Amy Beth Graves - Sept. 28
A homemade snack bar and spice rub were the winning products in the 11th annual Ohio Signature Food Contest co-sponsored by Ohio Farm Bureau and the Center for Innovative Food Technology. The contest showcases new, innovative products from across Ohio….
Amy Beth Graves - Sept. 8
Back in the 1930s, a green legume caught the eye of Henry Ford, inventor of the Model T. Having grown up on a farm, Ford was looking for ways to support agriculture and find the perfect crop to use in…
Amy Beth Graves - July 21
The phone call April 3 stunned Kevin Spreng. He was going to have to dump more than 700 gallons of milk on his Shreve farm, Willow Brook Dairy. The reason? His milk processor, Dairymens Inc., was over capacity for milk…
Amy Beth Graves - July 13
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…
Amy Beth Graves - May 11
“That’s not true.” Over and over again, Josh and Courtney Berry found themselves uttering this phrase as they watched a CBS News “60 Minutes” program about the pork industry. Josh, who is a Fairfield County Farm Bureau member and on…
Amy Beth Graves - April 6
“Cover crop technology … feeding the world through healthier soil.” When it comes to water quality and environmental stewardship, the Dean family in Bryan lives up to its business motto. The Williams County Farm Bureau members are recipients of the…
Amy Beth Graves - March 3
Rachael Vonderhaar pauses when asked where the crops grown on her Preble County farm end up. It’s not that she doesn’t know — it’s just that the list is long. The wheat is sold to Consolidated Grain and Barge on…
Amy Beth Graves - Feb. 3A bill pending in the Ohio House seeks to clear up confusion over whether landowners own the mineral rights to their property. The confusion is over which version of the state’s Dormant Mineral Act applies to oil and natural gas…
Amy Beth Graves - Jan. 31
When it rains or when snow melts, there are no boundaries — the water flows wherever it wants. Managing stormwater flooding and drainage discharges can be challenging and expensive for communities. In order to mitigate these problems, some of Ohio’s…
Amy Beth Graves - Jan. 8
A sense of dread overcame Bill Wickerham as he walked around the corner of the barn. Worried about two newborn calves, he’d left work early to check on them. Lined up on the fence posts were several black vultures watching…
