The Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network is once again offering tours for business, organizations and students interested in learning about the latest water quality technology.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Sept. 23
Blanchard Demonstration Farms
The Blanchard River Demonstration Farm Network is a $1 million, five-year project and the first of its kind in Ohio. Three demonstration farms showcase innovative and standard agricultural practices that help reduce and prevent nutrient runoff. Participating farms are Kellogg Farms, Hardin County; Kurt Farms, Hardin County; and Stateler Family Farms, Hancock County. An Advisory Committee provides guidance to the project using their expertise is their given fields. Learn more at the network’s website.
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Sept. 23 Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - March 2
Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network: Reducing nutrient and sediment loss
This is the first in a four-part series examining the conservation practices of farmers participating in the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network.
Lynn Snyder - Nov. 3, 2020
OFBF, NRCS extend demo farms project
The Ohio Farm Bureau Federation and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service have signed a new, five-year agreement to continue research for the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network project.
Ty Higgins - Oct. 1, 2020
Video series highlights water quality efforts in northwest Ohio
Keeping up with the ever-changing technology being used in agriculture to protect valuable natural resources, the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network has added some new research efforts to keep the soil healthy and water clean. Kurt Farms, a 460 acre…
Lynn Snyder - July 21, 2020
USEPA administrator visits Ohio demonstration farms
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Andrew Wheeler recently visited the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms in northwest Ohio. Administrator Wheeler learned about all of the testing being done to improve water quality for the Western Lake Erie Basin and all of…
Joe Cornely - Nov. 11, 2019
Blanchard River Farms Demonstration Network on Town Hall Ohio
Do you know any homeowner or businessperson who would spend $40 to save 25 cents? Hundreds or thousands of times? That’s the essence of society’s expectations for farmers when it comes to reducing farm nutrient loss in order to clean…
Ohio Farm Bureau Staff - Oct. 24, 2019
Blanchard River Demonstration Farms video series
The Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network project is a five-year initiative, showcasing and demonstrating conservation practices that will help improve agriculture’s impact on downstream water quality. This video series highlights the efforts being made on three northwest Ohio farms to…
Ty Higgins - Oct. 18, 2019
Solving the economic, logistic challenges of manure
This summer, there were two new pieces of equipment by the pig barns at Stateler Farms in McComb, which is one of the sites of the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms project. A KDS Separator and Quick Wash trailer were both…
Abra Dunn - Aug. 1, 2019
Crawford County Farm Bureau Summer Bus Tour – Sept. 9
Crawford County Farm Bureau is taking a bus tour of the Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network Sept. 9, departing from Bucyrus at 8:30 a.m. The tour will take you to three Hardin and Hancock County farms to see a wide variety…
Amy Beth Graves - June 14, 2019
Demonstration farms project hits halfway mark
The cornerstone project of Ohio Farm Bureau’s $2.6 million Water Quality Action Plan is now halfway done. The Blanchard River Demonstration Farms Network is a unique five-year partnership between OFBF and the U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service….