Hand Hewn Farm finds niche in hog butchering workshops
Hand Hewn Farm's whole hog butchering workshops draw in people from across the country to their small farm and shop in Tuscarawas County.
Short supplies, higher prices expected for fertilizer, herbicides in 2022
Crop producers who put off buying fertilizer and herbicides for 2022 might find themselves missing out on some products and paying higher prices.
Cover crop help available for Ohio farmers
Ohio farmers may be eligible for technical and financial cover crop assistance from the Natural Resources Conservation Service this year.
Union sues Ohio to keep prison farms open
As prison farms prepare to sell livestock, union sues for more time.
The Metrick system: do a little bit of everything
The Metrick family raises almost every kind of vegetable you can think of, plus apples, some livestock and some bees. It's all for a love of agriculture.
How to grow ginger in the Midwest
If started indoors during March, ginger can be successfully propagated, transplanted and grown in the Midwest to harvest in the fall.
Ohio State Fair sells champions
The annual Sale of Champions at the Ohio State Fair set one new record, and raised a total of $264,000.
Farmers battle animal welfare laws
Large-scale industrial farmers are pushing for changes that would make it harder for states to further regulate the way they do business.
West Virginia’s only commercial bison farm goes all in on agritourism
Liz and Jimmie Riffle started Riffle Farms in 2017, expecting to sell high-quality red meat. But the novelty of raising buffalo in WV presented other opportunities.
Ohio State scientist develops new vaccine for PRRS viral disease in pigs
Although 100% effective in university tests, the vaccine still needs to be field tested before it becomes commercially available.
