Ohio State is looking for farmer cooperators and crop consultants to help conduct on-farm field trials this year. Updating fertilizer recommendations is a major undertaking that will require a collective effort from numerous OSU extension personnel, crop consultants and farmer cooperators.

REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture is now accepting entries for the 2016 “Agriculture is Cool!” Creative Expressions contest. Children enrolled in school or home schooled in Ohio during the 2015-2016 academic year have until June 6 to capture their personal interpretation of why Ohio agriculture is cool for their chance to win prizes, including tickets to the Ohio State Fair.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A nationwide survey of farmers on cover crop use is seeking insight from growers around the country — whether or not they plant cover crops. “This survey provides us with a great perspective on why farmers do or do not plant cover crops, what they expect to gain from the practice, and what their concerns are,” …

A new Marathon Oil pipeline set to be constructed in northern Hardin County next year was on the minds of individuals at the county Farm Bureau policy development and Ag Council breakfast on Friday in Kenton.

Grain farmers will have a challenging year in 2016 according to most forecasts. A large 2015 crop and weak world demand for grain has diminished the chance of significant increases in grain prices for the short term.

It was a million-dollar wind that roared through the Lynn Township farm of Jan and Cindy Layman late Sunday evening. As workers attempted to load grain on trucks from the damaged bins on Monday afternoon, it looked like the farm had been hit by a bomb.

The Hardin County Cattle Producers held its annual banquet on Saturday night.

FOSTORIA — Leslie Jordan and Lisa Shumaker, founders and coordinators of Farm to Family in Marion, are among visionaries being recognized nationally through Farm Credit 100 Fresh Perspectives, a search to identify and honor 100 leaders who are changing rural communities and agriculture for the better.

As Hardin County recognizes its farmers and agribusinesses for National Agriculture Day March 15, crop yields from the 2015 growing season have been released from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) National Agricultural Statistics Service.