On this edition of Our Ohio Weekly: Over the past two months, as farmers and those along Ohio’s food supply system have continued their essential work, Ohio Farm Bureau has been hard at work as well, advocating and educating to…
Ty Higgins - May 26
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Coronavirus Food Assistance Program eligibility, payment details
To provide immediate financial assistance to farmers impacted by COVID-19, the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act provided the Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue with an immediate $9.5 billion and the Commodity Credit Corporation with a $14 billion replenishment. Combining existing CCC…
Ty Higgins - May 18Our Ohio Weekly – Food banks strained in many ways amid COVID-19
On this edition of Our Ohio Weekly: There have been countless stories about the devastating blow that COVID-19 has landed on many industries, businesses and individuals. Millions of Ohioans are seeing their professional and personal situations becoming more challenging with…
Ty Higgins - May 11Our Ohio Weekly – Food buying trends as economy reopens
On this week’s Our Ohio Weekly: A new study titled Eating 2020: How COVID-19 Will Change Consumer Engagement With Food, surveyed more than 1,800 participants and looked at purchasing trends before, during and after the COVID-19 stay-at-home restrictions. 00:00 –…
Ty Higgins - May 8
City of Toledo LEBOR appeal dismissed
Toledo voters passed the Lake Erie Bill of Rights in 2019, giving Toledoans the legal right to sue anyone accused of violating the lake’s right under LEBOR to “exist, flourish and naturally evolve.” The very next day, a lawsuit challenging…
Ty Higgins - April 27
Our Ohio Weekly – Grocerants/Ag Marketing through COVID-19
On this week’s Our Ohio Weekly: The coronavirus pandemic has put a strain on just about every business sector across the country. One of the biggest impacts has been on the restaurant industry. The restaurants that will survive most likely…
Ty Higgins - April 20Our Ohio Weekly – ‘Stay at Home’ Contingency Plans, Brian’s Farming Videos
On this week’s Our Ohio Weekly: It is common practice in the military to put together contingency plans for those in the service and their families. These plans are developed for three phases…before deployment, during deployment and after deployment and…
Ty Higgins - April 17
USDA announces direct support to farmers through Coronavirus Food Assistance Program
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue today announced the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP). This new U.S. Department of Agriculture program will take several actions to assist farmers, ranchers and consumers in response to the COVID-19 national emergency. President Trump…
Ty Higgins - April 13Our Ohio Weekly – COVID-19 challenging Ohio’s commodity groups
On this week’s Our Ohio Weekly: COVID-19 has impacted almost every sector of Ohio’s food production system, and the range of that impact is far reaching. This week, hear from the state’s commodity groups about how their farmers are being…
Ty Higgins - April 8
Need for reliable broadband critical during COVID-19 crisis
The need for a more robust broadband network in rural parts of Ohio has been magnified with the COVID-19 crisis, forcing many to do at home what they would normally do in an office or a classroom. That was the…