Family farms still rule US but non-family farms growing
Family farms still make up 96% of all U.S. farms, but the number of non-family farms is climbing. The number of non-family farms grew 18% from 2012 to 2017.
Ohio Cattlemen’s Association gives awards and scholarships
Ohio Cattlemen's Association's celebrates the 2021 award winners, scholarship recipients and Top Hand recruiters.
Wooster’s Local Roots founds incubator for food and farm businesses
Local Roots Market and Cafe, a community-supported, year round market founded in 2009, has been informally helping farmers and food entrepreneurs grow their businesses for years. Now, it’s building on those efforts with a new nonprofit, FoodSphere.
How a rural Ohio town is leading the way in clean energy
Solar power is transforming rural Minster, Ohio. It’s not as much about being environmentally friendly as it is about being energy independent and resilient
Polar vortex could be on the way to Ohio
Frigid temperatures could be gripping Ohio, the Midwest and the Northeast around the last week of January.
Farm groups congratulate Biden, prepare to work with new administration
President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris officially began their four year terms following a swearing in ceremony Jan. 20. Multiple farm and agricultural groups congratulated Biden and Harris and said they are ready to work with the new administration.
How to get an early start on your vegetable garden
From purchasing seeds to starting seedlings and transplanting them outdoors, find all the information you need to improve yields in your vegetable garden.
‘We need to build bridges to people’
We will keep our eyes on the big picture. We will seek to engage with what’s going on. Hopefully, in doing so, we will continue to build bridges to people.
Fewer deer taken by Ohio hunters during 2021 muzzleloader season
Ohio's white-tailed deer hunters completed the 2021 muzzleloader season with 9,708 deer checked from Jan. 2 to Jan. 5.
Ohio’s first year of hemp successful
Ohio farmers got their first shot at growing hemp in 2020, after the crop spent decades as a controlled substance. But the new crop didn’t come without strings attached, or without challenges.
