Sunday, February 22, 2026
Lake Erie

Researchers are predicting a mild harmful algal bloom for Lake Erie this year, following a dry spring.
Pennsylvania road

Pennsylvania has preserved 2,044 acres on 29 farms in 15 counties, forever protecting them from future residential or commercial development.
three men stand together while the one standing in the middle holds a plaque

It’s always been Holsteins for Ty Etgen, of Harrod, Ohio. His devotion to the breed paid off when he was awarded the Distinguished Young Holstein Breeders award from Holstein Association USA.
corn

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s new Renewable Fuel Standard volumes have people talking. And not in a good way.
A worker holds a handheld gas detector up to a gas separator at a well pad

Much of Diversified Energy's methane emissions come from leaks, so the company launched a program to survey its 58,000 Appalachian wells for leaks last year.
Grill loaded with burgers

Celebrating the 4th of July with a cookout will cost significantly more than two years ago, although prices have fallen slightly from record highs in 2022.
rainbow over cornfield

Marlin Clark analyzes crop conditions and grain futures prices that have been impacted by weather forecasts predicting scattered rain across the Midwest.
firefly

Yes, we will see lightning bugs this year. Find out how their emergence is being impacted by the weather and when you can expect to see them.
community garden

Melissa Thompson has started a community garden near downtown Salem, and hopes to have a farmer's market up and running by next summer.
Beaver

A one-year-old male beaver was recently released at Killbuck Marsh Wildlife Area, reminding those involved of the valuable impact beavers have on wetlands.