Saturday, May 17, 2025

Check Out Our Fair Listings!

girls at 2011 Trumbull County Fair

#ThankstoFFA

United Local FFA Members

We asked FFA members to share why they say thanks to FFA by participating in our photo booth at the 2016 Ohio FFA Convention in Columbus, May 5 and 6.
Firelands FFA Crochet header

It may not be a typical FFA project but at Firelands High School, students spend downtime with yarn and hook in hand, crocheting for a cause.

Follow Us on Social Media!

Get Social with Farm and Dairy

Infographics

completed shale well

In southwestern Pennsylvania, Washington County leads with the highest number of producing wells as of the end of April.
Utica shale wells

Carroll County leads Ohio with the most producing wells again in April.


Up-to-date agriculture news in your inbox!

Hey! I am first heading line feel free to change me

I am promo text. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Around the Table

Jim Abrams passes down tips and tricks he learned from his father to locate and enjoy morel mushrooms during peak foraging season in Ohio.

Recipes

How Tos

Geauga SWCD Education/Communications Specialist Gail Prunty breaks down strategies for managing horse manure to reduce its environmental impact.

Liz Partsch explores the benefits of making homemade repellent to keep wildlife away from flowers and crops, and provides a step-by-step guide to make it.

Christmas Baking Photo Contest

mom and daughter with cookies

Brag About Your Bag

Brag About Your Bag logo

Columns

juvenile robin

Tami Gingrich offers a look inside the lifecycle of the American robin — a songbird that should never be taken for granted.
Hemlock trees at Beaver Creek

Jim Abrams considers the value of someone willing to listen to life stories as he recalls a time he was that listener for an old man enjoying the outdoors.
ohio dairy farm

Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh offers insight into the prevalence of genetic defects in dairy cattle and management tactics to reduce them.
yarn

Eliza Blue makes changes in her sheep flock to improve her fiber business, remembering lambing difficulties with the breed she chose after the fact.
horse

Geauga SWCD Education/Communications Specialist Gail Prunty breaks down strategies for managing horse manure to reduce its environmental impact.

Infographics

weekly rundown

Reporters Liz Partsch and Paul Rowley give a rundown of the top stories in Farm and Dairy newspaper for the week of May 15, 2025.
star of breed ohio

The Holstein Association USA’s 2024 Star of the Breed is Ms Shadow QCove Magnificent, owned by Ohio Holstein breeders Quietcove Holsteins and Kurt Wolf.
juvenile robin

Tami Gingrich offers a look inside the lifecycle of the American robin — a songbird that should never be taken for granted.
Hemlock trees at Beaver Creek

Jim Abrams considers the value of someone willing to listen to life stories as he recalls a time he was that listener for an old man enjoying the outdoors.
ohio dairy farm

Ohio State Extension educator Jason Hartschuh offers insight into the prevalence of genetic defects in dairy cattle and management tactics to reduce them.

Recipes

I am text block. Click edit button to change this text. Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit. Ut elit tellus, luctus nec ullamcorper mattis, pulvinar dapibus leo.

Farming 101

5 things young farmers should know about finances

Upcoming features:

Balance sheet

Cash flow

Building credit

We’re featuring a series of “101” columns throughout the year to help young and beginning farmers master farm living. From finances to management to machinery repair and animal care, farmers do it all.