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 24
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Our 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,…
Ty Higgins - June 10
‘Grocerants’ an added twist to keep restaurants in business
Ever thought of buying toilet paper and a Big Boy at the same time through the drive-thru window at Frisch’s? Believe it or not, it is possible. When the COVID-19 pandemic began in earnest in Ohio and stay-at-home protocols were…
Ty Higgins - June 8Our Ohio Weekly – Farms Under Threat report
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Millions of acres of America’s agricultural land were developed or converted to uses that threaten farming between 2001 and 2016, according to “Farms Under Threat: The State of the States,” a new report…
Ty Higgins - June 5
COVID-19 provides unique direct-to-consumer opportunities
According to the Farm, Food and Agribusiness COVID-19 Impact Survey created by Ohio Farm Bureau, 65% of those involved in Ohio’s food supply system have been negatively or very negatively impacted by the global pandemic. The survey also shows that…
Ty Higgins - June 4
Antosch selected for Great Lakes Advisory Board
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced Ohio Farm Bureau Senior Director of Policy Development and Environmental Policy Dr. Larry Antosch as a member of the Great Lakes Advisory Board, an EPA federal advisory committee. Administrator Wheeler re-established the…
Ty Higgins - June 4
Continued vigilance key to farm security
New safety measures have been put in place to help those in agriculture be proactive when it comes to the health of farmers, their families, employees and everyone involved in an operation. For anti-ag activist groups, the hope is that…
Ty Higgins - June 1Our Ohio Weekly – A Conversation with ag influencer Jay Hill
On this episode of Our Ohio Weekly: Inspiring the less than 2% of those in agriculture to keep fighting for what the industry believes in. That is ag influencer Jay Hill’s goal. His story started with 10 acres and one…