Yearly Archives: 2025
Johnny Appleseed’s trees gave rise to J.M. Smucker Company
Paul Locher provides a history of how Johnathan “Appleseed” Chapman's orchards became used by Jerome Monroe Smucker to create the J.M. Smucker Co.
Endless love — and some laughs
Kymberly Foster Seabolt considers the secret to a successful marriage before Valentine's Day.
Pig owner charged after Pataskala woman’s death
The owner a pig that police said was involved in the death of a Pataskala woman has been charged with a misdemeanor for letting her pigs run loose.
USDA funding freeze leaves farmers in limbo
USDA funding remains frozen despite a rescinded order, leaving farmers and conservation programs in financial limbo with no clear timeline for payments.
Ohio, Pennsylvania battle bird flu
Bird flu cases are surging in Ohio and Pennsylvania. While officials enforce biosecurity measures to curb the outbreak, the risk to humans remains low.
Glass Rooster Cannery shares wealth with the art of canning
Jeannie Seabrook, owner of the Glass Rooster Cannery, teaches classes on homesteading practices and cans food for local farmers to reduce food waste.
Traders are wary of new USDA report
Marlin Clark weighs in on how grain traders on the Chicago Board of Trade are feeling about the Feb. 11 World Agricultural Supply and Demand report.
The Great Backyard Bird Count is approaching
Tami Gingrich can't think of a better way to quell the winter blues than to participate in the Great Backyard Bird Count, set for Feb. 14-17 this year.
Ohio family raises, shows Black Herefords
Jason Birney’s family gets the best of both worlds raising Black Herefords, which have the docility of red Herefords and the marbling of Angus cattle.
A successful garden starts with the seeds
Master gardener Madyson Black offers tips to prepare to care for seedlings and maintain them until it is time to transfer them to the soil.
