Amy Beth Graves - April 6, 2020
“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, 2020
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. 3, 2020A 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, 2020
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, 2020
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…
Amy Beth Graves - Dec. 2, 2019
“Who bought that painting?” That question echoed throughout the crowd watching the intense bidding on a painting by popular Ohio artist Dave Barnhouse. The richly detailed oil painting depicting a rural scene was one of four items being auctioned off…
Amy Beth Graves - Oct. 28, 2019
African swine fever has been sweeping through various pockets of the world, threatening the pork market. While this disease has been around for many years, it’s only been in the last year that concern has ramped up about this highly…
Amy Beth Graves - Oct. 4, 2019
Vetting outside groups who want to speak to students is critical “Oh my gosh. I’m not going to eat meat anymore because of all the horrible things that’s going on at farms.” The student’s declaration stopped Madison County Farm Bureau…
Amy Beth Graves - Aug. 6, 2019
Relief may be available for landowners suffering damage to their crops, gardens or ornamental trees because of deer. Deer damage control permits are available outside of Ohio’s hunting season (and occasionally during) to those who document damage caused by deer….
Amy Beth Graves - Aug. 1, 2019
Education, fun and friendship were all on the agenda for the 2019 ExploreAg camps. Dozens of high school students from across Ohio participated in the second annual STEM-based ExploreAg camps, which are sponsored through Ohio Farm Bureau Foundation’s Fisher Fund….
