Tuesday, May 5, 2026

Leading up to Ohio's special election Aug. 8, many farm groups have supported Issue 1, which makes it harder to amend Ohio's constitution. They say it would protect Ohio agriculture from special interest groups. Others, however, worry it would undermine democracy.

The 2023 Trumbull County Fair Livestock Sale on July 15 brought in $562,206.95 from 270 lots.
Hazel Hahn and Carl and Joann Garwood

The late Hazel Hahn, of Minerva, and Carl and Joann Garwood, of Fairfield Township, will be enshrined in the Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame.
Douglass Jacobs

A study led by Purdue University’s Douglass Jacobs presents a research team's findings on biotechnological risk assessment and forest tree restoration.
grain bins

Last year saw a roughly 40 percent increase in the number of reported cases involving agricultural confined spaces.
Members of the CFAES Crisis Rapid Response Team

The Ohio State CFAES Crisis Rapid Response Team for East Palestine was recently honored with the 2023 Spirit of the Land-Grant Award.
Drought-stricken corn

Grain prices have increased due to the spreading drought across many important production states, however, they become choppy on any idea we will get rain.
Farm Science Review Hall of Fame inductees

Farm Science Review inducted three individuals who have supported the show in numerous capacities into its Hall of Fame at its annual recognition banquet July 12.
deer

A new study from researchers at the University of Wisconsin–Madison finds that ticks may be able to transmit Chronic Wasting Disease between deer.
A headshot of Virgil Strickler

After 30 years with the Ohio State Fair, general manager Virgil Strickler is planning to retire near the end of the year. He is leaving a legacy of passion for agriculture and love for the state's fairs.