Thursday, December 4, 2025
livestock guardian dog with sheep

Tarma Shena takes a look at how the dogs she breeds now are better — and not better — than the ones she bred years ago.
solar panels with cloud in the background

The Ohio Power Siting Board will hold a local public hearing regarding Kingwood Solar’s proposal to construct a 175 megawatt solar farm in Greene County.
The late Harold J. Thompson and Harold A. Windram will be enshrined in the Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame, Aug. 3, for their contributions to agriculture and the greater Columbiana County community.

The late Harold J. Thompson, of Wayne Township, and Harold A. Windram, of Salem Township, will be enshrined in the Columbiana County Agriculture Hall of Fame for their contributions to agriculture and the greater Columbiana County community.
corn kernels and dollar bills

The Ohio State University CFAES received $100,000 for The Center for Foodborne Illness Research and Prevention.
masks on a clothes line

Alan Guebert presents the facts and offers advice on changes that will help everyone survive 2020 for a hopeful, better 2021.
Item No. 1161

We have two mystery tools for you to identify this week. Can you hazard a guess on either of them?
Susan Crowell award

Susan Crowell, former editor of Farm and Dairy, earned the 2020 Shepherd’s Voice award, for print, from the American Sheep Industry Association.
lambs

It's been a rough decade for the journalism industry. Agriculture, too. Don't let the "sad farmer" stories distract you. Just like in journalism, farming has people who make it work.
kitchen cleaning

We could take some lessons from Good Housekeeping Institute, which holds products to high standards, even with government oversight. Do we have the same mentality in the livestock sector?
a wet crop field

The weather in 2019 has seemed extreme to some, especially with the rainfall. A scientist, however, suggests this weather fits the climate change trends.