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Tissue Sampling as an In-Season Crop Management Tool
16+ hour, 19+ min ago (294+ words) Ohio's Country Journal Tissue Sampling as an In-Season Crop Management Tool As the 2026 crop gets established across Ohio, many growers have their fertility plans in place, but the season is far from predictable. Weather stress, compaction, disease pressure and other…...
Carrie the Hoof Trimmer talks tools and techniques of the trade
15+ hour, 11+ min ago (129+ words) May 27, 2026 Livestock, Top Headlines, Videos Hoof health starts from the ground up, and in this conversation, professional hoof trimmer Carrie Mc Farland shares the tools, techniques, and philosophies she uses to keep dairy cows comfortable and productive. The chat includes…...
Ohio Ag Net Podcast " Ep. 445 " Setting the Next Generation Up for Success
6+ day, 16+ hour ago (151+ words) May 25, 2026 Country Life, Featured Audio, Podcasts, Top Headlines, Videos There is a program for young, beginning and small farmers to set them up for success. Learn all about the Growing Forward initiative from Farm Credit Mid-America, which provides this important…...
Ohio's AI Boom: An economist's perspective on data centers
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (627+ words) May 26, 2026 Buckeye Briefs, Country Life, Top Headlines By Gabriel E. Lade, C. William Swank Chair in Rural-Urban Policy and Associate Professor, Ohio State University AI chatbots are everywhere. I use them regularly to help me code, organize files, and correct typographical errors....
Rain slows work after planting progress
2+ day, 13+ hour ago (843+ words) May 25, 2026 2026 Between the Rows, Crops, Top Headlines Things are wet again, and we have more rain coming, but last week we had three or four, maybe four and a half days where we could get back in the fields. I…...
U. S. Meat Consumption Increases Despite Rising Prices " Ohio Ag Net
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (133+ words) U. S. Meat Consumption Increases Despite Rising Prices Ohio's Country Journal U. S. Meat Consumption Increases Despite Rising Prices America's demand for meat continues to grow, even as the cost of beef, pork and chicken rises. Memorial Day weekend is the unofficial kickoff to…...
Strengthening farm succession planning across Ohio
5+ day, 15+ hour ago (269+ words) May 22, 2026 Country Life, Top Headlines By Ty Higgins, Ohio Ag Net A new statewide initiative, the Ohio Farm Transition Network (OFTN), has officially launched operations to address one of the most pressing challenges facing Ohio agriculture: helping farm families successfully…...
OABA Educational Trust surpasses $1 million in scholarships awarded to Ohio students
5+ day, 14+ hour ago (178+ words) May 22, 2026 Buckeye Briefs, Top Headlines The Ohio Agri Business Association (OABA) Educational Trust has officially surpassed $1 million in scholarship support awarded to students pursuing degrees and careers in agriculture. Since awarding its first scholarship in 1962, OABA has invested in the…...
Secretary Rollins announces steps to expand domestic fertilizer production
6+ day, 15+ hour ago (507+ words) May 21, 2026 Crops, Top Headlines The U. S. Department of Agriculture is taking new steps to expand domestic fertilizer production, Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a press conference on May 19. The announcement includes accelerated permitting for a major ammonia plant in Louisiana, renewed…...
Lake Erie daily limits announced
1+ week, 15+ hour ago (607+ words) May 20, 2026 Country Life, Top Headlines Lake Erie anglers can expect the 2026 season to again offer world-class fishing as walleye from Lake Erie's recent large hatches continue to grow, anglers can expect even more "Fish Ohio" sized walleyes to be caught…...