Yearly Archives: 2026

Eliza Blue reflects on the sensory magic and "false hope" of a South Dakota January thaw, from spotting early robins to the sting of a surprise winter sunburn.

Stop the corn! Learn how deer adapt to winter diets and why spring minerals are the key to supporting antler growth and herd health on your land.

From surprise bat guests to $13,000 chimney caps, Kymberly Foster Seabolt explores the "weird emergencies" and hard-won lessons of life in a vintage home.

Find out what Black River FFA, Fayetteville FFA, East Knox FFA, Norwayne FFA, Mt. Vernon FFA and Northwestern Wayne FFA were up to lately.

Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2025-2026 AgriPOWER Institute kicked off in December with 15 farmers and agribusiness professionals participating in Class XVI.

For Judith Sutherland, a simple cookbook replaced the dream of an Easy-Bake Oven, creating a lifetime of sweet memories and family traditions.

Learn how to use frost seeding to introduce clovers and legumes to your pasture. Improve soil nitrogen and forage quality with these late-winter tips.

The Ohio Department of Agriculture issued a statewide quarantine for the invasive spotted lanternfly, effective Feb. 17.

PFAS—the "forever chemicals"—were once a hidden threat, but they are now creating an existential dilemma for the small-town water supplies and farmers. For years, many farmers used biosolids as a sustainable fertilizer in good faith, only to find out later that forever chemicals within can concentrate in the soil and move into crops and livestock. Now, farmers and impacted communities are caught between evolving science, changing regulations and the high cost of cleanup. This is part 1 of a 2-part deep dive into how PFAS is impacting our water, our soil and our food supply

There is nothing quite like a summer night lit up by lightning bugs. To ensure future generations get to enjoy that same magic, Pennsylvania is embarking on its first-ever statewide firefly inventory. Discover how this inventory will shape future conservation policies for PA's state insect and support local "firefly tourism."