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Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Aug. 7
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Aug. 7
Lynn Snyder - July 29
Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation awards Action and Awareness Grants
The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation recently awarded grants to fund efforts in agriculture-related programming. The Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation funds programs that create a positive, measurable impact in four core areas of giving through its Action and Awareness Grant program:…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 28
DeWine limits remaining fairs to junior fairs
On Tuesday, Gov. Mike DeWine announced that the remaining county and independent fairs set to take place in Ohio in 2020 will be ordered to run as junior fairs only. Read the order “We laid down some very specific guidelines…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 22
DeWine issues mask warning to county fair boards
As Gov. Mike DeWine laid out orders for Ohio’s county and independent fairs to operate amid COVID-19, his goal was to try to provide an outlet for young people who participate in 4-H and FFA to do so safely during…
Lynn Snyder - July 21
USEPA administrator visits Ohio demonstration farms
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler recently visited the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms in northwest Ohio. Administrator Wheeler learned about all of the testing being done to improve water quality for the Western Lake Erie Basin and all of…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - July 16
Face covering orders potentially impact rural Ohio
In early July, a public health order was put into effect mandating face coverings in public in all Ohio counties that have reached the designation of Red Alert Level 3 Public Health Emergency or a Purple Alert Level 4 Public…
Michael Stewart Leach - July 16
Big picture, details focus of top teacher
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.
Lynn Snyder - July 14
Ohio Farm Bureau, Nationwide announce Ohio Youth Livestock Expo sponsorship
Ohio Farm Bureau and Nationwide have announced a partnership to sponsor the 2020 Ohio Youth Livestock Expo. These events were created to offer opportunities for 4-H and FFA members to safely show their 2020 livestock projects at the state level….
Amy Beth Graves - July 13
Investment in fair buildings can revitalize region
Revamping Pickaway County fairgrounds spurs economic development The excitement in the air was electric. A long line of vehicles waited every day to get in to see the new fairgrounds in Pickaway County. Even though half of the fair was…
Kathy Gray - July 11
The heartbeat of harness racing
His name sounds common, but Uncle Peter of Hickory Lane Horse Farm is strictly stud royalty. The farm, in Findlay, is making the most of Uncle Peter’s storied background as a winner of the Breeders Crown in harness racing and…