617 lots.

The 2025 Stark County Junior Fair Sale brought in $1.5 million from 932 lots on Aug. 27, 28 and 30.

A mysterious portrait, ghostly encounters and lantern-lit tours bring Zoar village and Ohio’s haunted history to life each Halloween season.
cattle and bales of hay on pasture

Back-to-back droughts in summer and a wet spring have left pastures struggling to grow, leading many farmers to dip into their hay supplies early.

Marietta City Council passed a resolution urging the Ohio General Assembly to establish a three-year moratorium on Class II injection wells in the county.
Cows eating in a pasture.

President Donald Trump suggested importing more Argentinian beef to lower U.S. prices on Oct. 19, but farm groups warn it could hurt American producers.