Thursday, February 19, 2026

Ohio State University's Agricultural Technical Institude dedicated a new, state-of-the-art beef cattle handling facility.
feeder calves

REYNOLDSBURG, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Agriculture announced it has certified the results of the 2012 Ohio Beef Marketing Program Referendum. The referendum, seeking to increase the state checkoff on cattle from $1 to $2, did not receive enough favorable votes to pass.
world dairy expo

RF Goldwyn Hailey, exhibited by Gen-Com Holstein Ltd, of N-D du Bon Conseil, Quebec, was crowned grand champion at the 2012 International Holstein Open Show during this year's World Dairy Expo.

The science behind fall's beauty: Why do leaves turn colors? Why do they fall from trees, anyway?
Utica shale map

There are 57 Utica shale wells in Ohio waiting to be fracked, according to the most current report by the Ohio Department of Natural Resources. However, the ODNR is reporting that this report is not up to date due to staffing challenges and setting a new system up that in the future will automatically update the report.

Don't panic, we're not running out of bacon! While pork prices will be higher next year, there will be plenty of pork for consumers to buy.

A lifetime interest in horsepower and big engines has led Mike Summers to the top of the truck pulling circuit.
photo contest

There's still time to enter our Blue Ribbon Moments photo contest. Don't wait, the contest will be ending soon!

Authorities are looking for information regarding abuse to a young calf that left it severely burned and in need of euthanasia.
Coyote

The results are surprising, but a recent study concludes that urban coyotes are monogamous.