Ty Higgins, Author at Ohio Farm Bureau

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Big Changes at the Ohio State Fair

Meet the new executive director of the Ohio Expo Center and State Fair and learn how the major renovations are going.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Different State Farm Bureaus, Same Challenges

On this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast, executives from Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania Farm Bureaus share what their members are being challenged with on the policy front.

Farmers changing course of water quality in Lake Erie

Learn about farmers’ best management efforts for water quality and hear from a Lake Erie charter captain about what he is seeing on the lake when it comes to algal blooms and the fishing industry.

Unusually early harvest putting Ohio produce growers in a pickle

An unusually warm February and March has Ohio produce crops maturing ahead of schedule, which impacts u-pick operations.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Assessing Water Quality Efforts in the Sandusky Watershed

OACI rolled out the findings of its 2023 Assessment Survey Report on practices being used by farmers in the Sandusky watershed to manage water and nutrients.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Farmer Mental Wellness Survey and Resources

Learn about a confidential mental wellness survey you can take to help your community and others like it, and find out about the 988 Lifeline and how it is being put to use across Ohio.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Driver Safety Tips and Updated Livestock Exhibition Rules

Learn about Nationwide’s new Drive the 5 driver safety campaign and find out how some livestock exhibitions rules have been clarified and simplified for the 2024 county fair show season.

Policy Points: Movement on a new farm bill

Ohio Farm Bureau’s Brad Bales gives an update on the latest farm bill happenings in Washington, D.C. and lays out the groundwork needed to get a new bill passed as soon as possible.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: Addressing Legal Deserts in Rural Ohio

Why are “Legal Deserts” a problem and what is being done to give rural Ohioans more legal representation? Find out on this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast from experts at Wright and Moore.

Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast: A Preview of the County Fair Harness Racing Season

Get an update on what to expect at the county fair tracks this year from the Ohio Harness Horsemen’s Association on this Ohio Farm Bureau Podcast.