Friday, June 12, 2026

Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue designated 33 Pennsylvania counties as primary natural disaster areas.
Farm and Dairy building, Salem, Ohio

Farm and Dairy Editor Susan Crowell is retiring this summer, and you all can help us cast the widest net to find her successor.
maple syrup, Ohio farm

The Goodell family has been producing maple syrup for seven generations. Over time, processes have changed but the syrup taste has remained true.
Kick leaves

Reporter Chis Kick reflects on his experience as a local ag journalist, and his future career at Iowa State University.
Ohio milk producers, dairy farmers, Columbiana, Mahoning,

Cold Run Jerseys, of Salem; Lowmiller Farms, of Minerva; and Smith Vale Farm, of Homeworth, earned the top milk production awards at the Columbiana-Mahoning DHI awards banquet March 22
Virulent Newcastle Disease chicken

The USDA is shifting an additional $45 million to the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service and its partners to address the ongoing virulent Newcastle disease (vND) outbreak in southern California.
blue gill

Learn more about the spawning seasons and preferred water temperatures and spawn locations of popular species of fish found in Ohio and Pennsylvania.
pests and crops

Pathogens and pests are causing maize losses of 20 to 41 percent, and soybean losses of 11-32 percent.
Lake Erie island shore

A federal court judge has granted a temporary injunction in the case involving the constitutionality of the Lake Erie Bill of Rights.
Nebraska farm flooding 2019

#NebraskaStrong: Ohio farmers and a 4-H community are among those working to gather relief support for Nebraska farmers hit by the devastating flooding.