Tuesday, April 7, 2026
Earth Angels Farm

Mahoning Valley nonprofit, Earth Angels Farm, works with people who have physical and mental difficulties by connecting them with plants and animals.
rendering of Portage County Fair building

The Sarchione Auto Group has pledged $300,000 to secure naming rights to the new 22,000 square foot livestock complex at the Portage County Randolph Fairgrounds.
combining wheat

The crops are ahead of normal in development, well on the way to an early harvest. Here's veteran grain merchandiser Marlin Clark on the current grain market.
snakes

Make your home less habitable for snakes and they will slither out the same way they came in. Learn how to deter snakes with these landscaping practices.
Trumbull grand steer

Trumbull County Fair results from the 2018 livestock auction.
Pricing banner

Price research gives farmers insight into market conditions and the amount consumers are willing to pay. Learn how to use price research to set your prices.
Goat

Japan has finalized technical requirements that will allow U.S. sheep and goat exports into the country for the first time in more than 14 years.
Bull Country compost

Looking for a simple confirmation of healthy or unhealthy, farmers are burying underwear to test their soil. It's called the #SoilYourUndies challenge.

From her 79-mile section hike of the Appalachian Trail, Editor Susan Crowell uncovered hiking lessons that can easily be translated into farming (or life!) wisdom.
Fishing on Lake Erie

This year's Lake Erie harmful algal bloom is forecast to be smaller than last year, but is still of concern.