Monday, December 29, 2025

Boxes of discarded Christmas ornaments lead to a search, a reunion and a reminder for the author that love and family memories outlive us.

From record corn yields to tariff impacts and HPAI outbreaks, explore the major trends, policy shifts and innovations that defined Ohio agriculture in 2025.

Michigan officials confirm a rare sighting of a cougar with two kittens in the Upper Peninsula, marking the first verified reproduction in over 100 years.

Episode 37 of Farm and Dairy’s Weekly Rundown: Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley cover Dec. 18 headlines, from vet shortages to Ohio Farm Bureau news.

An Ohio "cowboy" in Queensland: OSU grad Hayden Johnson, of Richmond, Ohio, shares his experience ranching in Australia, from red-dirt roads to the global beef trade.

The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awarded the $100,000 Growing Tomorrow Grant to Clover Valley Farm in Clermont County at the OFBF annual meeting. Clover Valley Farm is a small regenerative family farm owned and run by Nathan and Jill Parriman.
Pregnancy check on a dairy cow

Ohio is investing $30 million in OSU’s College of Veterinary Medicine to expand rural veterinary care, strengthen biosecurity, and support agriculture statewide.

Bob and Donna Peters were recently awarded the Charles Boyles Ohio Master Shepherd Award at the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association/Ohio Sheep and Wool awards during the Buckeye Shepherd’s Symposium.
glass of milk

The Whole Milk for Healthy Kids Act of 2025 awaits the president's signature, after it passed Congress earlier this week 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.