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Ohio sheep industry leaders and youth were honored at the OSIA/Ohio Sheep and Wool awards during the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium in Wooster, Ohio.

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 will soon be on the president's desk after it passed Congress with bipartisan support.

Administered by USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service, the new Regenerative Pilot Program will deliver a “streamlined, outcome-based conservation model." The funding comes only months after the Trump administration canceled the $3 billion Biden-era Climate-Smart Commodities program, which incentivized farmers to reduce greenhouse gas emissions through conservation practices.

The petition asks the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection to consider adopting setbacks of 3,281 feet from any building and drinking water well, 5,280 feet from any building serving vulnerable populations (including schools and hospitals) and 750 feet from any surface water. Currently, the minimum statewide setback distance from homes and private wells is 500 feet.

The 2026 Old Timer’s Luncheon will be Feb. 16 at O’Brien’s Irish Pub, 701 W. Lumsden Road in Brandon, Florida, and will begin at noon with greetings to old friends and new acquaintances

“The Barlow Independent Fair is welcoming, and you can see there’s a community of people who come together and support each other,” said one exhibitor's mother.

Reporters Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley give a rundown of the top stories in Farm and Dairy newspaper for the week of Dec. 11, 2025.

Apthorp Farms offers handicap-accessible reindeer tours in North East, Pennsylvania in December for everyone to take part in the Christmas spirit.

Lake Erie’s 2025 algal bloom was the mildest since 2020, developing late, peaking briefly and declining fast, offering a rare clean-water bright spot.

USDA and SBA designate drought-affected counties in WV, OH and PA eligible for emergency loans and EIDL aid to help farms and small businesses recover.