Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awards nearly $60,000 in scholarships
Annually, the foundation recognizes Ohio students for their academic effort, community engagement and career interests.
Read MoreThe way we consume media is changing. You could be listening to music or a show in your car or tooling around in your shop or garage as it airs on your local radio station, or you might be listening to the podcast version on your mobile device or even a smart speaker. This goes for just about any program being produced these days for any segment of our society…including agriculture. On this Our Ohio Weekly, Ty Higgins visits with ag media mogul, Rob Sharkey, who is changing the way farmers and those involved in agriculture get their entertainment and information.
00:00 – Rob Sharkey, The Shark Farmer, talks about why he started his podcast and how it has boomed into shows on SiriusXM radio and RFD-TV.
23:50 – In honor of Women’s History Month, meet Central State University ag instructor Dr. Cindy Folck “To the Beat of Agriculture.”
32:20 – The deadline to sign up for the 2021 ExploreAg camps is April 2. Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation’s Executive Director Kelly Burns has all of the details.
42:20 – USDA/NASS will be starting up its weekly crop progress reports as farmers get back into the fields. Ohio’s State Statistician Cheryl Turner discusses what goes into putting those reports (and the many others NASS releases) together.
Annually, the foundation recognizes Ohio students for their academic effort, community engagement and career interests.
Read MoreA free resource from FBi Buildings provides insights and answers to the most common post-frame building repairs and renovation projects.
Read MoreOhio Farm Bureau supports Issue 1. This FAQ answers questions about what this initiative means to agriculture.
Read MoreVirgil Strickler is the longest-running general manager in the history of the Ohio State Fair. He will retire at the end of the year.
Read MoreThe U.S. Supreme Court ruled 9-0 that the EPA went too far with its enforcement of the Clean Water Act.
Read MoreOver 2,000 northwest Ohio farmers have become involved in the OACI certification program since its rollout in early 2020.
Read MoreThe ballot initiative asks Ohio voters if the state should strengthen the petition process and raise the threshold to 60% for approving constitutional amendment proposals.
Read MoreBrandie Finney of Crawford County is the editor of the May 2023 Growing our Generation enewsletter, featuring insights and ideas directly from Ohio’s young farmers and food and agricultural professionals.
Read MoreMany lines of the state budget would have an impact, both positively and negatively, on Ohio agriculture. Find out Farm Bureau’s position on those significant items.
Read MoreThe H2Ohio water quality program is reducing the amount of fertilizer entering northwest Ohio waterways and is an efficient use of state funding.
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