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September/October 2019 Our Ohio magazine preview
Grain bin rescues have been abundant throughout Ohio in 2019, but first responder training for such an emergency can be hard to come by. Read about how four northeast county Farm Bureaus helped spearhead a two-year grain bin rescue training…
Feeding animals sustains steady growth for Kalmbach Feeds
“When it comes to helping our customers, we are only limited by our own imagination.” That is the philosophy that Paul Kalmbach, president of Kalmbach Feeds, ingrains in each and every member of his team. That imagination, whether it be…
Amy Beth Graves - July 23
New law speeds up plugging of abandoned oil, gas wells
Scattered throughout Ohio is an environmental health hazard that at times is hiding in plain sight. Sometimes the only sign of an abandoned oil or gas well is a pipe breaking the surface of the ground or a rotten egg…
Specialty growers not as dampened by spring rains
The impact of a rainy spring can be pretty easy to spot when hundreds of thousands of acres that should be lush, green fields are instead dirt brown and riddled with weeds. Corn and soybean farmers across Ohio will tell…
Amy Beth Graves - July 22
Getting started in farming is getting a little easier
What started out as a hobby farm was quickly becoming a booming business. Highland County Farm Bureau members Brandon and Sarah Fullenkamp realized they needed more than 15 acres to keep up with the growing demand for their cattle, hogs…
Foreign ownership of Ohio farmland
As 2020 presidential candidates jockey for position, interesting issues can arise and become a national topic of conversation seemingly overnight. So was the case when potential 2020 Democratic nominee Elizabeth Warren spoke in Iowa about foreign companies buying American farmland….
Wet spring leads to less corn, soybeans growing this summer
Extremely wet weather and cooler than normal temperatures throughout early spring left U.S. farmers lagging when it comes to planting progress, meaning less corn and soybeans were planted in Ohio this year. Normally, farmers in the Buckeye State are at…
Poulson wins inaugural Golden Owl Award
Teachers may never know what impact their classes have on students, but for northwest Ohio agricultural educator John Poulson, he has actively witnessed students following in his footsteps in the state and abroad. The winner of the inaugural Golden Owl…
Options, considerations for business owners when planning their retirement
It’s probably safe to say that you’ve thought about (or maybe it’s more appropriate to say “dreamed about”) what you will do when you retire. Play golf every day. Wine-tasting in Napa. Travel to exotic locales. But when you retire,…