How to successfully stock your pond
Learn which common Midwestern fish species have the most success in pond ecosystems, and which fish work well together.
Ohio farmers get started on first planting season for hemp
This June, Ohio farmers are in their first hemp planting season. Julie Doran, of Westerville, Ohio, is one of the Ohio farmers giving hemp a shot.
Dad’s hands and feet: Family rallies around father with disease
When Chip Benton, an ag mechanic, was diagnosed with FTD-MND, he still had some tractors and other projects to finish. FTD-MND makes working on tractors difficult, so his children, Erica and JD, have been working as his hands and feet on the projects.
Some fairs back on, others still off for 2020
Ohio fairs’ responses to new state guidelines and funding announced June 9 have varied across the board. Several fairs have reversed earlier decisions to cancel. Others have stood by their initial decisions.
2020 Keystone International Livestock Exposition canceled
The 2020 Keystone International Livestock Exposition, originally scheduled for Sept. 25-Oct. 4, has been canceled due to the risk of COVID-19.
USDA food boxes fall short in southern Ohio
The Farmers to Families Food Box program was supposed to fill gaps in the food supply chain. Instead, in some areas, it's created more headaches.
How to control mosquitoes around your home
Learn about mechanical, biological and chemical control methods that work to manage mosquito populations near your home.
Ohio State scientist Rattan Lal wins World Food Prize
Ohio State University's Rattan Lal earned the 2020 World Food Prize for increasing the global food supply by helping small farmers improve their soil.
Ohio loosens fair guidelines
The state of Ohio is relaxing fair guidelines, following several fair cancellations after Gov. Mike DeWine released the original guidelines for this year May 28.
CFAP pays out $1.4 billion to U.S. farmers
More than $22.1 million went to Ohio farmers, $32.5 million to Pennsylvania farmers and $1.5 million to West Virginia in direct payments through CFAP.
