Yearly Archives: 2025
Affirmative defense can help protect agricultural producers
Ohio farmers can use “affirmative defense” to protect against liability when following nutrient and conservation plans. Learn how it safeguards operations.
Planting challenges for forages and small grains
Dry weather and drought are challenging Ohio forage and wheat planting for the second year in a row. Farmers face tough choices as planting windows close.
Safety meeting
A Farm and Dairy reader shares a story about a union block layer's safety meeting.
Linus B. Losh
Linus Burton “Lenny” Losh, passed away peacefully in his sleep Sept. 3, at the age of 100, with his daughter by his side.
Thomas Edison’s life was an example of persistence
Judith Sutherland reflects on the accomplishments of Thomas Edison.
Anger is building while solutions are fleeting
Arkansas farmers’ pleas for aid sparked viral backlash, with over 25,000 angry comments highlighting deep divides over tariffs, bailouts and farm policy.
Sue you later, Alligator
Kymberly Foster Seabolt reacts to the recent headline "Emotional support alligator is no longer welcome in Walmart.”
Troyer brothers reinvent potato business with organic French fries
Zack and Colt Troyer recently launched Folkland Foods, an organic French fry company that makes frozen fries with simple and natural ingredients.
2025 Beaver County Stockman’s Club Sale at the Hookstown Fair
The 2025 Beaver County Stockman's Club Sale at the Hookstown Fair sold 137 lots for a total of $260,707 on Aug. 22.
Ohio State combats Asian longhorned tick with new tick testing service, other research efforts
Ohio State University opens Buckeye Tick Test lab to identity tick species and pathogens while also conducting Asian longhorned tick research.
