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…
Joe Cornely - Aug. 19
Animal Sciences on Town Hall Ohio
In 1902, Ohio State University formed the Department of Animal Husbandry, which later evolved into Animal Sciences. Farmers know the value the department provides to Ohio’s livestock industry, helping farmers efficiently produce animal protein. In reality, all of us are…
Lynn Snyder - Aug. 13
Legal with Leah: Ohio’s Gas Tax
In this Legal with Leah, Ty Higgins, Ohio Farm Bureau’s director of media relations, visits with Ohio Farm Bureau Policy Counsel Leah Curtis about the reasons for Ohio’s tax hike on gas, how those funds will be used and how…
Joe Cornely - Aug. 12
Rural Legal Assistance on Town Hall Ohio
In past episodes of Town Hall Ohio, we’ve talked about some of the inequalities that certain people experience. It might be in health care, workforce training or sources of quality food. Today, we focus on another unfortunate reality: Not everyone…
17 selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau’s elite training program
Seventeen farmers and agribusiness professionals have been selected to participate in Ohio Farm Bureau’s 2019-2020 AgriPOWER Institute. The goal of the elite, yearlong training program is to help participants become community leaders and advocates for agriculture. During the program, participants…
Ohio Farm Bureau, partners purchase grand champion market barrow
The Ohio State Fair Sale of Champions livestock auction Aug. 4, 2019 showcased Ohio’s premium livestock, premier Junior Fair exhibitors and generous supporters. On the sale bill were grand champion and reserve champion market beef, market barrows and market lambs,…
2019 Ohio State Fair highlights
In addition to the new and improved Land and Living exhibit, other highlights include the signing of SB 57, the hemp bill; the announcement of the Ohio Signature Food Contest and Youth Capital Challenge winners and the Dean’s Steer Show.
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…
State fairgoers enjoy homegrown flavors
Giving Ohio State fairgoers a taste of Ohio’s beef, poultry, lamb, pork, milk, wine and beer can be a daunting task. Just ask Roger High, who, once a year, coordinates the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association’s booth in the aptly named…
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…