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1 week ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentHENDERSON, Ky. – Henderson County High School (HCHS) FFA in Kentucky is a National 3-Star Chapter, the highest rating a chapter can receive. There are 9,235 chapters in the National FFA Organization, and only four 4 percent are awarded this high honor each year. Members of this chapter were recognized at the 97th National FFA Convention last fall. This marks the fourth time that HCHS has received the award since being chartered in 1952.
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3 weeks ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentLOVELAND, Oh. – If numbers are any indication, beekeeping in southwest Ohio and other parts of the tri-state is alive and well. Attendance at the 46th annual Southwestern Ohio Beekeeping School in Loveland was at capacity, with an influx of both veteran and new beekeeping enthusiasts.
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1 month ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentEWING, Ky. – Mason Corns and his family tend to a large cattle business in Fleming County, Ky. But 13 years ago, Corns’ early fascination with tractors led him to open his own business – Corns Repair, LLC, powered by Fleming-Mason Energy in Fleming County, where the company does everything from regular maintenance to full restorations. Corns’ interest in tractors came long before that, though.
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1 month ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentOBION COUNTY, Tenn. – Kris and Rebecca Holden, of Obion County, were honored with the U.S. Poultry & Egg Association’s (USPOULTRY) Family Farm Environmental Excellence Award during the 2025 International Production & Processing Expo in Atlanta earlier this year. The couple was one of three farms across the U.S. to receive the award. USPOULTRY sponsors the annual award for exemplary environmental stewardship by family farmers engaged in poultry and egg production.
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1 month ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentLANCASTER, Ohio – “Regenerate” means to create anew or restore, and it’s a word that’s been around since the 14th century. It’s gotten renewed attention in recent years as it’s become a buzzword for agriculture that is supposedly friendly to the environment. According to recent data, farmers make up less than 2 percent of the U.S. population. Of that small percentage, a method of farming called “regenerative farming” is an even smaller portion.
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1 month ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentFREEPORT, Pa. – With the outbreak of bird flu leading to egg shortages, consumers are seeing the price for eggs reach upt to $7 a dozen in some areas. This has consumers looking for an alternative to the grocery store. A Freeport-based company, Rent The Chicken, was founded by Phil and Jenn Tompkins in 2013. Their objective from the start has been to help people have just one food source closer to their table, and they do this by letting consumers rent chickens.
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1 month ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentMONTVILLE, Ohio – First-generation farmers Kevin and Morgan Holy, of Geauga County, didn’t initially set out to wrangle thousands of maple trees and harness the sap for syrup, but that’s just what happened during the 2012-2013 maple syrup season. “It was 100 percent by accident, like all great farms start,” said Kevin, owner of Seldom Seen Farm. They were members of the equine industry before making this sweet transition.
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2 months ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentFRANKFORT, Ky. – Kentucky ranks high in national agricultural standings, placing within the top 20 for production of various crops and livestock. Its main agricultural products include corn, soybeans, cattle, poultry and tobacco, where it holds the number one spot for tobacco farms in the United States. Agriculture officials in the state wants to make sure its residents realize the importance and impact that agriculture has on the Bluegrass State.
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2 months ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentDANVILLE, Ind. – Maple trees are the target of those who seek sap to make maple syrup. But syrup from walnut trees? Believe it. Sustainable Agriculture Research and Education (SARE) award winner Jonathan Elrod will inform attendees that black walnut syrup production has proven to be feasible, even tasty. Elrod is one of 27 presenters at the Indiana Small Farm Conference, March 4-5, at the Hendricks County Fairgrounds in Danville.
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2 months ago | 
farmworldonline.com | Doug Graves
By DOUG GRAVESOhio CorrespondentLOUISVILLE, Ky. – The Championship Tractor Pull is a tale as old as time (or at least as old as 1969) and it’s still being touted as the country’s most competitive indoor tractor pull. The 2025 rendition of the invitation-only event brings together nearly 200 drivers from across the country looking to take home fame and a share of more than $300,000 in prizes. Throughout five performances running Feb.
