agriculture

Paul Dorrance has raised grass-fed livestock in Chillicothe for years, but his animals are not considered organic. It's a conundrum facing more Ohio…

UPDATED Aug. 11. The Ohio State University Extension is offering free seeds to encourage a new crop of "victory gardens."

Bright and early on a recent morning, it’s all whispers and nervous glances at True Love Ministries in Linden. Teenagers are setting up accounts for…

Local advocates for migrant workers are calling for more protections against the coronavirus on Ohio’s farms. Protective measures like handwashing and social distancing are not possible under farmworkers’ current living conditions, said Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE) Managing Attorney Eugenio Mollo. “The close proximity of individuals in overcrowded dwellings is of deep concern, and we need mandates to address this issue,” Mollo said. “In Ohio, many of them are living in employer-provided individual housing units without running water.”

Farming and food agencies met virtually Tuesday morning to discuss recommendations for building a more resilient food system in Ohio.The recommendations…

A high school student in Springfield has won this year’s Governor’s Award For Excellence in Environmental Protection Research.Ian Spence is a student at…

The 10 acres of sunflowers along Ohio State Route 68 outside of Yellow Springs won’t be planted this year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Last year, 20...

When physician Erik Martin left his home in southwest Missouri to help with New York’s COVID-19 outbreak in April, his county had fewer than 10...

When COVID-19 infections forced pork companies to close processing plants, some farmers predicted that it would force them to euthanize millions of hogs. The actual number has been much lower.

Studies have found the rates of mental illness and suicide are higher for farmers . They work long hours, have limited social contact and are at the...