Field Day with Jordan: Ohio weather
Ohio Farm Bureau Director of Water Quality and Research Jordan Hoewischer and Dr. Aaron Wilson discuss weather for the upcoming growing season, effects of climate changes and much more.
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Weather and labor are two very important aspects of agriculture. What do the future of both look like? Ohio Farm Bureau’s Ty Higgins talks about the weather with Ohio’s State Climatologist Aaron Wilson, who gives a short and long-term outlook. Higgins also visits with Ohio State Assistant Professor Margaret Jodlowski about the outlook for ag labor and the new look of getting and maintaining a workforce.
Labor has always been an issue, mainly because we are a seasonal operation. So that's a challenge finding somebody who only wants to work three months out of a year, sometimes up to six months.
I appreciate the benefit of having a strong voice in my corner. The extras that are included in membership are wonderful, but I'm a member because of the positive impact to my local and state agricultural communities.
I see the value and need to be engaged in the community I live in, to be a part of the decision-making process and to volunteer with organizations that help make our community better.
Farm Bureau involvement has taught me how to grow my professional and leadership experience outside of the workforce and how to do that in a community-centric way.
With not growing up on a farm, I’d say I was a late bloomer to agriculture. I feel so fortunate that I found the agriculture industry. There are so many opportunities for growth.
Knowing that horticulture is under the agriculture umbrella and having Farm Bureau supporting horticulture like it does the rest of ag is very important.
If it wasn't for Farm Bureau, I personally, along with many others, would not have had the opportunity to meet with our representatives face to face in Washington.
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More Cold Weather Vegetable Crops
Read on for suggested cold weather vegetables and tips for their care.
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Cool Weather Vegetable Garden Crops
The following vegetable crops tolerate the cold and can be grown in the spring and again in the fall.
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