One silver lining is that more students are able to participate in FFA now that travel, time out of school and cost are not limiting factors.

One silver lining is that more students are able to participate in FFA now that travel, time out of school and cost are not limiting factors.
Nostalgia and trendy share shelf space at the family-run Monnin’s Fruit Farm about 10 minutes from downtown Dayton. Antique cash registers used in the farm store’s first years, trays of hydroponic lettuce grown in nearby Vandalia, FreshStart Farm organic dairy…
Hard work, dedication and concern for others aren’t quaint concepts at Olde Tyme Farms. These principles helped the 20-acre chicken, egg and organic vegetable operation quickly pivot and keep moving, despite the COVID-19 shutdown. “We changed from mostly wholesale to…
Christie Bachman won the 2020 Golden Owl Award, which recognizes the top agricultural educator in the state. Along with the honor comes a trophy for Bachman and $3,000 from sponsor Nationwide Insurance for the school’s agriculture program.
Matt Vodraska is something of a 21st century renaissance man. Soft spoken and poised, the Ohio Farm Bureau Federation’s Outstanding Young Farmer of 2019 is rooted in agriculture, educated in art, skilled in developing business ideas and dedicated to furthering…
Sheep and goats don’t immediately come to mind as college material, but these storybook animals are among the tangible signs of changes at The Ohio State University in Wooster. They are a tiny component of the hundreds of students, faculty…
A galaxy of small, white Edison bulbs sparkled overhead. Bowls of roses, dahlias and other blossoms made a low, flowery hedge down the center of the long table. As if on cue, the early October moon rose in a cloudless…
Plant it, and they will come pick the fruit. This is what Tim and Beth Malinich discovered with elderberries, currants and other “orphan” crops they adopted and grow at their u-pick farm near Nova, in rural Ashland County. Some Hearthstone…
When given the opportunity to plant, water and weed at two small greenhouses and a field of vegetables, some people with autism blossom. “Our goal is to find out what’s in their hearts and souls and makes them go. Once…
Teachers may never know what impact their classes have on students, but for northwest Ohio agricultural educator John Poulson, he has actively witnessed students following in his footsteps in the state and abroad. The winner of the inaugural Golden Owl…