On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Farming often is listed as one of the most stressful occupations, yet most farmers say they wouldn’t trade it for any other job. However, stress that goes unrecognized and is not managed well…
Ty Higgins - Aug. 3
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Ty Higgins - Aug. 3 Ty Higgins - July 27Our Ohio Weekly – Protecting our natural resources
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: The air we breathe, the water we drink and the ground we walk on are some things that many of us take for granted. Clear air, clean water and food are vital for…
Ty Higgins - July 20Our Ohio Weekly – Sustaining the food supply chain
On this edition of Our Ohio Weekly: What changes may have to happen so a derailment of the food supply never happens again? The Ohio State University College of Food, Agricultural and Environmental Sciences recently hosted a webinar to cover…
Ty Higgins - July 13Our Ohio Weekly – Planning a 2020 county fair
On this edition of Our Ohio Weekly: Things are far from normal as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no signs of going away, but as the spread slowed and restrictions eased, Ohio began to open back up. Businesses are getting back…
Ty Higgins - July 9
Water quality is a Farm Bureau priority issue
This Water Quality Status Report, the sixth in a series, shows the strides farmers have made in improving and protecting one of the state’s most valuable resources and that clean water and productive farming can coexist.
Ty Higgins - July 6Our Ohio Weekly – Farmer Veteran Coalition
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Learn about an amazing group with a mission of introducing veterans to agriculture. The Farmer Veteran Coalition was founded by Michael O’Gorman in 2008 with a handful of veterans looking to begin their…
Ty Higgins - June 24
Legal with Leah: Home butchering
Food supply issues due to COVID-19 has had some consumers worried about what they may not be able to find at the grocery store meat case. That has led to a push to connect with local farmers for meat, putting…
Ty Higgins - June 22Our Ohio Weekly – The Field Work Podcast
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Conversations about cover crops, conservation tillage, and water management are just some of the topics you will hear about when you tune in to the Field Work Podcast, which is now in its…
Ty Higgins - June 17
ARC, PLC deadline approaching
Farmers who have yet to enroll in the Agriculture Risk Coverage (ARC) or Price Loss Coverage (PLC) programs for 2020 must do so by June 30, 2020. Although program elections for the 2020 crop year remain the same as elections…
Ty Higgins - June 15Our Ohio Weekly – Ag’s innovation pipeline
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Venture capital, technology and innovation are all pretty common words used in places like Silicon Valley, but you can also see them put to work in rural America. On this Our Ohio Weekly,…