We have finally turned the calendar to 2021 and although the challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic all still with us, this new year will be a time to look back at those challenges and make changes that will alleviate the…
Ty Higgins - Jan. 18
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Paycheck Protection Program opens Round 2
The new COVID-19 relief package that Congress passed at the end of 2020 included a second allocation of funds for the Paycheck Protection Program totaling $284 billion. “The thought process behind the PPP is to assist businesses that had to…
Ty Higgins - Jan. 11Our Ohio Weekly: The future of the food industry
COVID-19 has, without a doubt, fundamentally changed the food system and consumer attitudes but what we can expect in 2021. What shifts are happening in purchasing behaviors? How is the food industry evolving to adjust? What’s ahead in the new…
Ty Higgins - Jan. 8
HB7 signed, creates important water quality program
Statewide Watershed Planning and Management Program allows for the development of more localized watershed plans.
Ty Higgins - Jan. 4Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio’s water quality research
What does water quality research look like in northwest Ohio and how will initiatives like H2Ohio impact the future severity of algal blooms?
Ty Higgins - Dec. 21, 2020
Early H2Ohio success could lead to program expansion
As 2020 came to a close, the directors of all of the state agencies involved in the H2Ohio program gave an update on the initial rollout and implementation.
Ty Higgins - Dec. 21, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: H2Ohio update and landowner liabilities
In 2019, Governor Mike DeWine introduced his H2Ohio water quality initiative. The plan, which farmers in the Maumee River Watershed were able to sign up for earlier this year, is an investment in targeted solutions to help reduce phosphorus runoff…
Ty Higgins - Dec. 16, 2020
Crop insurance options for corn affected by vomitoxin
Although Ohio farmers brought in a very respectable corn crop in terms of yields in 2020, the quality of that corn has been heavily impacted by vomitoxin. Vomitoxin is a result of a corn ear mold. The planting and pollination…
Ty Higgins - Dec. 14, 2020
Farmers needed for $900,000 farmer-led conservation project
The application period is open for farmers in the Maumee River Watershed who are interested in being a part of the Farmer Advocate for Conservation program. “We know that there are a lot of farmers doing really great things for…
Ty Higgins - Dec. 14, 2020Our Ohio Weekly: Ohio Farm Bureau’s 102nd Annual Meeting
For the first time in its more than 100 year history, Ohio Farm Bureau’s annual meeting was largely held remotely across the state this past week. The yearly face-to-face gathering of members from all around Ohio was prohibited by orders…