Yearly Archives: 2020

Following Gov. DeWine's July 22 press conference, and a report on the Pickaway County Fair, other fairs in Ohio have modified their plans for 2020, some completely canceling their senior fairs, under guidance from local health departments.

Learn where to look for walnut trees and how to gather their fruits to get them before the squirrels do.

Justice for Migrant Women and Advocates for Basic Legal Equality are calling on Gov. Mike DeWine to issue a mandate to protect farmworkers against COVID-19.

Yesterday, Gov. Mike DeWine criticized early county fairs, saying a COVID-19 outbreak has already been connected to one, though he did not say which one. He also issued a statewide mask mandate for Ohio.  This morning, the Pickaway County Fair, the first Ohio fair to proceed with a full or modified fair in June, disputed local health district reports linking the fair to an outbreak.

Food access is a multifaceted issue. It’s a matter of having stores, having money to afford a healthy diet, having transportation and having time. Food deserts can be found in urban areas, like Youngstown, Ohio, and rural areas, like Vinton County.

Learn more about the mission to recover the Lipizzaner horses, the jewels of the Spanish Riding School of Vienna, Austria, from the Nazis during WWII.

Learn more about farm management practices to make sure you have enough high-quality forage for 2020 and 2021.

The peculiar circumstances surrounding this summer have pushed more people outdoors. Barb Mudrak digs into the increased interest in camping.

One mystery has been solved and new one has appeared. Can you name this antique item and tell us how it was used?

Miranda Reiman reminds cattle farmers and ranchers, there’s a lot of good in that hard work that nobody sees.