Farm and Dairy Weekly Rundown: Episode 6 (5-15-25)
Reporters Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley give a rundown of the top stories in Farm and Dairy newspaper for the week of May 15, 2025.
Robin on the menu
Tami Gingrich offers a look inside the lifecycle of the American robin — a songbird that should never be taken for granted.
ODNR links earthquakes to fracking operations in Noble County
Several earthquakes in Noble County, Ohio were linked to hydraulic fracturing operations at a well pad; the Ohio Department of Natural Resources halted operations.
Cuyahoga County teen starts, grows quail business for 4-H
In less than a year, 13-year-old Ava Burrows formed an LLC, achieved National Poultry Improvement Plan/Avian Influenza monitored status and was the American Coturnix Breeders Association's Junior Member of the Month.
The last farm in Parma, Ohio is giving city kids a chance to be...
Stearns Homstead is the only farm left in the City of Parma, Ohio. It’s also the only way for city kids to get any kind of experience with agriculture.
US shuts southern border to livestock amid screwworm threat
US halts live animal imports from Mexico to stop deadly New World Screwworm, now less than 1,000 miles from Texas, from crossing the border.
Watching the grain market one more time as the fat lady sings
Marlin Clark pens his last grain market report column for Farm and Dairy, recalling how it all began 37 years ago.
Pa. bill could pull funding from communities that restrict oil and gas activity
Pennsylvania Senate Bill 102 proposes to pull impact fee funding from communities who "unreasonably" restrict oil and gas development.
Sowbugs and brick walls
In her wildlife column this week, Tami Gingrich takes readers inside the lives of sowbugs.
Cleveland Cliffs indefinitely delays plans for Weirton’s electrical transformer plant
Cleveland Cliffs announced it is indefinitely delaying plans for an electrical transformer production plant in Weirton, West Virginia on May 2.
